Or that this year marks the 100th season since the song was played for the first time at a World Series game - an event that helped cement it in the national consciousness and become the national anthem that is now simply assumed to be part of game day in American sports, from Little League to the Super Bowl to medal ceremonies at the Olympics. What they may not know is that Francis Scott Key, apparently better at lyrics than melody, put his description of the battle of Fort McHenry to an old English tune that had a lot less to do with patriotism than it did with booze and women. CHICAGO - On this Fourth of July, the crowd at Wrigley Field is asked to stand and “gentlemen” reminded to remove their caps for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Fans who can recite the words as easily as the alphabet sing or listen to the story of a flag that continued to wave throughout one of the most famous battles in American history.
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