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@evan
Yes, but The Star Spangled Banner is awkward with all its pitch changes and terrible pacing. It was written as a poem, and made into an 18th century battle hymn, that was then remixed into the national anthem. It speaks of one key battle in the Revolution that gave hope to those fighting for the cause.
America, The Beautiful is a much better and more inspiring timeless anthem that speaks of the resulting country that was born from said revolution centuries later and calls for reflecting upon what was built and what it can become.*
(* present 🐄 💩 notwithstanding)