I'm actually surprised no one else has posted this, but that had to be the worst rendition I have ever heard.
OT: Aretha franklin national anthem
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It was soulful. She's literally the only person wherein that style feels authentic.
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I thought it was brilliant.
And the players I saw were cheering and pumping their fists at its conclusion.
Long? Yep. A whole three minutes longer than the standard rendition, which is fundamentally soulless. This was terrific.
And the players I saw were cheering and pumping their fists at its conclusion.
Long? Yep. A whole three minutes longer than the standard rendition, which is fundamentally soulless. This was terrific.
Probably cuz they were happy it was over
Correct.
Did not see a single player laughing. They seemed very emotional and moved.
Agreed.
The internet has shortened everyone's attention span. Although, this was funny:
I love that the network posted time of posession at the half...
Minnesota 16:00
Detroit. 14:00
Aretha Franklin 4:30
Minnesota 16:00
Detroit. 14:00
Aretha Franklin 4:30
pretentious. Way over the top. I love music but c'mon that was not good.
on plus side, at least she had the balls to sing it live
on plus side, at least she had the balls to sing it live
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I could listen to Aretha for hours. I just hadn't planned on it.
A typical NFL game has about one hour of commercials, and people are complaining about a long version of the National Anthem, sung by America's greatest living soul singer (and maybe just greatest overall), on Thanksgiving Day? Get over it, people. It was HUGE!
On another note what determines when a national anthem actually gets shown on television? I didn't see it for tonight's game in Indianapolis . Not sure if the Cowboys anthem was broadcasted, wasn't near the tv at that point. Heck, most postseason games don't telecast the anthem.
Looks to me like a lot of folks reading this thread agree with me, as did a ton of the players and the fans at the game. I enjoyed a legend singing the anthem as if it actually meant something. Sorry.
My guess is that they televised it because it was Aretha. Just a guess, though.
I cant believe anybody actually liked it.. I don't get it... it was terrible. painful to listen to.
Painful. Aretha jumped the shark decades ago for anyone who even bothered to notice.
Time for assisted living for Aretha.
Beautiful rendition . . . in Detroit . . . Motown . . . by the Queen of Soul
I thought The Monday Night officiating was bad, but this deserved a flag for delay of game. Maybe they missed the pregame too.
This was a brilliant moment staged by the network, and beautifully delivered by Aretha Franklin. I loved seeing the players fist pumping for her. No doubt they, like the crowd knew they just whitnessed a truly special performance.
I loved it! Bravo!
Not at all. Aretha is magic.
Usually I hate any change to the anthem. This I didn't mind but could have been much shorter and had same effect
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I'm learning that. When you are a legend you get some rope but still to long. Forget TV, these guys have A job to do and want to play. We don't need the extended version.
Wonder what they'd say if you took a poll?
What actually drives me nuts is TV timeouts. You could get the game back to three hours without them. Just take time outs as they come. With the time spent in reviews now, you wouldn't lose much revenue.
long yes, but still shorter than all the commercials that filled the game. Remember when NFL games used to be 3 hours? They are consistently 3.5 hours now, all due to extra commercials.
The real question is why is the national anthem sung at professional sporting events at all? This was a practice that started during WW2 to drum up support for a war that was predominantly being fought 10,000 miles away in Asia and the South Pacific as well as ground campaigns in Europe and Northern Africa. So, while you were being entertained by a sporting event, you were also forced to think about the war effort (also, the most productive time in our nation's history, economically-speaking). It disappeared for some time but has re-appeared and is now commonplace at all pro sporting events and many college or amateur games, too.
It was dragged out too long but it was not the worst rendition I have ever heard. In a way it was pretty good.
Lol-you go Aretha! She obviously practiced this so people knew what was going to happen - who is going to tell Aretha no? I thought it was hysterically too long, but also good. You know people were like 'is she kidding me?' Aa good as I thought it was, all I could think was total diva move - I'm pretty sure most wanted it to be shorter - and as someone else said could have had the same soulful effect in half the time!
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