I just thought it was a lousy rendition for that venue. Right after a beautiful, upbeat version of America the Beautiful and before an equally upbeat Back Home Again in Indiana, she brings the ceremonies to a screeching halt.
So the blackout version that we got to see didn’t show her performance. I thought maybe we had missed coverage. During the live performance, did she come after the gentleman who sang Back Home Again in Indiana and before the announcement to start the engines?
If so, the blackout audience in Indiana and surrounding areas weren’t treated to her rendition.
FWIW, I don’t dislike Jewel, and I thought her performance was heartfelt, though it does bother me that she changed it as significantly as she did. There were several parts that she missed the mark of it, I think.
Agreed.