Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trw-unix!trwspp!urban From: urban@trwspp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Our National Anthem Message-ID: <75@trwspp.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 15:58:53 EDT Article-I.D.: trwspp.75 Posted: Wed Jul 6 15:58:53 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jul-83 22:21:06 EDT References: hou5e.615 Lines: 10 The awful music for our national anthem is something called `Anacreon(sp?) in Heaven'. It's in the "Oak, Ash, and Thorn Drink-along Song Book", but really isn't very interesting. It was sort of a club anthem for a particular drinking group. Hardly anyone can sing the damn thing because it covers two octaves, and has bletchy harmonic progressions. Mike