Soon it will be Independence Day. The day when America declared its independence from Great Brittan.
So today we have a double feature from a radio program called, the story behind the song.
In particular, the stories of our national anthem, the star spangled banner.
Also our first national song. yankee Doodle.
The star spangled banner came about when an attempt at a prisoner exchange led to Frances Scot Key being witness to the Battle of Fort Mac Henry. His inspired poem was set to the tune of an English drinking song and steadily grew in popularity. By the end of the 1800's, the Navy had adopted it as the song to play where a national anthem is required. By 1933, the president had long before made the same claim, and congress voted to register the lyrics in as the official anthem. However, The tune remains undesignated to this day.
Nobody knows exactly the origins of the tune or lyrics of Yankee Doodle. There must have been other similar patriotic songs in those days, but this one is one that was used as a victory song and has endured through the decades. The radio program presents a drama of events, featuring such people as George Washington, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry.
but it doesn't tell much about the song itself.
However, listen to the show and the robots will give you more details on the story behind Yankee Doodle.
