The advantages that 'Ignition (Remix)' has over 'The Star-Spangled Banner' are numerous. Kelly's 'Ignition (Remix)' as the new national anthem. But that may have changed with the introduction of a

Until recently, 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was one of those vestiges of colonial American culture, like the imperial system of measurement and the bicameral legislature, that were so deeply woven into the fabric of our national character that changing it seemed impossible despite the number of vastly better options out there. (And there are three more verses that barely anyone even knows exist.) There's a reason why every year there's at least one game-opening rendition of the national anthem so bad that it makes the evening news, and that's because objectively considered it is a godawful song with lyrics so boring that the average person can't even make it through the first verse without screwing up. Meetings of the Anacreontic Society were probably tough on the ears, especially after a few rounds of drinks.) And the lyrics are a jumble of disconnected images set in an ostentatious form of archaic English so densely tangled as to be almost impenetrable, and once you do figure it out, you realize that it's a whole bunch of words about a guy looking at a flag. (Why a bunch of non-professionals would choose such a challenging song as their signature is a complete mystery.

From a musical standpoint, it's awful - the tune was originally the official song of a British social club comprised of amateur musicians, and its melody sprawls over a one-and-a-half octave range that most singers find intensely hard to handle. If you can set aside whatever emotional attachment you have to 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' it's hard to argue that it's anything other than a terrible choice for a national anthem.

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