God Bless America Playoff Style

[sportsmaven51]

Kate Smith's rendition of God Bless America is the gold standard for the song. Lauren Hart's just so-so. If she wasn't the daughter of legendary announcer Gene Hart, her version wouldn't be played.

[mlnc0087]

Amazing! do they do this duet at each Flyers game, anyone know? 

[tastyk148]

@mlnc0087 No, just at big games.

[phlscott]

hey johnnyamp88 birth place of america o ya thats philly,and and we dont cheer during the anthem you f***** idiot thats f******* stupid only a bunch of chicago midwestern fags would do that .In the 43 years we have been a franchise we have a bigger fan base sell more merchandise, and more champ[ionships 2-1 so fu go flyers

[openedup09]

No one can touch Kate in this one.

[Philtration]

That Kate Smith thing is about as corny as Rosie O’Donnell’s bowl movement after a 4th of July picnic.

[STU676]

@Philtration

grandstand goof

[johnnyamp88]

The Hawks National Anthem the best in sports.

Congrats to the Chicago Blackhawks the 2010 Stanley Cup Champions!!

To all those classless Flyers fans that booed at the cup presentations you are just a bunch of unsportsmanlike a-holes and you got exactly what you deserved.

Enjoy your summer Pronger we sure will miss you here in Chicago, hahahaha.

[johnnyamp88]

Like the anthem at the United Center better.

That would make two things at the UC better than Philly

Go Hawks 2010 Stanley Cup Champions

To all you Flyers fans that booed at the cup presentation you are low class a-holes and got what you deserved in the end.

Enjoy your summer Pronger!!!

[bullrunfan514]

Ok, I cringed everytime i heard this. This is so horrible. Why not sing the regular anthem. And the organist was off as well. This is why the Habs lost, they were pukin' to this shit and could'nt focus. Oh, I almost forgot..... GO HAWKS GO !!!!

Well deserved, my friends.

[choubakabra123]

each time when kate smith sing the home team win .ummm good luck flyers

[Kopuliak]

god bless America.Go Hawks !

[bullrunfan514]

@Kopuliak , Hawks is right, buddy.

[fmarzin]

Sorry, I do not approve. Love Lauren but Kate should sing alone. Lauren can stick to the National Anthem. The duet is a sacrilege.

[GrandFunker]

The Flyers are proof positive, that God loves us! Warts and all!

[yankeecitygirl]

@GrandFunker - It's so offensive to hear Hart sing over Kate. I agree with you 100%. Kate - alone - is the one we want to see in the playoffs

[SLIPWOLF]

Every time I see Kate Smith sing.. I just can't wait to see the Flyers beat some ass.

LETS GO FLYERS!

[bullrunfan514]

@SLIPWOLF , Sorry , maybe next year.

[nsminc]

I just saw the same thing right now before the Flyers Devils game.

Great stuff.

[SidneyDivesby]

0:05 WE LOVE YOU LAUREN HAHAHAHAA

[kevintwilson]

Guess what? Penguins won the cup in 2009.... loooooooooooosers!

[SidneyDivesby]

@kevintwilson guess what? No one cares that the Penguins were give the cup in 2009.... looooooooooooser

[kevintwilson]

@SidneyDivesby "No one cares that the Penguins were give the cup in 2009" Idiot, when you try to make a comment, get a dictionary out first you fucking loser. Your grammar is similar to that of someone with a grade 5 education. Make sense moron.

[SidneyDivesby]

someone has sand in her vagina

[mikethegamer]

We'll be seeing this very soon! GO FLYERS! 2009 STANLEY CUP HERE WE COME!!!

[SuperHenderson13]

haha i guess that didnt go according to plan did it?

ps... the pens won the cup

[whoabundy]

@mikethegamer FAIL

[jbizzle2326]

Kate god bless you

Lauren...

[twister444]

Wow.. thats all I can say WOW!!.. so powerful, so Majestic!!

[phillybabe1227]

I've heard Lauren do God Bless America and shes good, but she will never be as good as Kate Smith was. That woman still gives me goosebumps when I hear her sing that song. She sang it with such emotion - you knew she felt and meant every word of it. She made us feel it too. Great how the Flyers still keep her memory in our hearts to this day.

God Bless you Kate!

[cowboyzsuk81]

she has the most magnificant voice i have ever heard

[fastfootedone]

as you watch this, you see the difference between now and then .....lauren hart seems more concerned with how she comes across (image etc) and Kate just sang from her heart......some things, in fact, haven't gotten better. I'm a Canucks fan, but i luv the old organs, anthems, and rinks of yesteryear, and that includes Kate and the Spectrum.

[FlyersHockeyPride]

Why should it matter what one looks like compared to the other, man? They're both from entirely different eras, really. Kate did it HER way and Lauren does it HER way, neither of them did a bad job. If anything, they both ACED it! Shame others can't follow THEIR lead!

GOD BLESS YOU KATE!!

LOVE YA LOTS, LAUREN!!!

GO FLYERS!!! PENGUINS SUCK!!!

[JudgePLM]

Bullseye. Exactly right.

Just sing the song like it's written, OK? No need to freelance and embellish.

It's all about looking like you're auditioning for American Idol and getting the spotlight on yourself these days. Back when Kate belted it out, though, it had some SOUL to it.

[smokesdawg88]

Goosebumps.

[trailblender]

Kate's an angel.

[phillyfan2010]

cant wait for april. nothing like playoff hockey in philly!

[frodoboho]

definetly should play this durin seventh inning stretch of the phils tonite, LETS GO PHILLIES!!!

[boooosh33]

I am a Philly fan in Vancouver and even I get chills when I see Kate Smith sing.  It isnt even my national anthem and its beautiful to watch

[TrumanBarkley]

Laurel, you have the looks but as for all else i.e. presence, voice, impact and emotion, well that goes to that great lady Kate Smith. No one, I repeat no one did it better. Irving Berlin knew this song was meant for one voice; kate baby you had that voice.

[tmselleck]

god bless kate a shining light that has passed

[butchscorner]

Just Wonderful. Kate Smith was the best in her time. We all miss her I'm sure.

[zzzidanee10]

i dont care anymore

fuck hockey

[sharbear324]

Words cannot express the amazing feeling and sense of pride when Lauren and Kate sing. I get goosebumps all the time.

[CittenX3]

hell yeah lol i was at a yankees game this year to see the stadium before they tore it down..(its shitty and they should tear it down now) lol but anyway, they played kate smith singing god bless america. and i got up and put my hands in the air and yelled, "WTF new york stole this. ITS A PHILLY THING" lol and everyone jsut looked at me. maybe cuz i was wearing my utley jersey

[blo0dc1ot]

Couldn't have said it better my friend. The pride I feel when I hear that, gives me goosebumps and makes me want to cry at the same time.

[Judyfan]

What is it about sports that turn people into foul-mouthed cretins with no personal dignity, self-respect or respect for others? Just read some of these posts....do you really think people are impressed? Sad.

[DarthAvery]

30 years later and Philly still loves Kate Smith. Absolutely First Class

[zzidanee10]

i dunno think they will kick their ass lol they suck too much to kick detroits ass

[zzidanee10]

6-0 hahahaha good job flyers lol

i never told u guys im a detroit fan now the penguins can go home cuz detroit is gonna kick their ass

[PhillyHockeyBuff]

Fuck you Dead Wings fans, we'll deal with your asses soon!As far as YOU, zidannee..Keep calling us the Cryers, because the Cryers are gonna beat your redneck asses like bitches for the next few years!

Buttman and Campbell fellate you all, but we sure as F*** don't and never will!

PENGIRLS SUCK DICK! ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL!

GO FLYERS!!!

[zzidanee10]

wohooooooooo yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh pittsburgh wins once again haha 3-0 now seriously "go home flyers"

PS: thx for being quiet

[blo0dc1ot]

Take your Primanti Brothers sandwich and shove it up your ass. Pittsburgh wishes they had a tradition like this at that dump of an arena.

The only tradition they have in Pittsburgh is pollution, almost losing their professional sports teams, and a bandwagon fan base.

[hockeyiscool22]

genius go flyboys

[zzidanee10]

lolsss 2-0 series lead and penguins are leading 2-1 after two periods keep on dreaming biaaaatchessss

[kdunn16]

cant beat us when kate smith sings

[zzidanee10]

hahaha 2-0 pittsburgh buddy no chance for philly even tho phillys a good team pittsburgh needs to win game 3 or 4 then its over for the cryers no stanley cup final ! haha "go home flyers" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zzidanee10]

haha keep on dreaming cryer fan

malkin kicked ur ass slap shot no chance biron haha i cant wait till the cryers lose and then u will have an excuse ! cant wait

[zzidanee10]

i like the anthem tho ! better than star spangled! go pens go !

[smelrath17]

go pens go this is at a flyers game dumb shit go flyers go all the way and beat the red wings in 7 so pens fans get ready to wtach the last round from ur homes and not be at the games cause ur team will be done at game 6

[zzidanee10]

philly is good but i still hope pens will kick their ass friday game 1 gonna watch it and cheer malkin on

[zzidanee10]

i hate philyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

i hope the penguins kick their ass like 2 month ago the 7-1 victory and i loved how the fans were like " go home flyers"

i hate philly thats tradition in my city to hate philly i live in vancouver !! go pens go

[Crawford1987]

hahahaha....still feeling bad about that 8-2 manhandling the flyers gave the Canucks in October? lol, it doesn't surprise me that you hate philly, since the Flyers have always OWNED Vancouver. As for the penguins, the flyers won the season series 5-3, and although the flyers lost 7-1 against the pens on march 16th, the flyers also stomped the pens 8-2...it's going to be a great series. By the way, the flyers are 67-27-13 against Vancouver. Have fun golfing.

[blo0dc1ot]

So if you hate Philly, why are you viewing this incredible video?

Just because Penguins fans are the most incredible bandwagon fans in all of hockey doesn't mean Flyers fans are. Any fanbase can do stupid chants, but Flyers fans show up regardless.

By the way, if you weren't some moron in Vancouver sucking Crosby's dick, you'd know how well the Flyers treated that Penguins icon known simply as Mario on his first game back from Hodgkins.

Get a clue, asshole.

[smelrath17]

what a game ive been to games 3 and 4 vs the captials abd gma 3 vers those damn canidens but in 2 more games well not have to but up wit em also the bell center in noty lounder than the wacova center wooooooooooooo lets go flyers this is our year

[BTNH420]

what the hell is this?? lol anyways just for the record its 50 times louder in the bell center....and get used to hearing both national anthems

[SportDelaware]

Montreal will get real used to hearing this in Game 3 and 4...GO FLYERS!!!!

[korky122]

i love the flyers

[sphillyslugger]

i live in philly but i am not a hugh hockey fans but ya gotta love the tradition and sense of family around the flyers

[crossmen2000]

Such an amazing night!!! Being there for 2OT was the best.

[alphamarcaphi]

I love Lauren Hart

[meandtheDoctor]

Katie Smith, our good luck charm. :) LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!

[Keithec49]

CRAPITALS SUCK !!! Flyers in 5 ! BOOK IT !