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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 28 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It doesn't even mention Spain?!

Oh... It has no lyrics. ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The US national anthem also contains no country names, including the US itself.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It does explicity reference America and Britain though. More so in the original poem from which the song was derived. It was written about some battle during the war of 1812 that he (Francis Key) witnessed.