 This is a song about the U.S. flier, Francis Gary Powers, who has been shot down on a spy mission over Soviet territory and taken POW; he is shown singing "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" in prison.Numerous performers have recorded "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" through the years.One of the most successful versions was recorded by country music artist Elton Britt, whose version reached No.