best national anthem performance ever!!!

[V1alarieK2rauser]

This was incredible I havent ever heard such beautiful voices before Even a quarter that awesome would still be so incredible I was speechless when i heard this I love these 5 little girls without stage fright they are so INCREDIBLE!!!!

[altercorpse]

Half that good would still be AWESOME!!! Beautiful...

[tuneman59]

Incredible!

[Woofimacow]

Wow!

[toantrebor]

simple and striking :)

[BabewidBrains93]

this is beautiful

[Tweet88881]

thier amazing

[jdg48439]

btw Your ages are wrong. Friom left to right in this video, 13, 10, 12, 9, 8

[jdg48439]

Bullhead003, the gandfather of the littlest one to the right for the original upload of tthis vid and to see what the Cactus Cuties are up to now.

[superiornetworkinfo]

#0_o

[tatalovejc]

WOW. goosebumps here, they are just amazing

[curmbugeon]

Just absolutely, heart wrenchingly, proud to be an American, praise God and pass the ammo, spectacular. God bless these little girls. Makes me wish I could be young and enlist all over again. These precious babies should be on recruitment posters.

[ForceHSS]

Nice harmony

[Babycunki]

From all I've heard... THIS IS THE MOST AWESOMEEEEEE OMG!!!!! beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've heard artist, single voices, but this one... This one was AMAZING!!!!! PERFECT PERFEEEEEEEEEECCCTTTTTTT !!! I still have no words, or I better said,... Nevermind, is just PERFECT :)

Congratulations kids!!!!!! Muuuaaaaaaaa...!!!!

[stevieaharmon]

My Best Anthem List:

1. Whitney Houston. Incomparable.

2. The Cactus Cuties. Some of the most beautiful harmonies I've ever heard, and PERFECT for our National Anthem.

3. Faith Hill. Elegance, classiness, power.

4. Beyonce. Incredible voice/music arrangement together. Very triumphant, which fits our National Anthem great.

5. Carrie Underwood. One of EXTREMELY few live versions that is nearly flawless.

:D.

[bnegs521]

@stevieaharmon Dixie Chicks Tampa vs. Oakland Superbowl needs to be on your list. Also Cher Denver vs. Atlanta Superbowl anthem.

[ashleync29]

By the way - the ages in the discription are way wrong. The YOUNGEST was 8, the three in the middle were 10 and 11, and the oldest was 13.

[JRZGRL55]

Excuse me - who could possibly dislike this video? These girls are absolutely wonderful. I hope they have continued their singing careers.

[angelicaflorine]

Oh my gosh, I got chills. Woah... 1:00 ...woah

[MikeBishop]

WOW. Goosebumps!

[eddymix16]

wowww those voices are amazing, beautiful... that the best performance i never had for the children of those ages waww sounds good , tonality good waww i'm so proud of u ladies..gud Job

<3 Yah

[lexiijane]

@guesthouse2835 me too!!!

[NappingMarine]

This is not the best performance of the national anthem ever-- I think Whitney Houston holds that honor with Beyoncé as a possible distant second. But these girls have amazing talent. :)

[guesthouse2835]

sooooo good,............I got goosebumps

[guesthouse2835]

so good,............I got goosebumps



[motamanx6]

Harmony makes the world go around more smoothly

[rdmineer1]

Whitney used to could sing, but she been smokin' the rocks! Never did like Bobby Brown.

[downplay13]

The audience was silent the whole time they did it! It shows they were awesome.

[sherrywiththat]

Fantastic job!



[chocolatatee33]

boo im from lubbock, and yes it was cute and all, but yall smokin ROCKS like the way she is now to sit here and say this is better than whitneys version and range!!!! she might be coked out now, but GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. HOTMESS.COM!!! ps. AND STILL TO THIS DAY EVEN CELEBIRTIES AGREE WHEN WE ALL SAY, WHITNEYS VERSION WAS THE BEST AMERICA HAS HERD TO DATE, AND THE ONLY SINGLE PUT OUT BY AN ARTIST THAT SOLD 1 MILLION COPIES IN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER SUPERBOWL! GET YA FACTS STR8.COM!

[wmidtoronto]

that's better than Whitney's....



[chocolatatee33]

@wmidtoronto to each is his own opinion, but, YOU A DAMN LIE.COM!!!

[MrsDogLover]

I almost teared up... flawless <3 Proud to be an American!

[ricardomaman]

ho----ly-----sh...cr....da... GOD!

[MrOneComment]

makes me want to be an american. :)

[13jaybaby13]

omg that was amazing



[Iluv2bblk]

the altos carry them thru the song, great job

[MsBerry1213]

LOVE THIS 

[TheDest900]

These are the cactus cuties right? I used to go to church with one. My bestfriend god sister but she quit and isnt in the cactus cuties anymore :D

[kevc21]

Are they on the Country charts and makin albums yet? Sounds perfect to me... and i ain't country. 

[hardcorechampofpwf]

AWESOME FOR THEM! AT LEAST THEY KNOW THE WORDS! THEY SOUND BEAUTIFUL!

[80sMeavyHetal]

every girl sings their melody, the hardest is to not hear the otheres

could be arranged better actually

[ilymakena]

you girls are AMAZING!

[peacelover8911]

that's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ikom35]

hahaha this is way better than some of those professional singers like christiana aguilera, rihanna, chris brown and the rest.

[tincan694]

@ikom35 They're called the Cactus Cuties !!!!!!!!

[katarn321]

still brings tears to my eyes, sung to honor the nation not to be on american idol

[Farmerregs]

what a breath of fresh air!! awesome!! best i've heard yet!!

[wrongmercenarie]

is great but not the best... do you ever hear the Beyonce and Whitney Houston version?

[jeff57612]

i agree best one



[Berthasfave1]

One of the best versions I've ever heard, and especially amazing considering their ages. Some professional singers can't match what these girls did. Phenomenal job, young ladies!

[casnick1]

How can you dislike that!

[casnick1]

I am not even an American, but this hearing the USA's National Anthems sung by these 5 young ladies was incredible.

[Sherayx]

Didn't miss a note, amazing!

[MrsCherrySlushy]

great on the harmony!........i wish i could do that... ;D

[h2opokemon1]

One of them is: ATHENA CREASE

[shayyqute3]

go girls

[echo7749]

Whitney Houston can't touch this....this is so much better!!!

[samigirl221]

oh my goodness their amazing

[Wolfymusic1]

That was very, very good. But the best ever still goes to Whitney's version.

[wwjdjun24]

Dang!

[konokukistune]

that is amazing!!



[guitarnut58]

Heavy harmony! A beautiful rendition, professionally delivered. Reminds me of the Forester Sisters or Trio (Harris-Parton-Ronstadt) recordings. They have great potential!

[clokverkorange]

I like how no one even clapped or cheered through the whole song...they're all like.....

"WHAAAAAAAT?"

[har9020]

@clokverkorange because you're really not supposed to clap or cheer through the Anthem. It's called respect.

[ryanvito1]

Traditional, classy and well done. Great job girls.

[LimanolAdams]

Esas vienen ensayando desde la barriga de la mai!

[cgarciadb]

WOWWWWWWWWWWW FANTASTIC!!

[ricsussan]

Wow ! Great harmonizing kids. A capella rules.

[IvayloWolf]

If we ask youtube nicely they might tell us where those 35 child haters live

[Mollidew]

Are you people for real? This is acapella and by very young children. They are great. If you were a trained vocal teacher you would realize how amazing these little girls are. Of course their voices are going to have a kiddie sound because they are so young. It is hard enough for a child that age to carry a tune let alone harmonize so tight without accompaniment..

[shaverbh]

Wow no kidding! Excellent! Without being too flamboyant.

[cameragrunt]

O.O

[Angelus13531]

i hate it when people jazz up there voices when singing this song.

[bencooper123456]

@Angelus13531 I thought they sounded GREAT!

[JenniRudolph]

@Angelus13531 when did they jazz up their voices?

[nolaeast]

@Angelus13531 Jazz is american music.

[7Honeywell]

how do you dislike this ..

[DrkRaizo]

WOW!! I AGREE..LET THEM SING IN THE SUPER BOWL...LIONS N THE RAIDERS BABYYY!!

[MsShane1985]

amazing and promising kids

[hutchwomanz3]

Bravo!!!!!!

[GotYoochun]

This song is played at the Lucas Oil Dragstrip XD We all thought they sounded like chipmunks.

[SuperShawnbell]

not the best though o.

[pertygirl12]

But, Speechless and have the chills!

[pertygirl12]

how did I get from yodeling to this????

[phosphore222]

Its funny they are lined up by their size xD

[22219972010]

looks like we found a new jakson five

[powerbar00]

Cute, but Whitney Houston's performance twenty years ago at the Super Bowl, will never be outdone. It's, shall I say, one million times better this...

[hedunlap]

@powerbar00 At least these girls sang it live, unlike Whitney's lipsyncing.

[powerbar00]

@hedunlap Apples and oranges. The title say's the BEST EVER, which is NOT true, live or pre recorded.

[MrTrulyUniqueKidd]

Boy if you can't hear the Texas in their voice... LOL! Go girls!

[GVClayton]

@MrTrulyUniqueKidd LOL!!! YES!!!

[postalinVT]

Is this the cactus cuties?

[dougssmookie]

THIS IS JUST GORGEOUS...NEVER HEARD IT SUNG SO WONDERFULLY....GOD BLESS USA

[Percipient4]

They must have started practicing at 3 months old

[senae15]

how in the world can 34 people not like this? This was one of the best singing's of the national anthem that I have ever heard.

[bugs996]

im proud to be an american a native texan and a texas tec red raider get your guns up

[nikkelesurf2432]

That was just amazing. Thanks for posting this.

[jupiter122jupiter122]

far better than 99.99 percent of the people who sing it....most butcher it....these girls did a phenomenal job

[iRockthaMic]

yall betta sing that b flat!! (:

[lesCartoonface]

Have you guys even heard Whitney Houston? Come on.. They are good but please don't compare them to Whitney!

[aniretak92]

@lesCartoonface Just went and listened to Whitney. She's good. But I prefer the Cactus Cuties. They're understated and not at all showoff-y.

[COOLMACOOL721]

it is just amazing, they are pitch perfect. thanks for that rendering

[beckymae1955]

For young girls of 6,7, and 8 year olds, I'd say, They've done a swell job! A lot better than a lot of them "professionals"! Good job, girls!

[miaward68]

Sang it Little Ladies!!!

[00Kavon]

i wouldn't say best ever, but it was pretty fantastic. they did alot of great things with the anthem. I expecially liked the part where it suddenly got quiet for a solo of 'gave proof through the night...". Any rendition that has a powerful climax of 'and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air" but suddenly becomes very personal on "gave proof" I find to be quite fantastic and moving.

[1966Pasquale1966]

greattt!!!

[solochristo65]

This easily beats Whitneys version. Awesome!!!! USA!!!!

[lesCartoonface]

@solochristo65 honestly.....

[1824MELY]

Waoooo this girls are amazing!

[ChCoCa22]

I always just love the accent on "ramparts".

[patsfan1280]

Amazing!



[LoganJackson]

Beautiful. Just beautiful. These girls are very talented!

[Noypinas]

lot's of big named artists fucked up this anthem! and look at this kids singing it so beautiful!! THUMBS UP!

[Makangmd040]

it is sooooo amazing.......

[Misling22]

Wow... Amazing.....

[BounzerProductions]

Im dutch, i live in holland.. i dont even know our own anthem, but i love the american anthem, and know all the lines.. wtf is wrong with me

[cissyjane1]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hayden1911]

but they said 'or the land of the free

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911

Look up the lyrics. They sang it just like it was written.

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 shut the fuck up, I didn't ask you, asshole.

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911 LOL!

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 ya, that's right.

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911 Yep, you were wrong. ;-)

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 ya, so what? At least I can admit it, dipshit.

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911 Yep, you did....finally. At least I can make a point without petty name calling or swearing. Maybe you'll learn that skill by the time you get out of Middle School. Have a great day!

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 wow, I did both of those.....also, I'm already out of mddle school (not a proper noun), how about you?

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911 Where?

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 Dipshit. Right after the comma.

[realdeal8471]

@Hayden1911 Alrighty then. Thanks for proving my point. Carry on....

[Hayden1911]

@realdeal8471 Alrighty than, thanks*

[TheRedNeckInMN]

WOW

[roserose1072]

that was really good my dream is to perform it at a game

[kmlovejoy]

wow...... i started crying, thats so beautiful!!!!!

[declemo1]

What!!! I am truly amazed. That was beautiful. They sung it A cappella - which is very difficult, with very tight harmony. I thoroughly enjoyed this performance!

[si575757]

This was BEAUTIFUL BEYOND WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now why can't we get them to do the Super Bowl?

[myjunefairy]

O.o duuuuuuuuude

[Ritchina40]

Incredible!! Wow!

[louiepjj]

Beautiful :O

[shannonrenee1]

Absolutely beautiful. What amazing harmony!!!

[00rgiles]

Wow if i was american I would be proud of this performance, this is one of the best national anthem renditions I've seen, right up there with foreigner and steve tyler.

[malatrex]

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AND I AM IN TEARS!!!!!!

[DUSTINISMS1]

holy crap! so good!

[jnsash003]

OMG! Amazingly well done.

[HynCutie]

Holy hell.

God BLESS America!

[megasweet051]

Wow, and I can say is wow.  This was beautiful, good job girls.

[BROADCASTRECAPTV]

C'mon now. Do these girls really still make you think America is Satanic?

[Jojova41]

Wow! They are spectacular! Brings tears to my eyes listening to them

[rjampiolo32]

Who ARE They? Anyone knows??

[analuisawadtassis]

@rjampiolo32 They're the Cactus Cuties. This video was made in 2008. From the left to the right, They're Baylee Barrett 14(now 17), Blaire Elbert 11(now 14), Andi Kitten 11(now 14), Madeline Powell 8 (now 12) and Tatum Lowe 11 (now 14). Tatum and Andi are no longer with them. Search them on youtube, they're amazing. They also will be o X-factor Usa this year. :)

[JAAPJXBIT]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmm­mmmmmm xD

[marcioorellano]

WOOOOOOOWWWWW



[victorlee831]

How wonderful National Anthem.

First time I drop a tear listen National Anthem.

I'm a immigrant but, I wish sing everyday.....

beautiful acapella......

[xlclassic1234]

25 dislikes must be camel jockeys

[SonOf84]

How can anyone not like this ??? :)

[jennymarie1617]

Omg!! They're so good!!

[kcjustice08]

Gracious! between 6 and 8 years old! I need a record company to sign them up...in a few years. Let them get out of elementary school first! wow!

[analuisawadtassis]

@kcjustice08 hahaha, No they were not that age. When this video was made in February 2008, the youngest, Madeline Powell would be 9 in may. The oldest, Baylee was 14! The other 3 girls were 11.

[lashakyles]

are they all sisters omg

[xgobandx]

OMG! Awesome!

[mbraase]

Not the best National Anthem performance I've seen, but probably one of the best by a person or group of people their age. Great performance.

[XxxLovelyMelodyxxX]

They are called the cactus cuties!

[javiermiguel72]

From Argentina, I'm saying: God bless America... teary-eyed... :)

[J3LoCar3y]

I keep on repeating the last note it's s beautiful.. lol am i d only one doing this???? Actually i keep on repeating the whole clip, but i do it more on the last note tho.. :) i love it!!!!!!

[superdan267]

the applause was crappy compared to the performance...

[stevieaharmon]

@superdan267

I agree! You never hear about the audience messing up! ROFL.

[MiAmorSempi]

they are very talented girls .

[nivalofe]

Unbelieveably beautiful!

[MignonB1]

These little girls do a better job singing the National Anthem than all the top name headliners that have made guest appearances on national television! BRAVO!!!! The harmony was spot on and absolutely beautiful!! LOVE IT!!!

[MsWaterpr00f]

america is kinda obsessed with their national anthem i guess o.O just look how many videos are about someone singing it....but anyway these girls have serious talent.

[LilDP]

@MsWaterpr00f That's because America has one of the most challenging Anthems ever. You have to have great range to sing it. It's pretty ridiculous actually. Not a great choice for an anthem if the whole country has to be able to sing it. But it's not too bad of a song.

[7ardee]

Awesome! The discipline of these kids are just awesome! Thanks for sharing this video. These kids are great example to other kids! "Wow" beautiful!

[Jezebl]

You can definitely tell that the're from Texas! They got that twang! And that's a good thang!!!

[analuisawadtassis]

@Jezebl Yes, they're from Lubbock, Tx

[96nelyy]

awesome...

[danielebriglia]

BRAVISSIME!!!! sono dei geni!!!!  dall'ITALIA

[Sammycutie97]

this seriously made me cry, and I dont even know these girls!

[00rgiles]

This is an amazing performance, such control, right up there with Bon Jovi and foreigner for how well they performed this anthem!

[dan3377able]

Severní vítr nese pozdrav všem,věrným zbytkům mrtvých národů....

[IzzyPersons]

Woooooooooow... I won't lie, I'm REALLY jealous!! XD

They are so amazing!!! I don't find them cute because I don't really like little kids, but they have such an amazing talent!!!