anthem

If you ignored the lyrics, which is impossible, you might not even recognize it as a heartbreak anthem.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The title track she wrote and performed for the film is an enduring work anthem, no matter the generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

But Parton, whose hit "9 to 5" was a feminist anthem, declined to describe herself as such despite shaking up the male dominated country music industry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

It remained in the Top 10 for 30 weeks, powered by the hit single “More Than a Feeling,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a hard-rock anthem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

After we sang a welcoming song from the Catholic Hymnal, Mother Lucy read Matthew chapter five up to verse eleven, and then we sang the national anthem.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

And just like she promises in my summer staple, Bonnie Tyler’s huge choruses and blockbuster anthems will be ravishing us until the end of this endless night.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The theme of Latin America’s national anthems is the demand that we stand against despotism and push for a better world through sacrifice and valor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

People walk the paths of the gardens below, and the wind sings anthems in the hedges, and the big old cedars at the entrance to the maze creak.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr