Wiki > 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

Wiki > 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