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Whenever we hit upon copyright battles in the USA, I’m reminded that the national anthem steals its tune from a well established English drinking song. A drinki
by whycome 3y ago
Whenever we hit upon copyright battles in the USA, I’m reminded that the national anthem steals its tune from a well established English drinking song. A drinking song — basically understood that it “belongs to everyone and is shared for when we collectively drink and be merry together”.
- pixelatedindex 3y agoI had no idea! Would you be able to shed light on the name of the song?
- p1mrx 3y agoTo Anacreon in Heaven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eg7z0-6Nhc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eg7z0-6Nhc
- whycome 3y agoWiki > Although it is often described as a "drinking song", Lichtenwanger states that "To Anacreon in Heaven" "was not a barroom ballad, a drinking ditty to be chorused with glasses swung in rhythm", but "convivial, ... in a special and stately way". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song So the “drinking song” description is challenged. But still… Either way, the anthem is a remix. (From times when that was a part of extending our culture…) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrafactum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrafactum