Great words
Super Bowl Sunday from a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan: "So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten - straight up, no styling "Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 96-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love - not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from your costume, makeup and your entourage. Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you. And please not everything needs to be spunked up! We’re getting a little weary of that. Francis Scott Key does not need any help." Semper Fi

I agree 100% Charles. And if it were me a military band would play it rather than have it be sung. Let the crowd sing along.

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Amen!!!!!!

Amen.

That's exactly how it needs to be done every time.

Don't think I've ever actually watched the anthem performed at the Super Bowl, now that I think about it. Like during the half time show, usually got my head in the fridge or something.

Trump will fix it if you ask him .....lol

Somebody should...
I'd vote for him to do it...

Right on Charles!

After reading these posts I just sang it to myself and I still remember all the words. I wonder if they still play, teach it in schools anymore.

Can you hit the high notes Skippy?

The singer at the Rams/Bears game was great.

Who be singing it at the superbowl?

Charlie Puth is listed as the singer of the Anthem this year.

The star spangled banner is one of the hardest songs as either a band or a singer to do.. and that's just doing it straight. I'm sure most of the people here know this but it was originally a poem, and it wasn't called the star spangled banner.Then was set to a drinking song from a gentelmans club after someone noticed the poem fit the music.

Chris Stapleton definitely put his style in play on it and I think its the best I have listened to.

https://youtu.be/WFKXJ091Ed4?si=4m3bOmIndkJl-HJX

Some of those who have sang it in the past change the melody so drastically if you weren't listening to the words, you wouldn't even know they were singing the National Anthem.

Guy that sang at the Bears game last night was EXCELLENT!

Thank you, I 100% agree.

Garryowen

100% also agree

I also agree with Charles , sing it the original way it was written, skip all the extra BS