At the twilight's last reaming???
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Joined: 09-14-2009
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From: Vancouver Island, BC
People need to relax about this.... it's not a big deal.
I love the American anthem and the design of the flag. Canada's anthem is actually quite lame... and our flag sucks. Not that I don't love my country, but I don't need to worship symbols to do so.
I love the American anthem and the design of the flag. Canada's anthem is actually quite lame... and our flag sucks. Not that I don't love my country, but I don't need to worship symbols to do so.
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From: Miami
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Joined: 07-23-2008
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From: ny
As a song, it's not easy to sing melody wise and to add all the jive interpretation and riffing-we get it, you're an R&B singer. If she couldn't be bothered to learn it, lyric sheet, teleprompter? or stay home, it's just disrespectful to our nation and especially the members of the armed forces there.
Marvin hit it right here, even Howard Cosell liked it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPevE...eature=related
Marvin hit it right here, even Howard Cosell liked it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPevE...eature=related
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Joined: 01-09-2007
Posts: 16,081
From: SE USA
as a song, it's not easy to sing melody wise and to add all the jive interpretation and riffing-we get it, you're an r&b singer. If she couldn't be bothered to learn it, lyric sheet, teleprompter? Or stay home, it's just disrespectful to our nation and especially the members of the armed forces there.
Marvin hit it right here, even howard cosell liked it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeve...eature=related
Marvin hit it right here, even howard cosell liked it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeve...eature=related
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Joined: 01-09-2007
Posts: 16,081
From: SE USA
Our sentiments EXACTLY…
“So, with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten — straight up, no styling. Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don’t make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from the costumes, the makeup and the entourages. Sing “The Star Spangled Banner” with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you.”
“So, with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten — straight up, no styling. Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don’t make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from the costumes, the makeup and the entourages. Sing “The Star Spangled Banner” with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you.”
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Joined: 10-02-2010
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From: Indiana
Daang!! Sleeper we need you front & center, Well said...I wish more people out there could read/hear this and not just our forum. This might make them think twice before they stand up and disgrace our country and make fools of themselves and whoever put them ther in the first place.
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