Jul 5, 2018
The Song: Francis Scott Key's "Star-Spangled Banner" (1814)
For this July 4th week, Morgan and I wanted to do something special and tackle the Great American Heat Rock aka "The Star-Spangled Banner." As Oliver notes during the episode, this is both the oldest song that most Americans know (partly) by heart and the one that we'll hear the most versions of across our lifetimes. Some versions are transcendent. Some are historically groundbreaking. Some are by Fergie. Choose accordingly.
More about "The Star-Spangled Banner":
Show Tracklisting (all songs are renditions of The Star Spangled Banner unless indicated otherwise):
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