Anacreon was a Greek court musician from the 6 th century BC with whom the members of said society identified greatly.
The original tune was called To Anacreon in Heaven, and Key had the tune in mind already while writing his poem. Many people assume, since the song mentions drinking quite a bit, that it’s chiefly a drinking song - which the members of the society it represented would likely agree is poppycock. The tune was originally an anthem for a British social society It’s surprising to think that, after 200 years, there are a lot of things we don’t know about our national anthem.
You may have heard the tune comes from a drinking song (false) or that the range of the song makes it difficult for your average person to sing (very true).
We’ve already spent some time exploring the history of The Star-Spangled Banner, but there are still a lot of interesting facts that you may not know.
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