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Best rendition of the Star Spangled Banner?

Eric from BBI : Admin : 7/24/2015 3:27 pm
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Include me among those who think lip-syncing shouldn't be compared...  
Milton : 7/24/2015 5:35 pm : link
...to a live performance.
was  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 7/24/2015 5:42 pm : link
it lip synced?
aparently so  
ron mexico : 7/24/2015 5:43 pm : link
But here's what you didn't know: What the Super Bowl audience and hundreds of millions of TV viewers heard was lip-synched.

"The music was pre-recorded, and so was the vocal," confirmed Rickey Minor, who was Houston's musical director at the time.

Minor, now the band leader on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show," said that in a crowd that large and loud, it was impossible for Houston to hear herself. Though she did sing, it was her pre-recorded voice that the audience heard.
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Whitney was great...  
Chris in Philly : 7/24/2015 5:48 pm : link
but she gets a big (*) for lip-synching. The answer then is Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock.
It's surprising that not everyone does it.  
Shepherdsam : 7/24/2015 5:52 pm : link
It's a really horrible venue for the performer. When you play live, The ability to hear yourself and the other musicians is paramount. The delay alone is enough to kill any performance.
RE: didn't even have to open the thread...  
Mark from Jersey : 7/24/2015 5:53 pm : link
In comment 12384238 Mike in St. Louis said:
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to know that was the correct answer...
I agree.
On a related note  
NINEster : 7/24/2015 6:11 pm : link
John Legend's America the Beautiful is hard to top....
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Colbie Caillat in 2014  
imloungin : 7/24/2015 6:15 pm : link
is the most recent favorite of mine. Soft, sweet, and doesn't overextend.
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Whitney's was the most important  
uconngiant : 7/24/2015 6:21 pm : link
Due to the timing and what it meant to many around the country.
Can I add Martina McBride  
Ira : 7/24/2015 6:35 pm : link
singing God Bless America? I guess I just did.
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Even if she did lip sync  
Bill in Del : 7/24/2015 7:56 pm : link
So what. That's still her singing it and she did a phenomenal job. Also I heard allot of artists choose to lip sync in large stadiums because they tend to generate echo which can throw them off. So why doesn't that affect concerts, maybe because there's an engineer and sound board that can reduce it.
100%  
mattlawson : 7/24/2015 8:08 pm : link
Never will be rivaled. It's perfect in EVERY way
Tie  
section125 : 7/24/2015 8:32 pm : link
Whitney and Jimi.
Honorable Mention:  
Upstate_Giants_fan : 7/24/2015 8:32 pm : link
Toronto Maple Leafs fans complete singing American National anthem after singer's mic cuts out.

Now that shows some class.

Can anyone picture Flyers fans doing that for the Canadian anthem?

Didn't think so.

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Never be rivaled?  
Crispino : 7/24/2015 8:35 pm : link
Ever been to West Point and heard the Cadet Chorus sing (not lip synch) it? Never be rivaled is a bit much.
Honorable Mention #2  
Upstate_Giants_fan : 7/24/2015 8:42 pm : link
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers 2005 Playoff game 3.

OK, it's the Canadian Anthem, but if you don't get goosebumps watching this, you may be dead.

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Newark's  
est1986 : 7/24/2015 8:51 pm : link
Finest!!!!
Honorable Mention #3  
Upstate_Giants_fan : 7/24/2015 8:58 pm : link
OK, I'm off the Hockey/Canadian thing.

How about this:
Mo Cheeks rescues 13 year-old singer who freezes during the Anthem (apparently she was suffering from the flu at the time).

Awesome, Mo, just awesome. Well done.

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I am definitely a homer  
rangergiant : 7/24/2015 9:24 pm : link
with this, but for me, nothing tops John Amirante.
I thought the trumpet player  
bceagle05 : 7/24/2015 9:39 pm : link
for the Giants/Colts Monday Nighter was fantastic. Remember Reggie Wayne was tearing up?
RE: I thought the trumpet player  
RC02XX : 7/24/2015 9:57 pm : link
In comment 12384869 bceagle05 said:
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for the Giants/Colts Monday Nighter was fantastic. Remember Reggie Wayne was tearing up?


This. Chris Botti was incredible with his rendition that night.
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Ms. Martha Wright...  
GA5 : 7/24/2015 10:04 pm : link
from Metropolitan Opera was great for years at Giants Stadium. Hit high octave note on "land of the free." Crowd always went berserk. Kate Mara at Redskin game dedicated to Wellington. Amazed me that she was able to get through it at all, and did such a great job for her grandfather. Whitney at Super Bowl-awesome moment. For me though, no one tops Jimi at Woodstock. Sheer artistry by the ex Screaming Eagle paratrooper. His version spoke to the violence and unrest of those times.
Old Folks will pick  
jjgmrg901 : 7/24/2015 10:45 pm : link
Jimi and then Richie Havens
Who can ever forget Kate Smith  
Doomster : 7/24/2015 10:53 pm : link
singing before a big Flyer game....she was their good luck charm....

And while Whitney did lip sync her own song(be kind of hard to do someone else's), it just lost some of it's original pizzazz after finding out about it....
Hendrix  
David B. : 7/24/2015 11:54 pm : link
with all due respect to Whitney at SB25, which was lovely.

But not Jimi.
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Can't top this one  
illmatic : 7/25/2015 12:40 am : link
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You have to lip sync the SB National Anthem...  
Zepp : 7/25/2015 3:39 am : link
Because everything is timed to have the fighter jets fly right over at the very end. It would suck if they came in before the song was over.
BTW  
Zepp : 7/25/2015 3:40 am : link
Definitely Whitney's performance was tops but Marvin Gaye's rendition is flat out awesome.

On a side note I've always said the National Anthem should be America the Beautiful and not the Star Spangled Banner. That song is all about war.
without question  
RasputinPrime : 7/25/2015 4:43 am : link
Jeffrey Osborne.
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RE: Whitney's Performance  
Optimus-NY : 7/25/2015 5:59 am : link
In comment 12384360 Bob in Vt said:
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Gave me goose bumps when I heard it.

The 1st and only time that has ever happened to me.


I'm not jingoistic in any way, shape, or form, but that rendition was surreal. Classic.
"It's all about war."  
Crispino : 7/25/2015 7:08 am : link
Candy ass.
The one and only Robert Merrill  
Montreal Man : 7/25/2015 8:43 am : link
Sorry, Eric

Whitney's and other versions are excellent, but to me they celebrate more the singing and style of the singer (s) or group than they do the flag and its meaning. Most of them to me are just showing off their chops.

Merrill's version to me celebrates America -- straight forward, proud, strong and confident -- no frills or trills or adornments -- just the great, unvarnished package of this great country.

His is the version I'd stand up for, salute, raise my head to, march, fight and unfurl every flag I have for.

A second, simpler, but extremely moving and heartfelt was Jose Feliciano at the fifth game of the '68 World Series. At the time, it caught you by surprise, but as you listened, you felt the rising sadness and turmoil the country was experiencing at the time. You felt for the country itself.

Just my two cents.
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It's Jimi  
GMenLTS : 7/25/2015 9:00 am : link
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She didn't actually lip sync it  
Jim in Fairfax : 7/25/2015 9:31 am : link
Lip eyncing is mouthing the words to mstch the recording.

She didn't do that. She sang the song -- into a dead mike. She didn't know the mike was dead and that they were playing the recording.
RE: My favorite  
Big Blue '56 : 7/25/2015 9:36 am : link
In comment 12384330 YANKEE28 said:
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(by far) was always Tenor Philip Creech and trumpet player Mel Broyles, both from the Metropolitan Opera.

You always made certain to be in your seat in time to hear their rendition before a Giants home game.


I'd love to hear that..Recorded anywhere? Didn't see on YouTube
BigBlue56: I agree.  
chops : 7/25/2015 11:49 am : link
Also,Renee Fleming and Robert Merrill.
RE: RE: My favorite  
GiantsLaw : 7/25/2015 1:17 pm : link
In comment 12385121 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 12384330 YANKEE28 said:


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(by far) was always Tenor Philip Creech and trumpet player Mel Broyles, both from the Metropolitan Opera.

You always made certain to be in your seat in time to hear their rendition before a Giants home game.



I'd love to hear that..Recorded anywhere? Didn't see on YouTube


Agree with Yankee, always loved B&C.

But this happens to be my all-time favorite...
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lip syncing doesn't count, Houston is a fraud  
gtt350 : 7/25/2015 1:31 pm : link
the best I ever heard was a male opera singer who used to sing pre 1980's Ranger games
Demi Lovato Singing The National Anthem  
Daniel in Kentucky : 7/25/2015 1:48 pm : link
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Basically,  
Doomster : 7/25/2015 2:16 pm : link
it comes down to if you are a fan of the singer.....

As far as Whitney goes, it was recorded great, just not sung live.....and there is a big difference singing live in front of a huge crowd, versus lip singing.....as to whether she knew or not, I seriously doubt she didn't know....

As for Jose, I think you have to like his type of singing to like his version.....listen to the crowd after he was done...more stunned, than excited....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ZQawbo4Mo

There are many great renditions of the song.....like these little girls, a few years back
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No votes for Jose Feliciano's version at the 1968 W.S.?  
Phil in Joisey : 7/25/2015 2:20 pm : link
It's been a long time, but I remember watching it on tv in a bar on Lexington Avenue. Half the people thought it was great and the other half were repulsed.
On a separate musical note - - - - now that "God Bless America" is sung during the 7th inning break at ball parks, it is my personal opinion that any singer who changes the name of our country to "Amerryica" should be banned from ever singing that standard again. We do not live in "Amerryica". Sing it the way it was intended. This is "America"......pronouced Amer-uh-cuh.
Actually they should do away with the live performances entirely and just play the Kate Smith recording every time.
End of rant.
Jennifer Hudson's at SB XLIII  
Big Blue '56 : 7/25/2015 2:28 pm : link
was rather awesome
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Jose Feliciano  
jpkmets : 7/25/2015 4:24 pm : link
1968 World Series is one I've always found moving
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RE: She didn't actually lip sync it  
Milton : 7/25/2015 4:29 pm : link
In comment 12385114 Jim in Fairfax said:
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Lip syncing is mouthing the words to match the recording. She didn't do that. She sang the song -- into a dead mike. She didn't know the mike was dead and that they were playing the recording.
You're joking, right? You don't seriously believe that....
Enrico Pallazzo  
mfsd : 7/25/2015 5:07 pm : link
was good, but Whitney's rendition is still the best
RE: RE: She didn't actually lip sync it  
Jim in Fairfax : 7/25/2015 6:10 pm : link
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You're joking, right? You don't seriously believe that....

Yes. Yes I do.
Whitney was great,  
scouser : 7/25/2015 9:56 pm : link
but I'll take Robert Merrell at Yankee Stadium.
Whitney's version was a stunner  
gidiefor : Mod : 7/26/2015 10:49 am : link
that I will never forget -- her performance gets my vote
RE: RE: RE: She didn't actually lip sync it  
Big Blue '56 : 7/26/2015 10:53 am : link
In comment 12385441 Jim in Fairfax said:
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In comment 12385343 Milton said:


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You're joking, right? You don't seriously believe that....


Yes. Yes I do.


Lip-syncing (unbeknownst to her, yet) would be almost impossible to pull off given how perfectly she performed it..Watching her mouth revealed not one missed syllable imo..And to supposedly deaden the mike without her knowledge and STILL have nary a syllable be off would be next to impossible imv
Huey Lewis and the News did a great version at Candlestick.  
Big Blue Blogger : 7/27/2015 5:54 am : link
They sang it a capella, which reduced some of the problems with live performance in a stadium venue.
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