Khun Kao Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 So, I just watched the National Anthem rendition played at the start of the AFC Championship Game.... Is it just me, or did it feel kind of.... odd? I thought it was very well done, but I couldn't escape the feeling that the National Anthem seems more fitting when sung..... As for the poll, do you prefer the anthem to be sung or played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotomacSkinsFan Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 i prefer it sung. and i prefer it sung by whitney houston like in the bills-giants superbowl. best rendition i've ever heard. this may be a tailgate topic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santanamoss89 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I don't care if its sung or played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 It was a good job done but it seemed the echo in the stadium kind of distorted the sound of it at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE POSSE 81 83 84 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 As long as they dont butcher the anthem i dont care if its sung or played. I hear all these young female singers adding the extra chords all over the songit and i think of that as a complete lack of respect for the song and what it stands for. Just sing it the way it is supposed to or dont do it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightForOldDC21 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 it doesnt really matter USA can have its way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I prefer when it is sung... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-O-G Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Depends who is singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 i prefer it sung. and i prefer it sung by whitney houston like in the bills-giants superbowl. best rendition i've ever heard.this may be a tailgate topic though They were showing highlights of every Super Bowl on Espn Classic and in that one they actually showed the players CRYING after Whitney Houston was finished. Now that is :applause: :applause: . However, the BEST is definitely Ronan Tynan who usually sings during the Yankee playoff games. His rendition along with God Bless America is from another world. And I mean that In a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNightHawk Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 sung, its more traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jservs7 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Depends who is singing. Exactly. Thats why I said played. I listened in terror as John Secada sung the athem in last nights fight. No country should suffer through that. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 good points on depends on who's singing. If people just sing it the way it's supposed to be that's great but I can't stand it when people add notes and their own signature twist to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I liked how the PA announcer in Seattle told people to rmove their hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 As a general rule I prefer it sung...however one of the best renditions I ever heard was Doc Sevrenson played it just before the Hearns-Hagler fight...and if I remember it felt like the Anthem was longer than the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEGSKINS Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 carry underwood just sung a beatiful version of the anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Sung, that's an easy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRT3 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 She did but the best version I have heard was the day Larry Kings wife sang it at FEDEX. She was awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frunobulax Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 As long as they dont butcher the anthem i dont care if its sung or played. I hear all these young female singers adding the extra chords all over the songit and i think of that as a complete lack of respect for the song and what it stands for. Just sing it the way it is supposed to or dont do it at all. I tend to agree, I've performed the anthem about a billion times (instrumentally), but I like a good vocal rendition as well. I just can't stand singers who fill the tune with melismas and other garbage to hide the fact thay they're incapable of holding a note for very long without losing it. After hearing Reuben Studdard butcher the anthem, I almost drove red-hot ice picks into my ears. But that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 i think they should get rid of the whole thing..its a waste of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzah Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 sung, so long as its not R. Kelly singing it... (if anyone saw how he butchered it at that boxing match) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJCrash34 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 i prefer it sung, as long as the person singing doesn't butcher it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoSkins Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I heard that Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville are going to sing the National Anthem for the Supper Bowl. They are going to have the song pre-taped prior to the game and lip synch at the game. What a ripoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehardskinsfan Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ms. Underwood did an awesome job. Like you say, it's so beautiful in itself that you don't have to over sing it or play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyf316 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Sung, but it has to be done right. All those who try to put some individual spin on it which diverts from the heritage and purpose of the anthem end up disrespecting it. The lady that did the anthem at the Seahawks game did a very good job of keeping it respectful and beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I voted for played because I enjoyed the trumpeter today. I understand the point of wanting it sung though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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