I wonder which is worse..?

[katesorad]

Apparently some poor girl in Indiana was scolded after putting her own spin on "The Star Spangled Banner".

Now I pose a question. Which one is worse.. this:

This

or

This?

 

[hereyago]

Apparently some poor girl in Indiana was scolded after putting her own spin on "The Star Spangled Banner".

Now I pose a question. Which one is worse.. this:

This

or

This?

I forgot about Roseanne's version or mutiliation as it were. But did they really think she was going to belt it out like Whitney Houston? my dog howled after I played it on youtube.

 

[FergieTCat]

I once told my friend's then 5-year-old that the National Anthem was personalized for each stadium. In Atlanta, you sing "Home of the Braves"; in Philadelphia, you sing "Home of the Phillies", etc.

My friend wasn't amused, although her husband thought it was a good idea.

 

[Hoodie]

They're both pretty bad.

 

[TheIncredibles!]

I don't like the anthem being messed with but I thought she did a fine job.

 

[Minnesota!]

I think she did a great job!

 

[surfergirl602]

I didn't like her version at all. Her rendition made her sound off key in some places, when she really does have a lovely singing voice. For such an important song with so much meaning, I honestly don't think it should be messed with.

But at least she didn't sound like Roseanne who really IS tone deaf. Honestly, why would anyone EVER want her to sing anything... ever???

 

[plutotek]

I listened to hers and didn't find any major issues w/it, other than a few klinkers, but at her age, that's not surprising. If anything, I object to the way it was done at the Bears games, where the crowd was encouraged to yell and scream DURING the performance. Call me old-fashioned, but that's tacky and disrespectful.

 

[Kycha]

I really can't stand when singers mess with the National Anthem at any public event. I think that when the National Anthem is sung it is meant for everyone to join in. When performers take liberties and change things, nobody can join in. I remember going to sporting events when I was a kid and pretty much everybody in the stands would belt out the song. Now, when I go I'm usually the only one singing along. But I don't think this girls rendition was too bad. I have heard much, much worse.

 

[beaucoup]

Didn't like her version at all.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I really can't stand when singers mess with the National Anthem at any public event. I think that when the National Anthem is sung it is meant for everyone to join in.

I don't think the National Anthem was ever meant for 'everyone to join in'. Parts of it are entirely unsingable for those of us who are tone deaf.

 

[Pig Pen]

It's a very difficult song to sing. Some people play with the melody so they are able to hit all the notes. This version sounded fine to me.

 

[Suellen]

Personally don't like either... well I mean I doubt ANYONE likes Roseannes.

As to the claims that the dislike was racially motivated.... I have to say the reason I didn't like it had NOTHING to do with her race and all to do with the fact that you couldn't even recognize it as the national anthem.

What can I say ~ I'm a traditionalist.

 

[Feralpeg]

The girl has a nice voice, but why can't anyone sing a straight note anymore. I really miss strong straight tones. There is a time and place for the other.

 

[MM27]

I didn't like her version at all. I don't like when people add their own spin to the National Anthem. Sing it like it was meant to be sung. Add your own twist on other songs.

 

[Suellen]

There are just certain songs that shouldn't be changed.

The national anthem.... anything by Judy Garland, Me and Bobby McGee.

There are just some things that are perfect they way they are.

 

[EMom]

Personally don't like either... well I mean I doubt ANYONE likes Roseannes.

As to the claims that the dislike was racially motivated.... I have to say the reason I didn't like it had NOTHING to do with her race and all to do with the fact that you couldn't even recognize it as the national anthem.

What can I say ~ I'm a traditionalist.

I loathe and despise it when singers "put their own spin" on the National Anthem. The girl probably had a decent voice, but all I can hear is a girl doing what a friend of mine used to call "vocal gymnastics." It's the vocal equivalent of doing flips, roundoffs, backflips, splits, etc., only with your voice. The performance ceases to be about the SONG and becomes solely a vehicle for the singer to show that they can hit this note and that note and the other note and do them all in one riff after another until your ears want to explode in exhaustion from listening to it.

Sorry, but she sang notes that are NOWHERE in The Star Spangled Banner. Nowhere. And she sang a lot of them...........drawn out over a looooooong period of time. Sure, she has the right to sing it any way she wants. And the listeners have the right to say they are sick and tired of the National Anthem being massacred and tied into vocal knots. And despite the cries of racism, there's nothing racist about it. It's just a turnoff to many for the singing of TSSB to be all about THE SINGER and not at all about the song itself. Sorry, let her sing her version at home to mom and dad and her many admirers and let them clap until their hands fall off. Me, I want to hear a version that I RECOGNIZE and that I could sing along with if I wanted.

This has been a pet peeve of mine for a while. Half the time, I mute TSSB on TV because I know it will be butchered, mangled and left for dead just so some Whitney Houston wannabe can have her moment and "sparkle." No thanks. Just sing it the way it was written. If you want a different song, write your own.

 

[DBL101]

I didn't like her version at all. I don't like when people add their own spin to the National Anthem. Sing it like it was meant to be sung. Add your own twist on other songs.

I agree.

 

[JaneBanks]

I think her version was beautiful. I think ANY version is beautiful. To me it's not about how it is sung, it's about how it makes me feel and the meaning behind it. That's why it was written, right?

 

[katesorad]

I think her version was beautiful. I think ANY version is beautiful. To me it's not about how it is sung, it's about how it makes me feel and the meaning behind it. That's why it was written, right?

I completely agree! Unless you're just making a joke of it, I think that it is beautiful no matter how it is sung! Everyone has their own style, is able to put their own spin on it.. I actually like that. At sporting events, put your own spin on it! If it is sung at a political event (I'm not even sure that it is? But if it is..), then sing it the original way.. but hey, sports have changed over the years, but they're all still true to the first guy who took a football and threw it!