Music
Sketching the musical history of "My Country 'tis of Thee" is relatively easy, but fleshing out the details of this history is more difficult. Certain pieces of the story are clear; Lyricist Samuel...
Setting
Some patriotic songs are inspired by international crises. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during the War of 1812; "God Bless America" was written during World War I and first performed as E...