Any memorable ones that you remember??

My top two ever are:
Mariah Superbowl '02:
http://s1.youshareit.com/files/6b417d81e3c...565b957efec693/

AND

Whitney from Superbowl '01:
http://s1.youshareit.com/files/679de51af5b...14176dfd90ef9f/

 

Hendrix, and Ford

 

HENDRIX!

 

Here's Hendrix:
http://s1.youshareit.com/files/a5f9994da2f...0863faa4f1de06/

 

a lot of veterans take offense to it but i think the most powerful and moving rendition is definitely hendrix. he put some balls on it noone has put more soul into it than he has

 

I don't know any vet who doesn't appreciate it

 

i was talking about veterinarians we had a shindig on veterans day in honor of the local veterans in high school with at least 50 of them there, mostly WWII guys. anyway, one of my friends played the star spangled banner hendrix style, it wasn't cheesy...this guy is awesome, and a few of them walked out on it. they weren't thrilled about it. I guess if you fought, killed, and watched your best buddies die for this country the star spangled banner means a lot to you. even though hendrix is my favorite, i can understand why they thought it was disrespectful. the veitnam guys didn't mind and some really liked it. one thing to realize is the WWII vets come from a different generation, one of swing and jazz band not electric guitar. they felt a song so precious to the united states they fought for should have been played by the school band

 

Jeep has just been announced as a major sponsor for teaching people about the National Anthem and ALL of the words.
Did you know there are FOUR verses?
I heard them once in a choral performance, but had a hard time discerning the words in verses 2-4.

Check out The NATIONAL ANTHEM PROJECT

Brian

 

in addition to the ones mentioned, i would add faith hill belting it out at superbowl xxxiv

 

Anbody heard the Carl Lewis version before I think it was an NBA game? That one rocks.......