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Star Spangled Banner

Most of you who read Jaffe will know that before most (all?) major sporting events in the US someone leads the crowd in the singing of our National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Last night I was sitting at home getting ready to watch game 5 of the NBA finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, listening to the National Anthem being sung by Ashanti:



Those of you who like to click on all of the links in my entries may notice something peculiar about Ashanti's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. No, it's not that she improvised a bit with the tune. It's that she got a word wrong!

OK, so it was only one word, and a lot of people may not even notice. But if you're a professional singer, and are hired to sing the National Anthem, I think you should learn the words.

Labels: social commentary, sports

posted by Aron @ 8:56 PM