Star Spangled Banner sounds Russian when played in a minor key

Bill Bailey - Major / Minor (We Are Most Amused and Amazed 2018)

Bill Bailey - Major / Minor (We Are Most Amused and Amazed 2018) Watch this video on YouTube. Bill Bailey, performing at the London Palladium, entertained the audience by playing…

Bill Bailey, performing at the London Palladium, entertained the audience by playing major-key songs in a minor key, and vice versa. "Now some of the great national anthems are written in the major key," he said. "In fact most national anthems are in the major key — celebratory, uplifting. I like to experiment with them and play them in a different key and the one I'm thinking of is the Star Spangled Banner — the American national anthem, which i think — appropriately now — should be played in the minor key it. It takes on a totally different dynamic. Actually, it sounds a bit Russian."