Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Current Events Fine proposed for mangled "Star-Spangled"
Posted by Justin Cross on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Who knew singing an old British drinking song could cost you $25? Add a little originality to "The Star-Spangled Banner" and you could soon face a fine. Indiana Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville, wants to pass a law so all entertainers, amateur or professional, must adhere to "performance standards" at any event sponsored by public schools and state universities.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" became the national anthem in 1931 and is universally considered hard to sing. Some would even say, in a few cases, even harder to listen to. Have you had the displeasure of listening to the "uh-oh" version performed by Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis? Or, maybe the sped-up, crowd-disapproving rendition in 1990 by comedian Roseanne Barr? I'm sure these qualify under the "performance standards" laid out by Sen. Becker.
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I guess I'm old, but are you aware of the awesome version done by Jose Feliciano in Detroit in 1968 for a World Series game?? I was a 15-year old there at the time and I was just awed by his performance, although a lot of the older crowd reacted with less happiness.
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