Best Rendition of National Anthem... Maybe Ever

lane · Mar 20, 2008

whitney houston had the most awful rendition i've ever heard other than roseanne.

cactus cuties did one hell of a job..

jksmith269 · Mar 21, 2008

WoodysGirl;2005533 said:
I listened to the version posted. It was cute and the girls did a good job. Just saying, I thought the harmony needed a bit more work.

I'm not a music guru, but I have enough in my background to be able to tell there was some things missing technically.

DUH... They are middle schoolers, if that. Hell they did a lot better than most adults Technically and you want to NIT pick their harmony... OMG

silverbear · Mar 21, 2008

PosterChild;2004789 said:
*Applause*

The National Anthem should always be honored with a dignified rendition like this. Too frequently 'celebrities' at sporting events like to take the song and make it their own, or wildly oversinging. It's not about them!

I wish the Cowboys would revisit an old tradition re: the National Anthem... I still vividly remember Tommy Loy playing the anthem on his trumpet, solo, before games in the Cotton Bowl... Jerry ought to find out of Tommy had any kids who play the trumpet too, doing it that was simple and quite stirring...

Those kids were amazing, though, subtle harmonies and precise timing... my only quibble is when you're doing the anthem before a game, the fans don't want a funeral dirge rhythm, they want it sung, and get the game going... it was a tad too slow for the format, IMO...

I wanna go rewatch it to see which of the "cuties" hit that very high note when they sang "o'er the land of the free"... that would have been impressive from a full grown professional singer...

silverbear · Mar 21, 2008

Yeagermeister;2005085 said:
Charlie Steiner

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Signals · Mar 21, 2008

Better

WoodysGirl · Mar 21, 2008

jksmith269;2005694 said:
DUH... They are middle schoolers, if that. Hell they did a lot better than most adults Technically and you want to NIT pick their harmony... OMG

Just because I didn't jump up and down and bow to their greatness doesn't mean I didn't like their rendition. Don't be so sensitive.

I nitpick everything and middle schoolers aren't exempt...especially these young ladies. It seems they do this for a living. That means they're not the average middle schoolers, they're professionals...which opens them up to criticism...even the minor stuff that I heard.

WoodysGirl · Mar 21, 2008

FloridaRob;2005608 said:
my favorite of all time. Super Bowl in Tampa by Whitney Houston. Country had just gone to war and it was just a special performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciWEufZ2xA

and 2nd is by a group called the Gaither Vocal Band. WG, see if you like the harmony in this rendition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvokMUIdn88

I thought they did a great job. Although I thought the lead singer's part took away from the harmony.

CPonder14 · Mar 21, 2008

Wow no mention of Carrie Underwood yet?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LSiRUSjSJnQ During a NFL Game
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M8pDNRONglU During the World Series

needforspeed · Mar 21, 2008

jksmith269;2005694 said:
DUH... They are middle schoolers, if that. Hell they did a lot better than most adults Technically and you want to NIT pick their harmony... OMG

Thank you.

needforspeed · Mar 21, 2008

WoodysGirl;2006076 said:
I thought they did a great job. Although I thought the lead singer's part took away from the harmony.

OMG. So, now GVB sucks. Whatever.

Tell me, does anyone satisfy your hypersensitive musical palate?

BrAinPaiNt · Mar 21, 2008

I know it is not the national anthem...but I have always loved Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful...just love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q

WoodysGirl · Mar 21, 2008

needforspeed;2006727 said:
OMG. So, now GVB sucks. Whatever.

Tell me, does anyone satisfy your hypersensitive musical palate?

Some of you really need to get a grip, because I distinctly remember giving both of the groups compliments. Never said they sucked. So I'm not sure what more you expect. I can appreciate the job they did and still point out little things that I thought were a bit off.

During the season, fans were pissed at how the Cowboys won. Didn't seem to matter that they won. They didn't win the way they thought they should've.

Hostile · Mar 21, 2008

BrAinPaiNt;2006735 said:
I know it is not the national anthem...but I have always loved Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful...just love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q

I still get chills at that.

Achozen · Mar 21, 2008

Yeagermeister;2004788 said:
Very cute and very good.

My favorite is Carl Lewis' version. I still crack up over Charlie Steiner losing it. :laugh1:

Cosign.

BrAinPaiNt · Mar 21, 2008

Hostile;2006912 said:
I still get chills at that.

I do as well. Every time I listen to it I get goosebumps on my arms.

silverbear · Mar 22, 2008

BrAinPaiNt;2006735 said:
I know it is not the national anthem...but I have always loved Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful...just love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q

Abso-freakin'-lootely... it gives me chills... his love for our country shone through in his rendition of that song...

ologan · Mar 22, 2008

BrAinPaiNt;2006735 said:
I know it is not the national anthem...but I have always loved Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful...just love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q

needforspeed · Mar 22, 2008

WoodysGirl;2006872 said:
Some of you really need to get a grip, because I distinctly remember giving both of the groups compliments. Never said they sucked. So I'm not sure what more you expect. I can appreciate the job they did and still point out little things that I thought were a bit off.

During the season, fans were pissed at how the Cowboys won. Didn't seem to matter that they won. They didn't win the way they thought they should've.

Which is exactly what you did when you commented on these groups. It didn't matter that they did a good job. You didn't like the way they did it. Glass houses and all that sort of thing.

WoodysGirl · Mar 22, 2008

needforspeed;2007376 said:
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Which is exactly what you did when you commented on these groups. It didn't matter that they did a good job. You didn't like the way they did it. Glass houses and all that sort of thing.

I wasn't throwing stones. I was actually pointing out that like many people who have an opinion. It's ok to point out something that prevents something from being perfect.

I never said I didn't like the way they performed. I pointed out what I perceived to be a flaw in an overall good performance. You don't like the fact that I pointed out what I perceived to be a flaw.

needforspeed · Mar 23, 2008

WoodysGirl;2007711 said:
I wasn't throwing stones. I was actually pointing out that like many people who have an opinion. It's ok to point out something that prevents something from being perfect.

I never said I didn't like the way they performed. I pointed out what I perceived to be a flaw in an overall good performance. You don't like the fact that I pointed out what I perceived to be a flaw.

Somehow it's my fault that you can't just appreciate without the hate.

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