http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/singing-star-spangled-banner-sure-recipe-backlash-ask-103647816.html
has the right become a equal opportunity women haters, what's all the attacks on Black female singers, or have they always been just seasonal haters?
When it comes to celebrity renditions of the national anthem, examples of "what so proudly we hailed" seem a lot less common than examples of "the perilous fight." Just look at the backlash against Alicia Keys' version of the tune before the Super Bowl if you want a good example of bombs bursting in air.Alicia Keys... creative anthem champ or dirge singer? (Getty Images)The immediate reaction to her languid and jazz-influenced take on "The Star Spangled Banner" from fellow singers as well as critics seemed almost universally positive. "One of the great renditions," tweeted Elisabeth Hasselbeck. "Yes lawd," gushed Spike Lee, suddenly getting religion. Keys "killed it," declared Idol judge Randy Jackson.But then the general public had its say... and there were plenty of naysayers to complain that Alicia Keys had somehow betrayed Francis Scott Key.
i don't think as someone who fought for this country that variations diss the songs original version, quite the contrary times are changing those renditions get a nuance spark and appreciation of the song. wonder how patrotic this guy is or was he just trying to slap another one down, ulterior motive?
Within five hours, that diss had 1,098 thumbs-ups on Yahoo!, and only 225 thumbs-down.
one good thing to take note of haters are still a minority. all songs have always been different from the original versions, they call it their take, how does it get to be all of ours but not hers, buzz words buzzin'?
