The National Anthem

[HoughMade]

Um..... well...... ah......so........whew.......... ya.......

[video=youtube_share;V5cOvyDpWfM]https://youtu.be/V5cOvyDpWfM[/video]

Well let's be honest- not even Josh Duhamel talks about Fergie anymore....and we're talking about Fergie.

 

[JettaKnight]

Well, make a terrible song the national anthem, and this is what you get.


I dare say no one ever mutilated Hail Columbia like this.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Well, make a terrible song the national anthem, and this is what you get.


I dare say no one ever mutilated Hail Columbia like this.

I don't know what makes you say it's a terrible song.

Remember what it is. It's our National Anthem. It's only meant to convey pride in the nation. It's not a love song, or a dance tune. It does what it's suppose to very well... if it's performed correctly.

Whoever wrote the music, matched it up well with the words.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I don't know what makes you say it's a terrible song.

Remember what it is. It's our National Anthem. It's only meant to convey pride in the nation. It's not a love song, or a dance tune. It does what it's suppose to very well... if it's performed correctly.

Whoever wrote the music, matched it up well with the words.

The person who wrote the music, did so many years before the words were written.

Fances Scott Key wrote a poem, originally titled "The Defense of Fort McHenry" in 1814.

The words to that poem were set to the music of a popular English drinking song, written by John Stafford Smith, titled "To Anacreon in Heaven"

The new song became popularly known as "The Star Spangled Banner", and President Woodrow Wilson declared in 1916 that it be played at all official events.

It didn't become the official National Anthem until 1931.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I don't know what makes you say it's a terrible song.

Remember what it is. It's our National Anthem. It's only meant to convey pride in the nation. It's not a love song, or a dance tune. It does what it's suppose to very well... if it's performed correctly.

Whoever wrote the music, matched it up well with the words.

The tune existed before the lyrics. The words were actually matched to the tune, the Anacreon song. It's was a bit risqué for the time.

 

[Denny347]

While the Whitney Houston rendition will always be my personal favorite, this one will likely be a VERY close second.

https://www.wthr.com/article/kentucky-choir-students-wow-hotel-guests-with-national-anthem

This really sounds awesome, especially considering the lack of a conductor. The sopranos... just amazing.

That one gives me chills....wonderful.

 

[cayce]

All the 'ego heads' has to jazz it up to show how special they are. If I EVER see some moron not stand to attention I will express my disapproval by any means possible.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

The tune existed before the lyrics. The words were actually matched to the tune, the Anacreon song. It's was a bit risqué for the time.

OK, learning has occurred, but that doesn't make it a bad song. It's probably a better Anthem, then an English drinking song. It just has to be sang right. That idiot fergie butchered it so badly ISIS wants to take credit for it...

 

[JettaKnight]

I don't know what makes you say it's a terrible song.

Remember what it is. It's our National Anthem. It's only meant to convey pride in the nation. It's not a love song, or a dance tune. It does what it's suppose to very well... if it's performed correctly.

Whoever wrote the music, matched it up well with the words.

Others have chimed in, but here's my defense of my statement.

First, let's look at as The Star Spangled Banner and exclude the fact that is the official national anthem and ignore the sentimental value attached to it from near a century of functioning in that capacity.

If you can manage to do that, consider these points:
1. It's really hard to sing giving it's fluctuation and wide range of pitch.
2. The melody isn't that attractive when compared to other national anthems.
3. Pop quiz - what's the first line of any other verse.
4. Do other countries ever complain about singers mangling their national anthem or is this unique to America? My guess is the latter. Why do you think this is?
5. Our national anthem ends in a question mark. The whole time you sing it, you're asking a question!
6. Does it do what it's suppose to do well? What does that first verse say about America? What do the other verses say?

OK, I will give the SSB this: it's distinctive. So many nation anthems sound like... well... canonical nation anthems, even many African, S. American, and Asian ones. Of course, distinctive isn't necessarily good.

So, do you love the Star Spangled Banner because it's a good song in it's own right, or because it's the national anthem of the USA?

PS - After doing some research, I now realize that Poland has the most dated and specific lyrics of all national anthems. Latvia seems to have the most generic, and short. And Bahrain is probably the worst overall.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

If I EVER see some moron not stand to attention I will express my disapproval by any means possible.

I generally don't agree with morons, but I'd defend any moron's right not to stand at attention during the national anthem. For all I know, he's got a bad back or a bum knee.

 

[Kutnupe14]

OK, learning has occurred, but that doesn't make it a bad song. It's probably a better Anthem, then an English drinking song. It just has to be sang right. That idiot fergie butchered it so badly ISIS wants to take credit for it...

Yeah, she murdered it. One of the worst renditions I've ever heard.

 

[Sylvain]

I generally don't agree with morons, but I'd defend any moron's right not to stand at attention during the national anthem. For all I know, he's got a bad back or a bum knee.

That awkward moment when you make a scene asking a disabled veteran to stand up during the National Anthem.

 

[JettaKnight]

Yeah, she murdered it. One of the worst renditions I've ever heard.

What do you expect from someone who's most recent song is M.I.L.F. $?
(follow the link to watch the video at your own risk. I refuse to embedded it here, because of manifold reasons, mostly because it's gawd-awful.)

 

[Dead Duck]

Boy if Roseanne thinks it's bad, then well.......

Roseanne Barr says Fergie's national anthem performance was worse than her 1990 rendition | Fox News

 

[HoughMade]

Boy if Roseanne thinks it's bad, then well.......

Roseanne Barr says Fergie's national anthem performance was worse than her 1990 rendition | Fox News

Well, grading on a curve, I agree. Fergie has the actual ability to do it well.

 

[T.Lex]

Well, grading on a curve, I agree. Fergie has the actual ability to do it well.

Only if it is autotuned. Or she's rapping it.

 

[chezuki]

If I EVER see some moron not stand to attention I will express my disapproval by any means possible.

You go get ‘em sport.

 

[HoughMade]

All the 'ego heads' has to jazz it up to show how special they are. If I EVER see some moron not stand to attention I will express my disapproval by any means possible.

Could you be more specific?

 

[Kutnupe14]

What do you expect from someone who's most recent song is M.I.L.F. $?
(follow the link to watch the video at your own risk. I refuse to embedded it here, because of manifold reasons, mostly because it's gawd-awful.)

I have no complaint about the visuals.

 

[T.Lex]

Yeah, if you watch it with the volume muted, it isn't bad music.