Florida Man with Mullet Shreds the National Anthem at NFL Game

American Tribune ^ | January 10, 2023 | By Ellis

[T.B. Yoits]

The marketing group for the NFL can go pound sand. The korporate bosses at the NFL showed their true colors when the organization members knelt for Communist organizations such as Black Lives Matter^TM.

It's a dishonor to play the National Anthem at an NFL game.

[moovova]

Yep...the guy’s got nothing on Jimi.

[moovova]

I thought he looked familiar.

[drSteve78]

“Hendrix was a patriot who loved America, served in the military (although it was determined that that was not a suitable occupation for him), and expressed his love in that song.”

Bears repeating. Hendrix did serve, and may or may not have supported war in Vietnam, but his rock version is exquisite exactly because it’s patriotic and yet distinctive. Hendrix didn’t play it as in a marching band, yet it still stands as a great version of our National Anthem.

[drSteve78]

Doubly correct, sir.

It’s just long hair on a rocking guitarist who is playing with love of America on his guitar.

Dude. Rocked proud.

[dayglored]

> AUTHOR: Ellis is a recent college graduate who enjoys writing about business news and the economy.

Which is to say, "Ellis" is an ignorant azzhole when it comes to patriotism, music, history, and American culture.

[Red Badger]

I’ve got socks older than he/she/it is..................

[Red Badger]

It’s almost a requirement.............

[dayglored]

> I’ve got socks older than he/she/it is.....

Yep, me too. Not sure about underwear but it's likely. :-)

[1Old Pro]

He did a great job. It was nice to hear his patriotic version.

Agree

[Ferndina]

I’m sorry, the National Anthem sounds perfect as it was originally written. Honor our heritage, imo.

[NWFree]

I still had the sound turned down and his hair was so horrendous I had to look away

It was pathetic he needs to let go

[Red Badger]

You know the tune was an old tavern drinking song of that era?..................

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song

[Red Badger]

The playing was superb.....................

[NWFree]

“ Mullet? More like a receding hair line with “regular” long hair.”

Yes - he’s still hanging on to 20 years ago when he *used* to have hair. It’s way over now looks like a goofball I knew I wasn’t the only one that noticed. I still had the sound down which made it worse. I normally ignore all the pregame hype until they actually play the silly game

[TheBattman]

Pretty awful. Not that he can’t play guitar... but that was not in any way a respectful rendition of the Start Spangled Banner. Indeed - it falls in the same category as some of the wild-run, improve vocal stylings by some performers that also remove the simplicity and honor the National Anthem deserves.

Foot - even the infamous Jimmy Hendrix version is more respectful than this.

[TheBattman]

How is it patriotic to so stylized it that it becomes nearly unrecognizable other than an occasional familiar interval?

[Red Badger]

Roseanne Barr was unavailable......................

[TheBattman]

The homo-fannut version by Pentatonix for the Georga TCU game was FAR FAR more patriotic and respectful than this distorted abomination.

[TheBattman]

That would definitely have been in the same class...but a bit harder on the ears.