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Famous Artist Causes A Stir With Her Rendition Of The National Anthem
Daily Caller ^ | May 29, 2023 4:24 PM ET | LEENA NASIR - ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

Posted on 05/30/2023 6:37:35 AM PDT by Red Badger

Famous singer Jewel sang the national anthem at the Indy 500 on Sunday, and the internet is roaring louder than the engines.

Jewel immediately created a divided audience with her rendition of the anthem, with fans either touting the artist for nailing it with such a gutsy performance, or wailing at her for butchering an anthem she had no business changing. The majority are upset at the star for slowing down the song, rearranging the lyrics and adding a soulful spin.

SynergyBee @SynergyBeeMe · Follow I don't care what anyone says, This was a PERFECT way for Jewel to sing our National Anthem, With RESPECT! Not just blasting through it carelessly, but actually giving time for REAL REFLECTION on WHY WE HAVE THE FREEDOMS we do. THANK YOU to THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR ALL To their call

VIDEO AT LINK..............

The live crowd of car enthusiasts gathered in Indianapolis to kick off the Indy 500 festivities and looked visibly stunned when Jewel rearranged the majority of the song. Passionate Americans displayed facial expressions depicting pure confusion as they quickly realized they couldn’t sing along because nothing about the Star Spangled Banner sounded familiar.

The famous singer strummed the guitar and crafted her own tempo for the anthem, with many immediately taking to social media with outrage, calling her performance a fail that compared to Roseanne Barr’s butchering of the anthem in 1990. Jewel was widely criticized for not following the traditional structure of the country’s song, and adding her own, country twist to it. The line was immediately drawn between fans who hated the changes and those who loved them and found Jewel’s rendition refreshing. The one thing both sides can agree on – is that it’s today’s hottest topic, and everyone’s talking.


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To: gymbeau

Ahhh, then we must’ve tuned in just seconds after she sang! The crowd was abuzz but we figured it was just from the excitement of the upcoming race. We did get to hear “Back Home Again in Indiana” and thought Jim Nabors would be proud and happy with that performance.

Whenever I hear State songs or National anthems, I always feel a sense of pride for whichever group it is that does it, especially when done with respect. People should feel proud of their states and countries.


41 posted on 05/30/2023 7:40:17 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Red Badger

Americans displayed facial expressions depicting pure confusion as they quickly realized

they couldn’t sing along

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That was the goal.

Singing our anthem

unites Americans

of all colors

and persuasions

and political parties.

This was to silence that union .

To kill our union.

Freaking evil.

Jewel is dead to me now.

Spit.


42 posted on 05/30/2023 7:52:01 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: basalt

There is that also :)


43 posted on 05/30/2023 7:54:36 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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To: bluescape

I missed Woodstock ‘cause I had to work.


44 posted on 05/30/2023 8:00:49 AM PDT by sasquatch
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To: Joe 6-pack

Thanks for that link. What a sweet experience for all!


45 posted on 05/30/2023 8:02:22 AM PDT by .30Carbine
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To: struggle

the “famous singer”....as in 30 years ago famous.


46 posted on 05/30/2023 8:06:27 AM PDT by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suckle the breast of Capitalism.)
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To: Red Badger

I rather enjoyed it and was able to stick with it and mouth the words.
So many others I’ve cringed at and couldn’t listen.
People just need to calm the hell down these days


47 posted on 05/30/2023 8:12:01 AM PDT by The Mayor (Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

As the father of a little girl, her song, “My Father’s Daughter,” inspires me

/\

My favorite part of our national anthem at public functions

Is the sound of union of Americans

It gives me chills
and often brings a tear to my eyes

I’m glad you enjoy her songs,,,

,, the anthem is not ‘ her’ song

it’s America’s.

What she did amounts to theft.

It was myopic
It was selfish
It was self centered

It was abuse to thousands of Americans

It was deplorable

It
Was
Theft.


48 posted on 05/30/2023 8:18:37 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Red Badger

#32 Pre-recorded in a studio and then she lip synced it.


49 posted on 05/30/2023 8:19:46 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

Possibly so, but it was still her........................


50 posted on 05/30/2023 8:20:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger; SaveFerris

She’s no Enrico Pallazzo.


51 posted on 05/30/2023 8:22:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cuz1961

I wish we had America the Beautiful as our anthem. It was written during a cross country trip by an American about how beautiful America is. Our current anthem was not written in America, the lyrics yes, but the melody is a British drinking song.


52 posted on 05/30/2023 8:30:15 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: dfwgator

http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby_101129_enrico_pallazzo


53 posted on 05/30/2023 8:30:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Never saw that one before, nice tribute to Leslie.


54 posted on 05/30/2023 8:31:39 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ladyjane

the melody is a British drinking song

/-)

That’s part of what I like about it though

It was spitting in the Brits eye.

But had America used America the Beautiful as our anthem

( which WOULD be awesome I agree )

and she had so altered it

thus robbing US(a)

of a unifying event

I would be incensed.


55 posted on 05/30/2023 8:41:16 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: gymbeau

Agreed.


56 posted on 05/30/2023 8:44:48 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: struggle
Why would they be surprised that a 49 year old would still be alive?

While it was somewhat different, I saw nothing wrong with her rendition at all.

It was in no way disrespectful.

This is truly making a mountain out of a mole hill.

57 posted on 05/30/2023 8:44:51 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Red Badger

the simpsons addressed this here...

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-3&hspart=iba&p=simpson+star-spangled+banner&type=teff_10019_FFW_ZZ#id=3&vid=03db4fcc6cdb219aed944287cd0a592b&action=click


58 posted on 05/30/2023 9:11:29 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: teeman8r

This one was better...

Bleeding Gums Murphy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny2azUt5d3Y

(I will say, whoever that was had a heckuva voice)


59 posted on 05/30/2023 9:13:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

I’ve heard a lot worse.


60 posted on 05/30/2023 9:18:20 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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