The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner"

Song Information Singers: Dancin' Homer: Daryl L. Coley Wild Barts Can't Be Broken: Cyndi Lauper Characters: Dancin' Homer: Bleeding Gums Murphy Wild Barts Can't Be Broken: Cyndi Lauper Length: Dancin' Homer: 1:16 Wild Barts Can't Be Broken: 0:22 Writer(s): Original: Francis Scott Key Arr. & adapt: Alf Clausen Album: Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons Appearance(s): "Dancin' Homer"

The Star-Spangled Banner is the American national anthem written by Francis Scott Key.

History

Bleeding Gums Murphy sung it once. He managed to draw the first stanza of the song out for 25 minutes.

Cyndi Lauper sang a version of the song at the Springfield War Memorial Stadium.

Lyrics

Dancin' Homer

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Oh, say can you, I'm askin', can you seeeeee

by the dawn's...

...And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting - shoot 'em off! poppin' way up in the air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

...and the home of the brave?

Wild Barts Can't Be Broken

O'er the land of the free,

And the home... home of the bra-ve.

Oh, America's the home of the bra-ave,

American the brave, the brave!

Homer of the bra-ave!

Behind the Laughter

The songs is the 42th track on Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons. The Francis Scott Key version is made by Francis Scott Key and the arrangement and adaptation is made by Alf Clausen. The voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy was made by Daryl L. Coley and the announcer was voiced by Harry Shearer.

The version that Cyndi Lauper sings parodies her song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".

Appearances

• Episode – "Dancin' Homer"
• Episode – "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"

External links

• The Star-Spangled Banner at Wikipedia