How come you yanks always find a way to fvck up your national anthem?

[RbSX]

I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

Thanks for your opinion eh. Ya hoser.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

Thanks for your opinion eh. Ya hoser.

I'm not talking about the crowd singing, I'm talking about the theatre vocalist.

 

[Sphexi]

Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

QFT

 

[hjo3]

I suppose you want it sung the Celine Dion way?

 

[zephyrprime]

Sphexi for the win.

 

[darkxshade]

It's not too bad most of the time, haven't really heard anyone butcher it. But God Bless America, I hate that song, there's no voice in the world that could make it any good for me.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

No kidding. Hell, half of them don't even have the courtesy to learn the words before hand...:roll:

Oh, and Rosanne Barr should have been shot for her notorious effort.

 

[OdiN]

Actually I would agree. Most of these singers think they are all that and a bag of chicken. They think they can add their little flair to it and make it sound good. They are wrong.

There are many who do an excellent job such as Josh Groban

 

[Looney]

I so agree (even though i still think you're a douche)! The US national anthem is great, but so many vocalists need to add their own 'twist' to it and it just ruins it.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

This thread reminds me of the infamous Rosanne Barr anthem debacle, talk about a butcher job

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

No kidding. Hell, half of them don't even have the courtesy to learn the words before hand...:roll:

Oh, and Rosanne Barr should have been shot for her notorious effort.

You mean "harpooned".

One example I can think of regarding someone who made it better was the late Marvin Gaye.

 

[BW86]

I so agree with you.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Looney
I so agree (even though i still think you're a douche)! The US national anthem is great, but so many vocalists need to add their own 'twist' to it and it just ruins it.

I don't really like when they stretch out words

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

I agree. The best version is the one by Whitney Houston sung during halftime during one of the Super Bowls ages ago. Traditional, powerful, and correct lyrics.

ETA - Whitney Houston's version from 1991 Super Bowl

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: Looney
I so agree (even though i still think you're a douche)! The US national anthem is great, but so many vocalists need to add their own 'twist' to it and it just ruins it.

I don't really like when they stretch out words

Yeah. They need to show off their vocal ability to the crowd.

 

[OdiN]

http://www.joshgroban.com/v_anthem_w300.html

Groban singing it.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

QFT X 1000

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

I agree. The best version is the one by Whitney Houston sung during halftime during one of the Super Bowls ages ago. Traditional, powerful, and correct lyrics.

ETA - Whitney Houston's version from 1991 Super Bowl

Wrong. She added her own sh!t too.

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

QFT

 

[Queasy]

Hehe...I listen to Neal Boortz sometimes on my drive in to work and he refers to the hip-hop and R&B artists who butcher the national anthem as "urban yodelers".

 

[Agnostos Insania]

I thought only the English called us Yanks. Hmm...

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
I've got seasons tickets to the Canucks, and I hear the American National Anthem constantly. Whether it be watching a game on TV or listening to it on the radio.

How come every half decent vocalist tries to put their own particular twist in it, and inevitably screws it up or makes it sound terrible?

I think the American National Anthem is a good patriotic anthem, but PEOPLE, YOU AREN'T MAKING THE SONG BETTER, sing it like it was meant to be sang.

STFU. What a useless thread.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Because the people they generally get to do it are tools, and think they're somehow better than everybody else, and that we'll like their rendition. It's sad, but it's almost become a tradition of its own.

No kidding. Hell, half of them don't even have the courtesy to learn the words before hand...:roll:

Oh, and Rosanne Barr should have been shot for her notorious effort.

did you notice she even grabbed her "balls" at the end to simulate a baseball player.