[Dixielandjazz] How not to perform our National Anthem

[David Livingston]

As long as the anthem is performed well, I don't mind
it being jazzed up. But it better be perfect if the
artist decides to do that.

I liked Whitney's version at Superbowl Whatever but
all the RnB singers who have tried to sing the anthem
in that style since then have not pulled it off.

Lionel Ritchie's rendition of the anthem that he sang
after 9/11 particularly troubling. He sang it in 4/4. 
It seemed disjointed and slow.

Dave Livingston
 
--- JimDBB@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/23/02 7:38:14 PM Central
> Daylight Time, 
> gmthur@delrio.com writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         It's not OKOK but I gotta say this - I
> just listened to the Star
> > Spangled Banner sung at the fourth game of the
> World Series, performed in
> > the "showoff" style seemingly so popular in these
> times.  Where have you
> > gone Tommy Loy!
> 
>     Yes, it's appalling what has breen done to our
> national songs in recent 
> years. Soul singers and Country singers have
> befouled these treasures almost 
> beyond recognition.  How can we protest this and
> stop it?
> 
>      Jim Beebe
> 


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