"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a stanza taken from the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry" written by the amateur poet Francis Scott Key. It was later adapted to the tune of a British Social Club's anthem by John Stafford Smith.
This cascading song is difficult to sing and written in language that is hard to understand. It also commemorates a battle, rather than the glory of our great nation. Why should the national anthem be some foreign drinking song that is hard to sing when it could be a classic that commemorates the beauty of our great nation?
I propose that we sing Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" as the national anthem. Written in 1944 by a great American folk singer, the song's lyrics suggest that this country was founded for everyone, promoting equality rather than war.