美国国歌揭秘：美国国歌的前世今生
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="humbly">humbly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="heights">heights</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> 150 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1780 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> 86 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grape">grape</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anacreontic">Anacreontic</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anchor">Anchor</span> <span word="Tavern">Tavern</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strand">Strand</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>, <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="tailor">tailor</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="Poet">Poet</span> <span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="Tomlinson">Tomlinson</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="antiquarian">antiquarian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="musicologist">musicologist</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Stafford">Stafford</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genteel">genteel</span> <span word="melody">melody</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="song">song</span> “<span word="To">To</span> <span word="Anacreon">Anacreon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>” <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mingling">mingling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Devonshire">Devonshire</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eavesdropping">eavesdropping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="lover">lover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bawdy">bawdy</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ballads">ballads</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demise">demise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anacreontic">Anacreontic</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1786.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1814 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="convivial">convivial</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1812, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Key">Key</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="nervously">nervously</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="bombardment">bombardment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="McHenry">McHenry</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="sunrise">sunrise</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fort">fort</span>, <span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Star">Star</span>-<span word="Spangled">Spangled</span> <span word="Banner">Banner</span>”. <span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="forwarded">forwarded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span> <span word="printer">printer</span>, <span word="coupling">coupling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="singable">singable</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="To">To</span> <span word="Anacreon">Anacreon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> 1931, 150 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="beginnings">beginnings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quaint">quaint</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="anthem">anthem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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