US National Anthem has got to be the greatest....

[Reef]

Russia's is the best, easily.

[dr.hee]

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.

Mariah Carey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQo6nYv_HM0

Whitney Houston:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drDSALCKH_Y


God bless our divas.

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.

[Overdrive]

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.

Jerusalem (Inoffical English anthem)
Why aren't they using this officially instead of God Save The Queen, which is pure crap?

Pomp and circumstance #1 is equally good imo.

[dr.hee]

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

[Overdrive]

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

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.

[brantonli]

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.

[tomtucker]

it is indeed the greatest............canada is number 2, germany is pretty good too

[9erempiree]

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.

[Trollsmasher]

I always felt this fits the USA more and should be your anthem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guG9cVs3ms4

[9erempiree]

That are a lot of great anthems out there.

This one brings chills.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmaRktxsFM

[millwad]

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