Set to different lyrics here in the US which we know as My Country T'is of Thee). Smith (1750-1836), a court musician and member of the society, was probably the drivingįorce (he is also the composer of the British national anthem - God Save the Queen - a tune Perhaps even probable, that the song was a collective effort by the members. President of the Society, Ralph Tomlinson, Esquire. The first four words of which are "To Anacreon in Heaven. ![]() Was dedicated to "wit, harmony, and the god of wine." The lyrics of the Anacreontic Song, Lived in the fifth century B.C., the "convivial bard of Greece"). Was a popular gentlemen's club in London (named after a Greek poet, Anacreon, who The drinking song that Francis Scott Key used was from the Anacreontic Society, which Following this custom, Francis Scott Key used a popular English drinking song as ![]() ForĮxample, Maryland, My Maryland is sung to the same tune as O Tanenbaum ( Oh Christmas ![]() The Star Spangled Banner The Star Spangled Bannerĭuring the 1800's, the tunes of popular songs often were used for another set of lyrics.
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