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  • LEGENDARY!!!!! The best rendition ever!!!

  • i thought there would be a 9/11 memorial or something?

  • who played and won this year?

  • @joycechanjackie St Louis Rams VS New England Patriots. Patriots won!! XD

  • I love both versions. Although I would have like to have heard Mariah do it all in her full chest voice, rather than the sulty 'whispering'.

  • talent

    

  • she's so beautiful....

  • sorry but it sounds like all her other songs... way too romanticized for me..

  • Why the FUCK does everyone say Whitney did it better? THIS IS MARIAH. NOT WHITNEY. Christ, if you think Whitney did it better, why do you have to post it on here? Why don't you post it on EVERY national anthem EVER SUNG?! Mariah, you are the shit. I'm sorry all these FUCKTARDS have to be so IGNORANT...

  • @AskJeeves17 yeah..they should not compare..each singer should have a unique style..you dont compare which style is better than another..

  • @rainlion0 THANK YOU. Ugh god.... I'm tired of people saying that

  • The ending was beautiful!

  • the best sung National Anthem was and still is Whitney Houston's version

  • @JescelD FCUK OFF FCUK FACE!!

  • Mariah did it well. Whitney DID IT BETTER.....it just the truth....even you agree!

  • Why the fuck are people going on other singers singing the national anthem to say "WHITNEY DID IT BETTER" . Okay, and ? You're saying that because she's dead, yes she did pretty awesome. But don't bring that shit to someone else's video. Take that shit back on Whitney's videos.

  • @Supergal1988 This is an argument that has been going on far before Whitney's death, fyi.

  • @kylelandry Well thank you, but for the looks of it its been going on since she died. Like really, who gives a rat ass if Whitney did it better? I sure don't 0_0

  • I swear she sang that the exact same way at the 2003 Daytona 500, so my personal guess is lip sync

    Whitney Houston was far better, may she live on forever! God Bless her!

  • whitney did it better.. r.i.p.

  • @L0RDF0RGIVEME Whitney lip synced....RIP.

  • I ♥ YOU

  • She over sings. Great Voice pretty lady and good for her. That weird high pitch/whatever it is is not appealing to me. I can't understand how she sold all that music. Quality over Quantity anyway, Whitney Houston is "The Voice" The notion that she is anywhere close to whitney is not worth defending, You R all entitled to or fav. Lets enjoy all the music

  • @ImTheDogTheBigFatDog Well god gave her a gift that not much people can use, so use it and embrace it. I loved it she sounded awsome(:

  • DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA DIVA THE VOICE ,

  • no one can touch my heart other than the BEST VOCALIST EVER.. she set the bar so high that no one can even come close to her.. love the emotions and the vocals....PURE TALENT

  • The best voice of the world!!

  • it's surely not playback or lipsynching....Maybe it's dubbed (sang and then recorded again because of the noise of the crowd or whatever...) end that still is not confirmed 50-50 %

  • It's playback, like any performance at the Superbowl before Carrie Underwood (2010). Still amazing!

  • Wow I'm speechless good job mimi :)

  • They needed to bring back Whitney Houston for this, she needed to repeat her epic '91 version of this pre-Super Bowl. NOBODY had and HAS since done it better than she did that year.

  • @ruadhrose this years singing was pretty good... but whitney's will not be topped!

  • @ruadhrose but shes dead now. :/

  • her voice is too perfectly beautiful to be true, so the people would say shes lip syncing but shes not!!!! the microphone they use is superbowl was so super sensitive that you can hear her voice even inches apart, she is one amazing singer the only one int he world with that quality of a voice and superbowl willnotallow lip syncing on this big game..geeezz why cant people accept that she really sings perfect its a Gods gift !! the best rendition ever!!!!!!

  • To everyone that says she is not lip syncing... she is. I am a huge Mariah fan, but it is common to lip sync with an arena so huge, you cannot hear yourself.

  • @AJMoralesVEVO

    no she is not...

  • diva

  • i agree she sang on the dead mic because even she's away from the mic her voice is still loud and clear...

  • She didn't sing live, it is her voice completely and no affects, 100% talent but not live- she sang into a dead mic

  • Still gives me goosbumps

  • she is just toooooooooooooooo AWESOME....!

    CAN THIS LADY SING OR WHAT ??!!!

  • @zua92 ok. i didnt need to google it i bet you just got that from that stupid national treasure movie you fuck. i know the french built it for us. i took history in college. im tired of this bullshit. if you think that our fucking national anthem is up for interpretation and the notes can be changed at will then go for it. your non patriotism is inspiring. grow up a bit and start to appreciate that these things have meaning to people

  • That note earned her a place in Guinness... all hail the queen <3

  • Am I the only one who realizes that she skipped an entire verse? That's sooooo disrespectful.

  • I thought beyonce did the anthem good but man, mariah blew her out of the water

  • @Jchococat13 lies!

  • Who can dislike Mariah Carey? Her, Whitney, & Patti LaBelle (possibly Beyonce) have the best voices ever

  • I love this but man Jennifer Hudson did an amazing version at the last Superbowl.

  • shes amazing

  • no one wants to believe that she hit that note at the end!!!simply amazing

  • i hate it when singers make the anthem their own... ITS NOT YOUR FUCKING SONG. its out countries you fuck

  • @76DHerrick ......then let the country sing it.... you fuck -__-

  • @zua92 that didnt make any sense... but thanks for trying

  • @76DHerrick just because you didnt understand it doesnt mean it didnt make any sense... comprehension is not your strong suit =/

  • @zua92 ok. i understand your need to feel like a big shot over the internet and insulting me here probably makes you feel real good inside but at least be creative when you do it. you said let the country sing it which was neither the point i was getting at nor am i saying she's a bad singer. the national anthem is not a song you change, its the same thing as someone who wants to repaint the american flag just to show their creativity... get it? or am did i use to many letters...?

  • @76DHerrick I dont need to TRY to be a big shot... but back onto the main topic, let me break it down for you... a song is a song, if someone wants to change it then it is fine. The song and notes were written for interpretation, as are all songs. That's why when you read sheet music, things like "Forte" mean loud, but not exactly How loud. So, if you want to hear the song unchanged then let the Country sing it, since it cant, shut up -__-

  • @zua92 yes songs are up for interpretation. this however, is the national anthem... it is set in stone how you are to sing it. shes not just changing the "forte" which im suprised you even know what that means... shes changing the actual notes themselves which is not "up for interpretation." a lady gaga song would be "up for interpretation" the national anthem is not. it is a patriotic song that is the theme song for our country. you dont just change it because you think you can do it better.

  • @76DHerrick and furthermore listen to some of the best renditions of the national anthem over time and you will notice there arent a ton of needless runs like she does here. a good rendition of the national anthem is when someone sings it right and does it justice. and lets the quality of their voice make the song better not changing the notes to make it sound like a pop song.... its not a pop song its the fucking anthem to your country...

  • @76DHerrick "Best" "Good", those are words describing one's opinions, not facts. So, just because you think the song unchanged is the best doesnt mean it is. and secondly, the constitution is open for changes because so far there have been 27. so im going to leave you with this question, if you are so patriotic then why is it ok for the CONSTITUTION to be changed but not a simple song?

  • @zua92 you are comparing apples to oranges. the constitution is a document that obviously is going to change over time but the anthem is a symbol of our country. a more fitting question i pose to you if we are talking about national symbols, can we replace the statue of liberty if we think another design is "cooler?" all i am saying in this argument is that the anthem is a symbol of our nation. and when somebody changes the notes it makes veterans like me, offended. because thats my anthem

  • @76DHerrick and i take pride in my anthem

  • @76DHerrick do yu even know how we got statue of liberty withOUT googling it? here is a tip, we did not build it =)

  • To the one that said whitney sung it better.... Helllll no... Mariah clearly did it better....

  • thumps up ! *.*

  • i'm English and i'm bought to tears! amazing!

  • whitney sings it better btu shes still good like awsome second place mariah!

  • 2:12 That was an amazing note :)

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  • THE BEST

  • looks like astro turf was still in back then

  • She whistles so god can hear how great America is.LOL.

  • yup that totally was a g7

  • This still comes second to Whitney in my book, but still phenomenal!!

  • @jkanyce whitney lip syncd it, that is a known fact

  • @TheDVDGamer Oh wow. Thanks for that info. Lol

  • Don't think I've ever heard it sang better!!!!!

  • Does she have to prove a point that she can go higher then all the other singers, was amazing but the over high note on land of the free didnt sound natural

  • @ImTheDogTheBigFatDog nawww son u got it all wrong she was just feeling the song

  • Thumbs up if you've seen Charice's rendition of Star Spangled banner.

  • Mariah is the voice !!!!

  • I cant say whitney and mariah are tied:)

  • hey my name is moriah 2 except its "o" instead of "a"

  • I freakn love mariah careyy and if any hoes got anything negative 2 sayy about her yall jusz straight up hatersz!!!! Anywaysz yahh girl killed it yalll!!!!!!!!!!!

  • this was the superbowl after sept. 11... awesome job

  • Top 5 versions of the Star Spangled Banner were ranked by Billboard Today as follows:

    Whitney Houston 1991

    Jimi Hendrix (instrumental) 1969

    Carrie Underwood 2006

    Marvin Gaye 1983

    Beyonce 2006

    They also metioned the 10 worst which was pretty funny!

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  • This video proves to everyone why Mariah is titled 'Diva'..She sang with best voice, elegantly, with good control on her breath-taking and best whistle register...No one can compare to her voice 'till now..I don't care the haters said about her, but this video proves enough..period.

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  • I swear that high note @ 2:15 gives me ALLLL of what I need every time I hear it!!!! Gada' love MC!

  • Its al queda dumbass

  • al-quida disliked this video 25 times

  • who's the one who lost out on her career because she married some dude that got her hooked on drugs that gave her emphyzema and ruined her voice? who's the one that tried to come back, only to prove to the world she is washed up and can't hold a pitch, or a rhythm? The only thing whitney has... ahem... HAD on Mariah was a little bit of power. that's it. but to each their own. Most accomplished musicians, which I'm, I've found tend to lean heavily towards Mariah.

  • Whitney, Jen Hudson and Mariah carey did it best

  • why when i looked for this video, i didnt come with the expectation that she would lipsync-. I really didnt, by the time she got to 2:02 i quit salivating, @2:04 she .... i dont know, i just wish she wouldnt, i dont care how your voice sound, just be real, let those who love it love it for truly what it is, i feel cheated when a good singer lip-sync

  • I think Mariah has one of the most amazing voices I have ever heard. I would have to say she has one of the most amazing voices this whole world has seen. (:

  • @sweetheart2109 Yeah that's when it was performed.

  • what the hell is wrong with "lip synching" with your own damn voice doing the actual singing .you people act like it's some milli vanilli type shit where they lip synched to others singers voices

  • So airy, passionate, delicate, inviting, nurturing, warm...... and HOT! She is the best, for those reasons. For all the bloodpumping power Whitney Houston belts out, she cannot match the feeling Mariah puts in me.

  • @dollarbill2208 Thank you.

  • Gave Me Chills!!

  • Mariah Carey wasn't lip synching.

  • I don't think Mariah would have been so heartless as to lip synch the national anthem after we had just been attacked. She has an amazing voice no matter what. Just because she sounds the same live as she does on a record doesn't mean she has to lip synch. Some people just have natural talent.

  • @missbsk517 I agree.It bugs me when people say its so obvious she's lip synching its U can't tell from a video,or on live TV, esp satelite.Obviously on TV sound + vision are recorded seperately then mixed together, the dubber could be a millisecond out +'experts' would say she lip-synched. Also light and sound travel at different speeds so if a live performance is having to go to a satelite and back that may only take 1 sec,but it can make a difference. Jeez.Just accept she's super talented :-)

  • best performed Whitney Houston = perfect!!!

  • LIPSYNCHED as usual, Mariah is a cheater

  • no comparison. Whitney's performance was far more superior. I would put Beyonce's performance at #2. MC at #3.

  • whitney is far more better

  • whitney is far more better

  • she looks like sabrina brian in this [:

  • who dare compare this to whitneys 1991 version, WHITNEY¨s version is way far better than mariah´s. Whitney stands in front of the mike and really sings and apparently enjoys singing, she has freshness and power. She doesnt over do as mariah does.

  • This is the best Star Spangled Performance yet.

  • That was the best I've ever heard "The Star Spangled Banner" sung

  • @bachelorj15 ummm ok well either way, in the U.S. its barbara stresiand

    worldwide its Madonna, SOOOOO either way she still isnt the best selling female thats a title ppl just gave her

  • Mariah did very well, but I don't think it can top Whitney's. Whitney was not dolled up, in a pair of sweats with a bandana, it was all about the anthem and the country. Very powerful and little embellishment. After Whitney though, it's got to be Mariah.

  • Best of the best girl-whitney was close,but you brought it girl,makeing America so#1 so proud

  • Whitney Houston did it the best. Then it is Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA all-star game.... REG19

  • Whitney Houston did it the best. REG19

  • I Did Not Know She Could Realy Hit Those Hiigh Piitch Notes Liike Dat

  • Mariah did a excellent job here! The only person I'd say did better was Whitney, but Mariah's 2nd.

  • Brilliant!

  • whitney was the best.....NO ONE CAN EVER TOP HER SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

  • @mskenblue1 Whitney's version was also pre-recorded. She was lip syching.

  • Whitney Houston and Charice Pempengco's version are still the best for me tho..they sang it in heart rending and patriotic way..

  • this is defenitly the best live national athem performance of all time

  • Well, I said Charice sang better because she respected the National Anthem...it's not an ordinary song that anyone can just sing it and revived it dramatically......you guys are fools...you should know respect and patriotism.

  • That is how you sing the National Anthem!!! I love you Mariah!!!

  • INCREDIBLE

  • I mean, she definitely tore this up...in the studio. If you think she is singing live, there's something wrong with you. She gives a slightly more convincing lip syncing performance here than her acting in Glitter.

  • HOW IN THE WORLD DOSE SHE SING THOSE HIGH I MEAN HIGH PITCHES??

  • HOW IN THE WORLD DOSE SHE SING THOSE HIGH I MEAN HIGHHHH PITCHES??

  • I don't care what nobody says, Mariah Carey's version maybe the second best version of this song that i've heard! Definitely Whitney was number one followed by Mariah!

  • When she doesn't scream, her voice is so beautiful. I love the tone, almost sounds like a whisper.

  • Charice sang better than any of the Americans in their National Anthem...

  • @Johnixepox You're kidding right? Whitney blows that kids singing out of the water.

  • @MultiFaerie I am with you...they made a cd out of Whitney's version

  • @Johnixepox ohhh poor boy i feel sad about u!!!!! u might be a liitle boy the same age as Charice!

  • No where near Whitney! Child beyonce nsounded better! But that's just my opinion!

  • @DemmeBabe but then again you opinion is SHIT!!!

  • didn't she miss a word? i don't think i heard the word "free"...

  • @lonlygay you serious dawg?? O.o 

  • sound like she was goin in nd out

  • This is my favorite version of the national anthem. :)

  • I don't like this simply because she sings the song like it was an actual R&B song. She has a beautiful voice, don't get me wrong. But, its a traditional song. Sing it traditionally!

  • okay, i liked it ...but no where near Whitney's version....

  • I, personally, didn't care for how she sang the word "free" towards the end. A little too much "show" for me. But regardless, she's still a very talented singer and unlike some other singers, she was able to keep her nerves in check and remember the lyrics.

  • I forgot this was the Super Bowl right after 9/11. Excellent version.

    If I had to rank my favorites:

    1. Whitney

    2. Jennifer Hudson

    3. Mariah

  • Nobody will EVER touch Whitney Houstons.

  • That's the torn flag they found in the 9/11 rubble @ 2:16 . Rightly being raised for the ceremony.

  • you go gurl!!!!!!

  • the last word - BRAVE - is the best part/

  • MARIAH sings this BEST!!!

  • This is amazing. Christina has a nice voice, but she tends to oversing.

  • this one is my favorite cuz she doesnt try to shout christena was so busy trying to scream thats y she fucked up

  • MC performed it better than any other female artists. Yes even better than Whitney, Beyonce & Christina Aguilera

  • @rachray83 U know wat I agree with u. I love mariah's rendition. It just does something for me.

  • @rachray83 Better??.. she lip synched, any singer can lip sync. This shows Carey has no musicianship whatsoever, shame on you Ms. Carey and to all lip synch performers who CAN'T achieve a true live performance. The best LIVE Superbowl National Anthem performance goes to CARRIE UNDERWOOD, now that's a true performer, number 2 goes to Aguilera, she may have messed up, but she and Underwood are the only 2 singers to have managed a real LIVE performance in a SB, not a crappy lip synch like this one.

  • @rachray83 LMAO Whitneys performance made the list of Television's Greatest Moments.

  • @rachray83 umm i dnt kno whats wronq with you but to say somethim so stupid like she sonq it better that whitney and beyonce somethinq has got to be messed up in your head because instead of soundinq like a whistle or somethinq they sanq that high note the right way thankyou very much !!!!! she did iight i guess !!

  • @rachray83 umm i dnt kno whats wronq with you but to say somethinq so stupid like she sanq it better that whitney and beyonce somethinq has got to be messed up in your head because instead of soundinq like a whistle or somethinq they sanq that high note the right way thankyou very much !!!!! she did iight i guess !! better than christina but thats all !!

  • @beyoncerox1 Actually Mariah sings a million times better than Beyonce does, I understand that you are a huge Beyonce fan, I like her too but I looooove Mariah and I am here to say that she does sing better and she nailed this song. Beyonce nailed her version also. I honestly think that Mariah and Beyonce sang it the best, yes, even better than Whitney Houston did. In this order though, Beyonce's version was the best and then Mariah's version was the 2nd best.

  • This was pre-recorded and lip synced. Mariah has convinced people she can sing for years...when LIVE she's a wreck.

  • @REALandRAWW Oh yeah in real life she has stacks and stacks of money and fame!!! What do you have... Oh that's right, nothing but the emptiness that you try to forget through the acts of trolling people D:

  • @REALandRAWW lmao that showz yuh how much you pay attention to mariah carey smart guy xDD get your fatcs straight sweetie

  • was this prerecorded?

  • No need to shout or do high notes. It sounds better when someone just does a low key, soft rendition of this song.

  • Mariah did a beautiful job (give or take that last high note and the multiple embellishments). I still like Whitney better. She's a legend.

  • @JessicaLynn2009987

    Mariah's legacy > Whitney's 

  • She is an amazing talent....just lay off the flourishes, runs and extra notes. This just isn't one of those "open to unlimited personal interpretation" kinds of songs...

  • Her voice is really thin! Why is so quiet when she's pretty much shrieking in her CD's?