"To Anacreon in Heaven" was a really dumb song, and I can't imagine it achieved much popularity. Even our great-great-great-great grandparents didn't sing dumb songs, if they could help it.

But hey, it was a good melody, albeit a bit unsingable. So, it gained New Life by being paired with an American jingoistic poem. And though it may be unsingable, people love it. When I sing it at nursing homes, people stand and sing along with their hands on their hearts and tears in their eyes.



-Joe-