Video and reactions at the link. You may need to a vacation day to get through the video.
I would not wish to watch this. I love Aretha Franklin, but there is no way in hell I would listen to an endless Anthem.
Sing it quick and get out of the way!!
It can’t be nearly as long as Bleeding Gums Murphy’s version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awsYiGSu3YA
If I’m going to listen to a long version of a song, the National Anthem is fine with me.
Agreed. I heard it as I passed the TV and found it bordering on insulting. I had to ask if it was the Star Spangled Banner. Horrible performance, and I rather dislike departures from the original, myself
I’m taking a brief break from my NFL boycott to watch the NFC North first-place Lions play the 2nd place Vikings.
I missed Aretha, but I liked the fact that the halftime show featured the Lions’ new babe-a-liscious cheerleaders! (Yeah, and some Andy Grammar singer guy... who cares....at least he wasn’t vulgar....)
I can’t stand deviation from the original. “
I agree. I can’t stand those “customized” renditions of the Star Spangled Banner. All those “look at mes”
Getting old sucks
no point in continuing to interpret it after Hendrix’s definitive performance. Just replay the tape.
So long and disjointed you have to take a knee
...her voice is not what it was....she was “off” key quite a bit,maybe next time she could hold up cue cards.
..sing any version you want as long as you want—Trump STILL wins Michigan...
For now the NFL is banned on my TV.
I’m not sure which was worse.
1) Aretha Franklin’s gawd-awful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, or
2) The teeny-bopper boy band (whose name I don’t know and don’t CARE to know) that infested the half time
Why does Emperor Roger insist on throwing a bunch of celebrities out there whenever they have a captive audience like holiday games or the Super Bowl? All it does is to annoy his main audience who just want to see the game, as well as mucking with the coaches’ rhythm since half time is about 3 times normal.
Enjoy it before they take that away too, Nazi FL.
At least she had R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I still remember Richard Harris singing Macarthur Park. I thought it would never end. Enjoyed him in Unforgiven much more.
Just be glad they weren’t playing a team from Canada, or else she would have had to sing two anthems.