Leann Rimes: National Anthem - 2011 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament

[CISSI4evah]

to be honest i liked lee ann's and beyonce's performances a lot, i think kelly did great but i liked beyonce better...and then of course theres whitney, a legend who sang with a smile, but still there all great...

[asphyxiafeeling]

beautiful

[LadyFioritura]

Well, I like her earrings...



[ChintamiAtmanegoro]

why not oprah winfrey sing this national anthem ?

or maybe from mohawk artist sing this anthem...

.

.LOL

[youcanthankmenow]

I'm from germany but my heart belongs to america. period..

[Upcamehill]

No one living today can sing this song right. We should revive the dead singers of the past somehow and get it right.

[reealitychick]

@Upcamehill who--in your opinion would you say sang the anthem the best.--please answer----i agree w/you..no one seems to get it. -- so far.

[nerice6]

@Upcamehill Kelly Clarkson did a great job at the Super Bowl this year as well.

[bailinnumberguy]

Maybe not my favorite rendition of the anthem, but how someone can do that w/ her voice is something that I'll never understand. She plays her voice like a musical instrument, w/ total control. Impressive.

[jryanroberts]

@bailinnumberguy Constant dedication... if you think that she debuted in 1997, that's 15 years of dedication and exercise and who knows how much it took for her to get to that place. She is truly talented.

[adobepoopscript]

Can't anyone sing this song right? This is horrible.

[kiekie84]

you ya know so many people can point out whats wrong with America and they may even be true but lets face it America is not what it once use to be and there are things in America that need to be fixed but come on guys the fact is no matter what things we may need to work on in America... we're still the best most awesome coolest country ever!!! whoooooooooohooooooooooo GO AMERICA!

[llvsrockets]

Loved it!!!

[ninananajna]

Impeccable voice control.

[DJTrinityNYC]

yo I listened to this and the performance is just OK till 1:00 -1:15, the way she floated 'bursting' i have to say I welled up, it surely was a moment of beauty and if watch right after when it goes to the cheerleaders u can see the one on the left is tearing.....that is what makes a great singer

[ItzClobert]

0:30 Oh look we have a badass over here.

[DEVASTATOR478]

sweet ....

[MrRecko40]

at 29 seconds and 1:28...idk who that asshole was, but i guarantee he knows he's suppose to cover his heart with his right hand during the anthem. the national anthem has turned into a hollywood performance type thing instead of embedding us all with the true meaning to it. we should just stop playing it before sporting events since nobody cares about the meaning anymore. people just care about the performance.

[ripster8675]

SHE SHOULD TRY SINGING THRU HER MOUTH INSTEAD OF HER NOSE FOR A CHANGE

[perrymandy]

@ripster8675 Are you serious?

[ItzClobert]

She looks really good for her age.

[OFM515]

@ItzClobert She's not even 30... ha

[tconst17]

Carrie Underwood was better and didnt need a diamond encrusted dildo to sing into. Note to Leanne,, dont ask for a diamond mic for The Anthem,, it just looks trashy.

[Bianzky1]

CHARICE rendetion is way better than this! lol

[Made2Fierce]

Best EVER.....

[cheekonme]

1:23 the flag had a hole

[Christian7thSF]

Beautiful, just beautiful...I should really memorize the national anthem.

[pjpjpjst]

LeAnn RImes is truly an amazing singer! WOW, what a live performance - a great vocalist.

[raverman411]

Leann Rimes is by one of the best vocalists in any genre of music ever!

[dary9255]

And please check out LeAnn's #1 fan singing this song at the LFL (Green Bay Chill) Game. Would make you proud to know how much this girl loves you!!! Just put in her name... TaraGranquist - already over 13,000 views!

[powerbar00]

Not bad. Not Whitney, but not too bad...needed music and a bit flat, but not bad.

[Sparkmansongs]

Awesome, I usually don't like this amount of scaling, but she does it her way, without imitating every other singer. Awesome.

[Hagalazii]

She sings and looks like an angel

[snowblonde555]

is she singing live? i cant tell

[uniquebfly]

@snowblonde555 lol. YES! Thats how good she is. The bsktball anthems are almost always 100% live. It's the super bowl that gets the huge production and "suggest" the singers record the anthem instead.

[snowblonde555]

@uniquebfly i guess you are right, i watched it again and u can hear her breathing which is a sign that they arent lip syncing. she is so under-rated

[GodBlessYou2008]

i am not an american but for me she fits a symbol of US well since she is a country singer.

[MlleShahzade]

i'm not american but every time i heard this song i get very emotional...you have an anthem to be proud of...amazing perfomance of LeAnn!!!

[rediaz23]

I think I just fell in love. Lol. Wow.

[nrek11]

wow wow yes chills all my body beautiful girl with a angel voice . love it love it.

[831Chelsea]

wow i just got chills.....

[sarah90nc]

gorgeous all the way around :)

[shanerimes]

this is what she was ment to do...Amazing in every way.....everyone needs to start asking the radio to play her music all the time.... She needs credit for her Talent !! There is no singer like her, she can sing any type of music and get it just right everytime !!

[TheReasonJ]

i actually got goosebumps and felt emotional after this. The best rendition ive ever heard and i certainly wasnt/are not a Leanne Rimes fan. I am a fan of this, she did such a amazing job.

[jamesmfogle]

No one gives me goose bumps hearing this song other than when she sings it

[karma702]

everyone should just be peaceful and stop hatin cuz leann=greatness

[rallsyy]

omg i almost cried, and i'm not even american ...

[asurin007]

@rallsyy you should cry with your country anthem..

[rallsyy]

@asurin007 trust me, i do.

[kawaiilexie]

@rallsyy She has that effect on people. :)

[vikachkas]

gave me goose bumps! she's an awesome singer...!

[dailydoseofmeh]

OMG I'm not even American and this literally brought tears to my eyes. It was perfect :)

[Kolby72]

Wow she def still has it! a lot better than most!

[Glamglitzglitterlove]

@lumpkin2143

Oh say can you see, you spelled see wrong stupid

[lumpkin2143]

OH say can you sea--------her new breast implants?

[SalemSaberhagen1]

Not being an American, so I don't know, but can someone explain to me if it is really common (and NECESSARY) for singers to over-reach and do vocal gymnastics on every single note of your anthem? I listened to Agulira (sp) & was nauseated by the warbling over-stretching up and down and around gymnastics of every...single.....note. I thought LR would be different as she never came across as having to resort to singing like 'that'. No offence, but LR too, was DISGUSTING here. Why the gymnastics?

[brynathen]

@SalemSaberhagen1 said: "Not being an American, but can someone explain"... It's not obvious to the world? It's because we're not a staid (endlessly predictable) culture that won't 'gamble' or take another approach. No one here owes any *outsider* ,any explanation, on how WE sing OUR anthem. 

Feel free to let us know ,when you have an optimum artist from your country, re-work/take apart yours like ***AMERICANS*** do ***ours***

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@brynathen I truly don't understand what you were trying to say there, except you were being condescending. My question was genuine and I didn't expect rudeness or aggression.

[karma702]

@SalemSaberhagen1 shut the fuck up lol!!!!!!! no one cares what you have to say and leanns shit is worth more than your life... dumb ass

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@karma702 You are right there, shit is worth more than LeAnn. What I flushed down the toilet is worth more than LeAnn.

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@karma702 PS I take great delight in going to troll's pages and thumbing down all their videos. Perhaps those who put up videos should think, before pissing people off.

[THESLICKNESSEDM]

god she is amazing i love her when she first broke out in the 90's with blue patsy cline styles i had the biggest crush forever then she got married sniff sniff but i still love her you go girl

[buddysykes]

I thought it was just alright. She strung the lyrics out too long.

[jackson4socks]

Handsdownthebestcountryfemales­ingerEVER. You go LeAnn

[Italiabeefy]

Flawless Performance..BRAVO LeAnn!

[derk1946]

Brings tears to your eyes.!! ....magnificiant LeAnn, makes me wish i was American.

[SexyLilLezNTx]

The glorious and thunderous applauding says it all. LeAnn did an amazing version/performance of America's National Anthem. PLAY BALL!!!! :-)

[ckkkwww]

Leann performs the best rendition of National Anthem that I have ever heard. Classy!!!

[1UTUBEUSERNAME]

Yeah, that was pretty damn good.

[chelley05]

I love how the fat bald Air Force MSGT takes a quick look at her. Way to be a professional. I won't even ask why a E-7 is holding the flag instead of some junior enlisted member. What a joke. Great leadership Air Force

[OHHBABYitsAMY]

@chelley05 bahahahahha his face is so creepy!

[renatab1234]

SHe is amazing!!

[sburngasser]

LeAnn Rimes is my girl, y'all. The runs got a little repetitive - but she's as professional as they come!

[PonyPlayer21921]

I saw her at Dover Downs last Friday night and she was the best singer I ever heard live......She sounded exactly like her studio recordings even though some of them were done when she was 13 or 14 years old.......A beautiful voice.......She is hideously skinny though.....Im afraid the rumors of an eating disorder might be true......She wasnt more than 90 or 95 lbs

[brandireeves88]

best ever. not too boring, not too long and drawn out. You can sing along, and she didn't take too much "musical leeway" with it. Awesome.

[thejog2k]

After what we saw Christina Aguilera do at the Super Bowl, there was a little added pressure. LeAnn nailed it. 

[ronjames51]

Amazing. She's the best.

[ellucinate]

besides all the rumors and such... eff those... she exudes true talent!!!! GO LEANN :)

[ryan49er1]

her braclet is almost around her shoulder ffs......someone get her a big mac!!!

[sodade21]

boring.......faith hill was the best of the country ladies...one of the best though is Mariah Carey,Whitney Houston and patti labelle..... also xtina, beyonce jennifer hudson and kelly clarston were way better..

[sweetmelii5100]

way better than X-Tina

[astrojz]

Faith Hill has such a great voice

[dlhpkw]

Faith Hill? Thats a joke right! No comparing her to Leann lol not on vocals anyway!

[rhea36]

@dlhpkw 

[KnoxBlondie]

I love Faith Hill's the best

[tolund1]

This is how it's done - major kudos to LeAnn Rimes!

[msbeachboard]

Nice.

[sarahandthecity]

@karma702 i'm just laughing at how according to you @melissag0952 is both fat, ugly and unwanted AND a skanky slut. i think you need to go back to the Troll Institute of Offensive Insults and try again #misogyny #logicfail

[nomads2000]

that's how you do it. 

[holachao76435281]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than christina aguilera! :D

[melissag0952]

Dang she was good, beautiful voice but that doesnt change her from being a homewrecker!

[melissag0952]

@karma702 WHAT! Calm down, b 4 u give advice 2 a complete stranger uve never even met, take ur own advice! U just stated "stop worrying about other peoples lives n take care of ur own business", um didnt u just stop wat u were doin 2 type me an offensive comment back. Maybe u should mind ur own. I just stated my opinion if u dont like it, dont read it or get over it n grow up. Oh n btw I am no where near fat sweetie! lol. really?DUMB BITCH?grow up! Oh n Im no slut Im happily taken with a family!

[melissag0952]

@karma702 lmao @ your stupidity! I cant get over how mad you got. Seriously it sounded like you wanted to kick my ass or something. lol, Maybe you need to smoke some green and enjoy life and calm down a notch! Lifes good enjoy it without hateness and anger. Smile once in awhile and dont judge before you know. Its okay your probably still learning and growing up.

[karma702]

@melissag0952 wow you wrote me two long letters i dont even have time 2 read that bullshyt right now. il get back 2 u later... deuces

[karma702]

@melissag0952 @melissag0952 wow you really are in your own little world.. now your mad because i called you out and am talking shit to you when i dont even know you right... so its ok for you to talk shit about leann when you dont even know her... but no one is aloud to say shit about you right? you grow up bitch fuck you and ur family and friends. fuck your whole life lol... *blowing smoke in your face laughing* goodnight *middle finger*

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@karma702 Lol, LR's apologists really are angry psychos! I LOVE how you show us what LR fans are. Btw, melissag didn't 'talk shit' about LR. She told the truth. LR HERSELF, *admitted* she had an affair & was chasing a married man. That man, had 2 young children. The affair, broke up their home, wrecked their family. That is the very definition of a homewrecker. Its not talking shit, when LR admitted it herself. So, not only did you show how immature & dangerously psycho LR fans are, but u lied.

[karma702]

@SalemSaberhagen1 wow you are even a bigger idiot then the other bitch... stfu you ugly ass leave leann alone

[JHandcock1111]

@karma702 - Leann is a BIG girl - or was, before she decided being a human skeleton was the in thing - she doesn't need you to foam at the mouth towards anyone who submits a opinion of her that isn't glowing. I suggest you obtain psychological assistance - you really need it. This obsession towards LR and uncontrolled anger towards posters you demonstrate here isn't healthy. You're the kind of fan LR would call security on and run from. Boil bunnies much?

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@karma702 You truly are a psycho who needs serious help. Then again, like attracts like, and we all know LR is a stalking single white femaling psycho. Maybe you're her? It wouldn't be the first time wewe posed as her own fans....

[JHandcock1111]

@karma702 - A perfect example of the consummate LR fan. Couldn't have presented a more perfect example than you, karma. Thanks! You made my job ALOT easier.

[SalemSaberhagen1]

@JHandcock1111 They truly are scary and hostile aren't they.

[JHandcock1111]

@SalemSaberhagen1 Yes, unbelievably so - I was actually shocked when I looked into this BG/LR thing. First I wondered how this woman attracted such mentally unstable fans, and as I looked into LR more, I very clearly understood why - like attracts like. I just can't believe A) That they cannot see how, IMO, unstable LR is, and B) That they would worship someone who clearly wants to be another human being entirely (BG), children, body pics and all. It's very sad. I really feel for BG.

[karma702]

@JHandcock1111 your job is to sit around and worry about leann rimes and her fans? wow... lame

[kempokarate12]

SHE HAS THE BEST VOICE ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!!!!

I love how she always kills this song. but what makes it even better is that she never tries to overshoot anything. Dude. If I was there listening to her sing I would be weeping. She has been my favorite since I was 6.

[85Clois]

AMAZING!!

[karma702]

THUMBS UP LEANN YOU KILL IT EVERYTIME!!! #myhero

[paulclark79]

Absolute perfection! She should sing it at the Super Bowl next year!

[buddysykes]

I thought it was okay, alittle too country for my tastes. She dragged out some of the words.

Whitney Houston blows this away.

[EVWatson1]

absolutely one of the best renditions I have heard... excellent pacing, great style - w/o overreaching - and masterful pitch control. If you don't understand this - then you're not too bright.

[dlhpkw]

That was singers* BTW LOL

[dlhpkw]

Whom ever thumbed down is plain def! Leann is one of the best anthem singer there is! PERIOD.... I don't get people if you don't like the singer,why watch the video???