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Aretha Franklin's Insanely Long Five Minute National Anthem Causes a Twitter Meltdown
CBS ^ | 11/25/16 GMT | y John Breech

Posted on 11/25/2016 4:31:15 AM PST by drewh

The only thing more dramatic than the Lions' 16-13 fourth-quarter win over the Vikings on Thursday was Aretha Franklin's rendition of the national anthem.

Actually, "dramatic" might not be the best word to use to describe Franklin's performance.

"Never-ending" would probably work better after Franklin somehow managed to belt the anthem out for a full four minutes and 35 seconds.

To put that into perspective, oddsmakers usually expect the national anthem at the Super Bowl to run for roughly two minutes.

Franklin doubled that, plus some, and let's just say people on Twitter weren't amused.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arethafranklin; nationalanthem
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To: drewh
About 15 years ago, some “artists” began using the occasion of the national anthem to showcase a black-pseudo gospel-drawn out-street cred version of the Star Spangled Banner. I did not watch Franklin's, but I assume that is what it was. Probably like Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love Lou meets Francis Scott Key.
21 posted on 11/25/2016 4:52:18 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: drewh

Narcissism is not patriotism


22 posted on 11/25/2016 4:53:17 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: SkyPilot

Should this even be allowed?


23 posted on 11/25/2016 4:56:15 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors!)
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To: drewh

She’s lost a lot of weight!


24 posted on 11/25/2016 4:57:52 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: EvilCapitalist

The final verse is epitaph to the Clinton/progressive era.

O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto – “In God is our trust,”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.


25 posted on 11/25/2016 4:58:01 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (The Left has the temperament of a squealing pig.)
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To: maddog55

#AllMeatMatters


26 posted on 11/25/2016 4:58:43 AM PST by ari-freedom (The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
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To: EvilCapitalist

I saw it. She actually repeated many of the lines three times.


27 posted on 11/25/2016 5:00:25 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is..." - Milton)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

Nothing says Thanksgiving quite like butchering the national anthem with 5-minutes of ghetto yodeling.


28 posted on 11/25/2016 5:01:03 AM PST by Ancient Man
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To: silverleaf

I just watched it. It was about her narcissism. It had nothing to do with patriotism, the flag, or our nation. I also believe a lot of it is tied to black resentment and radicalism. They believe that the nation is composed of a bunch of white racists, and the national anthem must be African-Americanized as a Big FU to our racist white men who founded the nation. Some would hip-hop and rap the national anthem if they could get away with it, and they probably already have.


29 posted on 11/25/2016 5:03:19 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

Started during Desert Storm in 91 Super Bowl


30 posted on 11/25/2016 5:04:01 AM PST by uncbob
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To: drewh

They should just play a video of Whitney Houston’s best-ever National Anthem from the 1991 Super Bowl. That’s the gold standard and eliminated all need to create the circumstances for this abomination from yesterday. We muted the audio, took a nap, had Thanksgiving dinner and came back - bi$?h was still going.....


31 posted on 11/25/2016 5:04:13 AM PST by Bulldaddy
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To: Lisbon1940

Given the current leadership of the NFL, I believe it is probably also encouraged.


32 posted on 11/25/2016 5:04:34 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Bulldaddy

Agreed. That was Whitney Houston’s best rendition. She went off the edge with versions of her songs like when I mentioned before, but she hit that national anthem spot on


33 posted on 11/25/2016 5:05:35 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

I was a big fan of hers back in the day,but she’s lost her mind a long time ago!


34 posted on 11/25/2016 5:08:11 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: drewh

Aretha killed it, literally


35 posted on 11/25/2016 5:08:59 AM PST by Emergencyawesome
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To: drewh

I love Aretha.

I loved that she accompanied herself.

She was, and is one of a kind.

She is not long for this world.

I decided to enjoy her while we’ve still got her.

Her artistic license with the anthem I excused because of all the above.


36 posted on 11/25/2016 5:11:46 AM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great- -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: drewh
Compare to:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=National+Anthem+Jim+Cornelison+Blackhawks&&view=detail&mid=06EAD03DB9122D32FF2406EAD03DB9122D32FF24&FORM=VRDGAR

37 posted on 11/25/2016 5:16:37 AM PST by TYVets
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To: EvilCapitalist

Your format altering “Freeeeeee” is now officially longer than her version of the Anthem.


38 posted on 11/25/2016 5:20:28 AM PST by Carthego delenda est
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To: ez
I saw it. She actually repeated many of the lines three times.

I didn't see it, so anything I say is pure speculation. From the comments here, it doesn't sound like she was being disrespectful, or trying to make some kind of statement. If she was repeating lines several times, is it possible she's showing signs of dementia, and didn't even realize she was repeating the lines? Again, just pure speculation here.

39 posted on 11/25/2016 5:20:56 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: SkyPilot

“...showcase a black-pseudo gospel-drawn out-street cred version of the Star Spangled Banner.”

Urban yodeling.


40 posted on 11/25/2016 5:21:22 AM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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