Gentlemen’s clubs of the day were places for well-placed men in society to gather together, enjoy each others’ company, and presumably network. Maybe not the weightiest of literature, but even the most serious poets and thinkers need to take a break now and again.Īnacreon was honored by the Anacreontic Society, which was a gentlemen’s club founded in London around 1766. Anacreon was celebrated for his songs about drinking and love and having a good time. Anacreon was a Greek poet who lived from circa 582 BCE to 485 BCE, which is a remarkably advanced age for the times. Whether Anacreon actually is in heaven, I’ll take no position on, but he most certainly is dead. The song asserts that Anacreon is in heaven, right from the first line.
Of course, it has another name that you probably know better: “The Star-Spangled Banner”.īut the song’s first name was “To Anacreon in Heaven”. It’s a stirring melody, and can often sound very proud, and if someone asked you to hum a few bars, you probably could do a creditable job of it, even if you have no musical ability at all. If you’re an American (and quite possibly even if you’re not), you’ve certainly heard the tune called “To Anacreon in Heaven” numerous times. The flag that Francis Scott Key looked at while writing "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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