This is one of the BEST male renditions of the national anthem IMHO.
JOSH GROBAN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzcB_6BCVs
He has a nice voice, but I don’t care for the tempo or the phrasing. (JMHO)
Last Friday, I coached an 8 year old girl to do the Anthem at her swim meet. In the One-Hour time I had to get her ready, we explored the history of the song, the melody, the timing, the phrasing, and recorded a piano accompaniment on her iphone. She plugged the phone into the sound system, and her dad recorded her performance. It was traditional, unadorned , and flawless.
The trick is to understand what the song means, and that it is NOT just an opportunity to show off one’s vocal prowess (or lack thereof! :-) )
That being said, the preponderance of female performers who embellish the song in the “Soul” style bear absolutely NO connection to the meaning of the song and hint of a political agenda behind the choices of the producers of these events!
He’s great.
Agreed. Josh nails it.
I also like these guys, Madison Rising...
Their version is on the page.
THAT was awesome! Thanks for posting.
Ditto on Groban. An awesome talent. And tho Celine Dion`s is close Whitney Houston`s anthem is powerful and spine chillling not onlly for her voice but the setting in which she did it.