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“Star-Spangled Banner” - Marsh Family adaptation of the US National Anthem for 250th 4th of July Day
Jul 4, 2026 FAVERSHAM Wishing a very happy #4thJuly to our many friends and supporters in the USA. To mark the 250th anniversary today, we’ve re-adapted the British popular 18th-century song “The Anacreontic Song” which became the US national anthem the #StarSpangledBanner after Francis Scott Key wrote powerful and moving words to describe the survival of a fort under bombardment during the War of 1812 (against the British).
We’ve taken as our topic for the re-adaptation the current state of the United States in 2026 as seen against its majestic history, using the metaphor of a ship sailing. Lyrics below, with nods to some of the great speeches and moments in American history, and with hopes that the current distortion of its values and direction will not endure, but be another storm to pass through.
Downloadable as a track: Star-Spangled Banner / The Marsh Family ❤️🇺🇸🎶
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We have stuck up some of our family songs and music videos on this channel since our “One Day More” parody went viral, charting our musical journey during & beyond the pandemic, here in Kent (UK). Along the way, we’ve been proud to support & work with the COVID-19 Solidarity Fund (2020), Comic Relief (2021), Prostate Cancer UK (2021), the Menopause Cafe (2022), Refugee Week & the Red Cross (2023), & Save the Children (2024).
Since 2021 we decided we’d set up a support base for our material & future projects: join us here as a monthly fan (various tiers with bonuses available) https://www.patreon.com/marshfamilysongs or make a one-off donation here: https://paypal.me/marshfamilysongs - clickable links below!
Our debut album “Hollow Chapters” is out in March 2026:
Thanks for your lovely comments in recent months - we’re so glad to bring smiles & music to quite a few people who need them.
The Marsh Family (Ben, Danielle, Alfie, Thomas, Ella, & Tess)
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- United States of America
- Independence Day
- American Revolution
- Star Spangled Banner
- 250th Anniversary
- 250th Birthday
- tribute
- political parties
- Democrat Party
- Trumpian Party
- federal government
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Constitution of the United States
- U.S. Constitution - Article I / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article II / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article III / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article IV / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article V / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article VI / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Article VII / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - First Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Second Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Third Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Fourth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Fifth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Sixth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Seventh Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Eighth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Tenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Eleventh Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twelfth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Thirteenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Fourteenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Fifteenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Sixteenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Seventeenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Nineteenth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twentieth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-First Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Second Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Third Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Fourth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Fifth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Sixth Amendment / Library of Congress
- U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Seventh Amendment / Library of Congress
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- Federal Reserve
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
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