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Star Bangled Banner - in the original minor key. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago OP
Sounds like the Salt Sprinkled Banana. Permanut 5 hrs ago #1
It seems hauntingly appropriate right now. Maru Kitteh 5 hrs ago #2
No. This is not right BlueSpot 5 hrs ago #3
I read it on the internets, so I am probably wrong. OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #5
Nope! Endlessmike56 4 hrs ago #4

Maru Kitteh

(32,128 posts)
2. It seems hauntingly appropriate right now.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:32 PM
5 hrs ago

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Thanks. It’s very interesting, much more complex.

BlueSpot

(1,353 posts)
3. No. This is not right
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:55 PM
5 hrs ago

The tune of the National Anthem is based on an old English drinking song "Anacreon in Heaven". It is not in minor key. I offer this:


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