Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19708 posts, RR: 56 Reply 2, posted (9 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1898 times:
Someone forgot to turn the auto-tune on. And to provide a metronome. And to have the band start playing her off halfway through the way they do at award shows when the speeches are going on too long. Singing the US national anthem should not take more than 1:45, and that's if you're taking your time. She took almost a minute longer than that.
Of course, my fears were first aroused by the phrase "11 year old singer-songwriter". Seriously? Nobody is a "singer-songwriter" at 11. Nobody.
-Mir
7 billion, one nation, imagination...it's a beautiful day
You have to wonder that no one heard her sing before the game and told her how awful it was at that glacial tempo which only accentuated her terrible pitch problems. That girl (bless her heart) really needs a proper voice teacher. She's doing too much screaming and is going to harm her voice.
vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8215 posts, RR: 28 Reply 6, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1769 times:
GEEZER From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 1418 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1688 times:
Quoting Mir (Reply 2): Of course, my fears were first aroused by the phrase "11 year old singer-songwriter". Seriously? Nobody is a "singer-songwriter" at 11. Nobody.
Wrong !
I don't know how much singing he did, but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote and published his first seven piano pieces at age five.
( I have them on my iPod list if anyone cares to listen to them )
Charley
Stupidity: Doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result; Albert Einstein
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19708 posts, RR: 56 Reply 10, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1678 times:
Quoting GEEZER (Reply 9): I don't know how much singing he did, but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote and published his first seven piano pieces at age five.
Why do you think I said "singer-songwriter"?
-Mir
7 billion, one nation, imagination...it's a beautiful day
Quokkas From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1648 times:
It is fortunate that this song is being "sung" in the land of the free. In some countries if you mangled the National Anthem like that they would put you out of your misery.
But what is wrong with simply singing it instead of trying put present a unique "interpretation" of it? It's meant to be an anthem not a cabaret piece.
It is a pity that the Band of the USMC can't be at every event to play it.
747srule From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 419 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (9 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1418 times:
I am of the opinion that the national anthem SHOULD NOT be sung.It always seems that it is more about the performer than the song. I think it should just be a recorded,toned down instrumental rendition that everyone can stomach. While I love my country,I just can't stand it when it is done poorly,and that seems to be the norm!
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38502 posts, RR: 80 Reply 20, posted (9 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1395 times:
Quoting 747srule (Reply 19): I am of the opinion that the national anthem SHOULD NOT be sung.It always seems that it is more about the performer than the song.
I'm not a big SNL fan, but this Maya Rudolph parody of today's showboat performers is both hilarious and depressingly accurate. It had me in stitches.
The infamous version of the national anthem that Roseanne Barr sang years ago isn't even worthy of me posting. That woman's performance was a complete disgrace...I'm sure it's all over YouTube if someone really wants to search for it. Makes my blood boil.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 23, posted (9 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1302 times:
26 GEEZER: I couldn't agree more ! I'm certainly not a singer, but I know a few people who are; I have been told that the Star Spangled Banner is nearly an impo
28 flyingturtle: I had a great childhood, too. Watched this film numerous times, like a religious duty attended by the whole family...
29 hOmsaR: I first saw that move when I was maybe 10 years old. My mom actually had to watch it first to make sure that the title didn't imply anything pornogra
30 AviRaider: To be a little fair, I heard on the news here in Dallas that this was the first time this girl performed in a stadium and the delayed echo completely
31 stlgph: loved it. hey! it's Enrico Palazzo! classic.
32 4holer: No one mentioned "Bleeding Gums" Murphy? http://www.metacafe.com/watch/hl-989...ums_star_spangled_banner_season_2/ Note the digital clock and moon, wh
33 andz: I don't watch much sport from the USA, the last few times have been MotoGP or Superbike races and they always have someone singing the anthem, badly.
34 andz: I just read this on Wikipedia about our anthem... a small extract: The singing of the anthem has been a public disaster on two occasions - both occasi
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