Clague: This whole stanza was cut from the National Anthem because of its mocking of the British. When we became allies with them in WWII, the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” ...

Taking an hour to sing Greece has the world’s longest National Anthem at 158 verses long. National Anthems represent a country's history, traditions, and identity - and it seems that Greece in ...

Mention of the national anthem ... Fort McHenry. All this was watched by Commissioner Key and he was so moved by the battle that he composed a set of joyful, if belligerent, verses on the back ...