"It was then set to music from a popular British drinking song at the time, which is hilariously ironic, yet somehow became so popular that Congress passed a resolution declaring it the official hymn of the nation."
The specific song was "To Anachreon In Heaven", meant to praise a Greco-Roman deity who was responsible for the creation of alcohol. And sometimes it seems like fitting source music...
But I'm surprised it took them until 1931 to make it legal...
"It was then set to music from a popular British drinking song at the time, which is hilariously ironic, yet somehow became so popular that Congress passed a resolution declaring it the official hymn of the nation."
The specific song was "To Anachreon In Heaven", meant to praise a Greco-Roman deity who was responsible for the creation of alcohol. And sometimes it seems like fitting source music...
But I'm surprised it took them until 1931 to make it legal...