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Oh, say can you shut up?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Rambler, Nov 23, 2007.

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  1. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    And they're coming, to your cit-tayyyy!
     
    Flying Headbutt, Nov 23, 2007
    #49
  2. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    I don't remember the reason. It was years ago.
     
    forever_town, Nov 24, 2007
    #50
  3. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Another annoyance...people clapping for recorded versions of the anthem. Why?
     
    Big Circus, Nov 24, 2007
    #51
  4. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    The same reason I clap while listening to my Cheap Trick at Budokan album ... oh, wait, I don't. Well, except for when he says slowly, "I want you, to want me." Gives me goosebumps everytime.
     
    Write-brained, Nov 24, 2007
    #52
  5. RedSmithClone

    RedSmithClone Active Member

    Man the Whitney version still makes me tingle! See what crack will do for you. Maybe Carl Lewis should have done some smack before trying to sing his rendition!

    Ever think of that? Maybe it actually works. I think I'll do it before trying out for American Idle next time around.
     
    RedSmithClone, Nov 24, 2007
    #53
  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The Whitney version is a classic. So hearing it on a bad high school sound system before a volleyball match with 35 spectators always seemed a little silly to me.
     
    playthrough, Nov 24, 2007
    #54
  7. Stone Cane

    Stone Cane Member

    seriously, i'd rather listen to carl lewis sing the thing than have to sit through the piercing, out-of-control, screeching, yodeling "look-at-me" histrionics of whitney houston
     
    Stone Cane, Nov 24, 2007
    #55
  8. Gold

    Gold Active Member

    Except the Whitney Houston version wasn't performed live, it was lip-synched at the Super Bowl.

    JR: What was the reason God of God Keep Our Land got a line in the Canadian national anthem/pre hockey game song.

    Red Smith Clone: Who is Big and Who is Rich?
     
    Gold, Nov 25, 2007
    #56
  9. sirvaliantbrown

    sirvaliantbrown Member

    Remember Marvin Gaye?
    He used to sing to me

     
    sirvaliantbrown, Nov 25, 2007
    #57
  10. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    Actually, reports of the day had it as Houston singing along with her recording, which the NFL insists upon in case the microphone goes on the fritz. Still a doozy of a rendition.

    So, gang, who -- and Marvin Gaye has already been nominated -- has done the best Banner before a sports event? Chime in, please.
     
    Clerk Typist, Nov 25, 2007
    #58
  11. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    1. Gaye. 2. Feliciano. 3. Houston.
     
    buckweaver, Nov 25, 2007
    #59
  12. Nathan Scott Phillips

    Nathan Scott Phillips Member

    Also, the press box is not the place to express your own politics. You're representing your paper/website. Now we know that Yahoo hates America.
     
    Nathan Scott Phillips, Nov 25, 2007
    #60
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