Star-Spangled Banner
noun
uk/ˌstɑː.spæŋ.ɡəld ˈbæn.ər/us/ˌstɑːr.spæŋ.ɡəld ˈbæn.ɚ/thenationalanthem(=song)of the US:
《星条旗之歌》，美国国歌When theplayersstoodon thatpodiumwith "The Star-Spangled Banner"playing, it was really aspecialfeeling.
the Americanflag, which hasstarsandstripeson it that gave theideafor thesong:
TheoriginalStar-Spangled Bannersurvivedthe Britishshellingof Baltimore in 1814.
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- Amomentofsilencetookplacebefore "GodBlessAmerica" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" wereplayed.
- The 188-year-oldflagthatinspired"The Star-Spangled Banner" is sofragilethat it can never behungagain.
- ThefamousStar-Spangled Banner may not have beenraiseduntil firstlightonSeptember14.
- Thesectionon the War of 1812, forexample,containsthreefragmentsof the Star-Spangled Banner that wereclippedoff assouvenirsin the 19thcentury.
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- banger
- barbershop
- crooner
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- doxology
- intonation
- jingle
- raise the roofidiom
- rapping
- screamer
- septet
- serenade
- treble
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