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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It doesn't even mention Spain?!

Oh... It has no lyrics. ๐Ÿคฃ

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

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

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.