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Good college starter
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Russia's is the best, easily.
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National High School Star
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Originally Posted by 9erempiree
Two minutes of slurred pentatonics? Yay. Don't get me wrong, both could sing very,very well in their prime. But this particular song is far from being an interesting composition. And it's particularly annoying when it gets mashed up with some forced radio friendly soul influences with female singers half-assing those clichee penta runs at the end of every other line.
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NBA lottery pick
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Originally Posted by 9erempiree
I know there is a lot of bias due to national anthems but if you didn't know this was USA's anthem, it would be a hit.
No bias, I don't like my country's either.
Originally Posted by dr.hee
Pomp and circumstance #1 is equally good imo.
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Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Originally Posted by Overdrive
Pomp and circumstance #1 is equally good imo.
Better than their current one for sure.
Just found this version of the Star Sprangled Banner by Aretha Franklin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SMeVhUtLEc Awesome. That's how it's done
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NBA lottery pick
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Originally Posted by dr.hee
I always loved Marvin Gaye's version, very out of the box. Aretha is a close 2nd, she could make a masterpiece out of a tv set manual.
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In Morey We Trust!
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
I'm always curious how many Americans can sing all the notes of the Star Spangled banner, cause it reaches an F at the highest.
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Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
it is indeed the greatest............canada is number 2, germany is pretty good too
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Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Originally Posted by tomtucker
it is indeed the greatest............canada is number 2, germany is pretty good too
Canada's good too.
It seems a lot of the American national anthems are the best.
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The Fam
Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
I always felt this fits the USA more and should be your anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guG9cVs3ms4
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Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
That are a lot of great anthems out there.
This one brings chills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmaRktxsFM
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Re: US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....
Everyone should give the Ethiopian national anthem a shot, it's REALLY powerful. Heard it years back when I saw Haile Gebresselassie kick ass on the track court.
Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02t8_Ztf8e0
Listen from 50 seconds to the end
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