Anacreontic Song

[Durandal1717]

It's only fitting the very manifest heart and soul of america have sprung from Bacchus's vine

[illongo99]

Americans are full of shit..

[wahbal76]

The Americans made it better!

[gamblemadman]

@wahbal76 mmm... debatable. ... ;)

[XboxBasherAvailable]

@wahbal76 not really, it's pretty much the same tune, with minor alterations.

[ProtectTheDamned]

it is an english drinking song!

[JaimeSouviens]

@ProtectTheDamned

[garydonpowell]

Very beautiful!

[ki4clz]

To Anacreon in Heav'n where sat in full Glee, A few Sons of Harmony sent a Petition, The He their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be, when this Answer arriv'd from the Jolly Old Grecian "Voice Fiddle and Flute no longer be mute I'll lend you my Name and inspire you to boot And besides I'll instruct you like me to Intwine The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine Chorus And besides I'll instruct you like me to intwine The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

[scotland7yard]

you're brilliant, congratulations for that.

btw, for some reason i've always found the end (from 1:00 in the video) very similar to "we wish you a merry Christmas"

[larsjake]

it's actually the theme song to a cult known for eroticism, women being in charge(they are the anacreontic society.) men and women, men and men, and noone is a slave or poor. they were into the teachings of bacchus, blah blah they drank and screwed alot. fitting for us americans except the slave and poor thing. we gotta work on that.

[originalgeekpie]

Erm it was just a song for a music society. hardly a cult. A predominantly male club, who slauted Bacchus not worshipped him.

[flightsim2008]

Excellent Song

[flightsim2008]

The English Wrote This Song.

[Ineededanaccount0]

So why not just call it the Star Spangled Banner

[ReadBoutGarvey]

Because the Star Spangled Banner wasn't set to this tune until 70 years later.

[djlarrythomas]

...it was set to this tune as soon as it was written (13/14.9.1814) - not the first time that Key had put words to the tune - the tune is noted on its first printing (17.9.1814)

[macfondal]

England

[LibertyIsNeverFree]

Nice job!

[aly1321]

Soooo good!!!! :D

-Aly