Lots of songs that are part of our historical culture had bawdy origins.
What I want to know, with the original song, what was happening when the singer was hitting those high notes. It sounds very personal.
“... hitting those high notes...”
Yes, it takes a singer with a wide range to sing the anthem.
See #13
I will take the national anthem with music of strange beginnings over a President that doped his way through high school and college.