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NFT: 7 cool versions of the National Anthem

Bill in UT : 7/4/2019 11:52 am
A few, you have to click to watch on YouTube, but you can get rid of the commercials after 5 seconds.
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There is only one way  
johnnyb : 7/4/2019 12:31 pm : link
To sing this song, and that is the way it was meant to be sung. I am not a fan of variations to our National Anthem.
Anyone with  
YANKEE28 : 7/4/2019 12:39 pm : link
Giants season tickets in the 1980s got to hear the greatest rendition of the National Anthem at each home game.

Philip Creech of the Metropolitan Opera singing alongside Mel Broiles, the lead trumpet at the Metropolitan Opera.

For anyone that heard them perform, tell me if its not the greatest of all time.

Perhaps someone has audio and video of one of their pre- game performances?
Strongly agree  
redwhiteandbigblue : 7/4/2019 12:56 pm : link
with johnnyb
RE: There is only one way  
FearTheHippo : 7/4/2019 2:09 pm : link
In comment 14491726 johnnyb said:
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To sing this song, and that is the way it was meant to be sung. I am not a fan of variations to our National Anthem.


That "one way" to sing the National Anthem happens to be based on an 18th century English song about drinking and sex called "The Anacreontic Song."

The Star Spangled Banner itself wasn't even made the official national anthem until 1931, and for what it's worth "America the beautiful" was also considered (and was a better choice, IMHO.)

PS: As Hendrix demonstrated, the Anthem is best on a guitar with no vocals anyway.
Difficult song to sing...  
BamaBlue : 7/4/2019 3:16 pm : link
other than Whitney Houston's knock-it-out of the park vocal version, I strongly prefer instrumental playing of the Star Spangled Banner.
Agree with Johnny there is only one way to sing it  
gtt350 : 7/4/2019 5:08 pm : link
we don't need it embellished with extended words, notes,and yodelling
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