Dear people who sing the National Anthem

Just sing it straight. Sing it like it was written please. The song has a specific cadence. Follow it. We don't care how much of a badass you are. We don't like it when you go off course to show off your skills. We honestly dont. In fact, we laugh at you. So, just sing it proper and then go away.

Thanks, love,
MH


P.S. And those of you who don't agree with me can get off my damn lawn, GTFO, EAD, and DIAF.



The end.






Lol.

 

+1,000,000!

 

Greatest "song" ever. Gives me goose bumps every time.

 

Preach it Ritcheigh!!!!

 

Ze german agreez

 

Ban everyone who responded to this political thread. Take them all out with a terrible swift sword.

 

Wow! Just Wow!!!!

Well said Ritchie!!!!!!

 

Bout time you made some sense. Agreed.

 

I agree 100%


But clearly his account was hacked.

 

Your best post Ever.

 

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Seems right to me.

 

Oh yeah, glad to hear others agree. It’s not a love song, not a blues song, not country, not rock, not opera, not schmaltzy Las Vegas lounge song. Its not all about the ability of the singer to invent 20 notes that aren’t there to show his/her brilliant artistry. In fact it’s not about the singer at all, and these self indulgent versions are disrespectful to what it IS about. It’s the national anthem. It’s about the country. Leave it alone.

 

Agreed. Starting with the 2017 season, I was suddenly saddled with the job of Talent Coordinator for the National Anthem at LRRS events. In a nutshell, anybody who wanted to sing had to come to me and I set them up with the microphone at the appropriate time. It is always performed live, no recordings used. I have a steady rotation of four people who regularly sing it and a few others who do it on occasion. The one who sings it best is the 13-year-old with autism. Strong, steady voice with no hotdogging.
Mongo probably remembers years ago on the NEAR List when I had some girls threatening physical violence on each other over who got to sing it. Luckily, the one who sang it best back then was also a third degree black belt.

 

Right after 9/11, Mark Morrow used to play it with his trumpet. Truly a classy guy.

I'm happy to see he is still racing (and winning). I never did beat him, dad gum it. :--)

 

Whitney Houston gave the best performance ever at Super Bowl 45 in 1991

 

I think Florida CCS uses that recording.

 

Wasn't this exact topic discussed a few weeks ago?


Or am I having Dea Vu?

 

Leann Rimes' version is very good too.

 

Does it count when it's all lip synced?

Look up Jim Cornelison on YouTube, to me he's the best. And fuck anyone who lip syncs. Do that shit live or not at all.

 

Roseanne!