"What composer wrote his most famous march, ""The Stars and Stripes Forever"" ?"
The Stars and Stripes Forever performances and pop culture: The Stars and Stripes Forever "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. In his autobiography, "Marching Along", Sousa wrote that he composed the march on Christmas Day, 1896. He was on an ocean liner on his way home from a vacation with his wife in Europe and had just learned of the recent death of David Blakely, the manager of the
The Stars and Stripes Forever Gang". This version has perhaps the best known lyrics, which were used to end every show: <poem> </poem> "Here We Go", the best known and most widespread English football chant, consist of the words "here we go" continuously repeated to the tune of "The Stars and Stripes Forever". It was described by Auberon Waugh as the national anthem of the working classes. It was the basis of Everton F.C.'s official song for the 1984 FA Cup Final. The tune has been repurposed for many other, similarly repetitive, football chants. "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is featured in many U.S. musical