Its so much better than when others try to add all this voice inflection weird stuff like christina aguilera with the weird attempted-to-be-cool-but-not high notes that she changed up
It is not often that I mourn the death of a celebrity, but there is something especially sad about Whitney's passing. She was not suppose to die so young, and so suddenly. She was a good person who was attempting to - once again - live up to her world-class status..
I have been listening to other singers perform the national anthem. Many come close to Whitney's inspiring performance, but - without a doubt - all of them fall short.
@ilikefalloutgames Your question is very valid. I just feel that none of us is free to cast the first stone, and I think Whitney was troubled, not evil.
she is also backed by a symphony orchestra that was changing tempos with her to make sure she sounded perfect..... im sorry that she is gone, it is sad, she was a great singer but really why didnt anyone make this big of a deal when etta james died earlier this month? i hate that whitney died but she and bobby made a decision on how to live life
Now I have heard versions of the anthem and they were good...I liked Beyonce's, in addition, she sounded like she was trying to hard to be perfect, to not miss a note, you can see the stress on her face while singing the song...whereis Whitney, there was no stress, she was just singing, and smiling and singing and smiling. I don't know of any other artist who does that...not even Mariah Carey who does a lot of hand movements while singing as if she is guiding herself.
I just can't believe how this woman was singing and smiling at the same time...she didn't appear to be struggling, or making all these faces that even song great singers make while doing runs. Whitney just opened her mouth and just SANG.
This is the best national anthem ever sung! You can just fell the passion radiating from everyone there, especially Whitney. God rest her soul. She always be with me. :)
as much as I loved Whitney,I think the last few seconds were beautiful ,but the first part was not nearly as good as when Faith Hill sang it. my opinion. I love Faith Hill's version.
WOW I will never forget this day I was in the Air Force serving my country watching with my family. This will never again be sung better . RIP Whitney and thanks for this great part of American history!!!
Seeing the old whitney(the one i will remember) sign our NA. She's so pure in this video, the industry can't produce them like this anymore! truly a great voice!
Thank god there's people like Whitney Houston and Carrie Underwood who know how to sing the song correctly. I'm tired of people revising it and creating their own versions.
Every time I hear her version of the Star Spangled Banner it chokes me up! I have never heard, and will never hear again, anyone come even close to singing it as spectacularly as Whitney!! Whenever I hear it I thinnk of her amazing voice singing it for our troops in the Gulf war. No doubt she sang it better than anyone ever has or ever wiil. Case closed!! Thank you so much Whitney and may God rest your soul!!!!!
RIP Whitney I will always love you, and will stay true to your music always. Such a talented wonderful magical singer you were and will always be. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Peace, love and God <3
Put her in the best ever for singing that song in so many places, the best ever for bringing it home, the best ever singing it - if we ever hear someone sing it so beautiful in my life it will be nice and amazing but Whitney thank you ever so much for sharing your voice - lots of love and greatest sympathy to your loved ones may they rejoice in the time with you cuz I was a fan and surely and always impressed with your performances, peace to everyone. Lots of love to the world.
She belted it out, a real STAR, true to her soul. Spectacular, she was super special and they picked an angel to sing it for everyone, an angel on earth peace to you lady
After she sang the Anthem, from that day on, nobody should’ve been allowed to sing it again at any event, just play her tape over and over. Nobody can beat that. RIP
@EdenMani1 I must have listened to Whitney's presentation of the Star Spangled Banner at least a few hundred times of the past several years. It is a truly stirring performance and your suggestion is seriously one with merit. I'm from NY, and many years ago, a great opera singer, Robert Merril sung the SSB at a Yankee game, and his performance was so memorable, it was replayed for years till the habit of celebrity presentations took over. But Whitneys-is the best I have ever heard.
Her passing is a tragic situation for sure. As many have said, it wasn't hard to see coming after watching her make so many bad decisions along life's path. Her eventual passing is proof positive that you will always end up in the destination of which path you are on takes you. It is very sad she couldn't find or wasn't shown a better path once she got lost. I've always been a fan and will continue on in her death. Youcan't deny her talent. She had it all over many of today's artists
I also watched this as she killed herself today- and it may not have been what most called suicide- but two decades of bad choices lead her to a far too early death by her own choices. I will miss her and the loss is huge- but too many very talented famous and rich people are meeting early death because they are treated like royaly-and they are not. Every time she used drugs she shortened her time with her child and while a great voice will be missed a great decision maker wont be.
Because I read she passed, I decided to listen/ watch this rendition of our Anthem. What makes it really so special is that she does it so effortlessly. PLUS she's loving every second of it . Those last 15 seconds, with that fantastic smile, are totally precious. RIP Whitney. You are not alone... no different than any of us struggling with life's Journey.
If only people could do this again. It isn't that hard, it's already written for them, but they decide to screw it up and make it about them. Its about America, don't make it your song, it's Americas song. This is the only anthem I have ever seen were someone did suck a good job.
This was a great performance of a song called the Star Spangled Banner but the National Anthem is never open for creative interpretation. Sing it in concert ad lib all you want but if an announcer says, "Please rise for our National Anthem" sing it the way Key wrote it or don't sing it at all.
@wannabetvchef Your high horse has no legs, if you knew anything about the national anthem you would know that it was not written as a song, it's a poem and was only meant to be a poem. It wasn't written in any key...dumbass. Go fry an egg, maybe you'll become a star
@MrSuperbombastik me too. I love Marvin Gaye and some say that his 1983 version was the best. After listening to this again (and getting goosebumps), I'll have to politely agree to disagree. Whitney KILLED this song...and no one has ever done it better!
after all these years..i still get goose bumps when I hear Whitney Houston singing the national anthem..she is the best ever...she sang from the heart with confidence...as though she wrote this herself...an absolute genious...and she has always been the best and always will be...no one will ever outrank her.
People who want to change our anthem are out of their minds. This should make everyone proud to be an American. Greatest EVER. She sings this like someone that actually appreciates what this country offers and respects how we got here. She added a little "soul" to it without ruining it, unlike others who try to make it about them and not the song. Total class (despite the track suit). Still the queen of all divas. Too bad she's had such trouble. God bless her and God bless America.
actually its the orchestration and the arrangement she is singing that is giving you goose bumps. Whitney was known for her live arrangements of songs she performed
goosebumps. thats the only way i can describe this. ive had them now for 10 min and i plan on tracking down the people who disliked this and shove a communist flag up there ass. Long Live The US of A!
Whitney sang this with a look on her face like she really loved her country and what she was singing about! To many people sing this song with a look of dred and deep concentration of either hitting some spectacular high note or rift, or not screwing the lyrics up. They do not have their mind on the song. Marvin Gaye sang it the same way as Whitney,confident and inspiring.
people can say what they want about her personal life...which by the way is none of anybody's business....
but this woman has probably one of the best voices in history..with such little effort she can hit notes people only wish too...i mean really what a god given talent.
Whitney was one of the last great singers, who had that operatic power. No offense, but beyonce can't sing like Whitney, but is given credit cause of her dancing and theatrics.
@TheAngeltoDemon I wouldn't say that. Leanne Rimes is a beast of a singer. I've not seen many mainstream singers match her talent. Check her out on Crossroads when she out-sang Joss Stone from start to finish. She is incredible.
@NegroDeSangue I'll check it out. I guess i'm refering more to how we select singers these days. To me, sure, they are solid singers, but it just seems to me it's more of a gimick these days, winning some show, or something. The old singers were just so talented that they were elevated by fans more than being hyped and packaged to fans. What comes to mind is like a Frank Sinatra with undeniable big sound, Marvin Gaye who you could hear really worked at his craft.
The best performance of National Anthem I've heard! It's 2012 and I'm yet to hear or see any singer including award winning celebrity artist surpass Whitney's rendition! Such clarity, passion and variety of tone! Whitney, come back on stage!
And thats how you sing it! not like all these stupid young singers that go all over the place with it or forget the damn lyrics .... this is how its done baby
The Very Best . Impossible to match Her . Even if Beyoncé's performance is very emotional an powerful at the same time, Whitney's performance soars kind of naturaly from Her Soul...She is now and for Ever in the Pantheon of the Greatest Artists who ever lived...
Have recorded, performed, literally all over the world. I wish I could have played this very moment in time in this perfect performance. I can't play this recording without shedding tears or laughing with joy. This is a performance that every performer playing here should be truly thankful for this playing opportunity.
I remember watching the game the night she sang this. Our country had embarked upon Gulf War I, & I was so grateful to witness a nation that QUICKLY and HONESTLY pulled tightly together as family in support of our troops who were on the ground in the Middle East. It felt as though we had learned from the painful lesson that was Vietnam and began to support our troops rather than condemn them. I broke down in tears the first time I heard Whitney's version. I still cry when I hear her sing it.
@tritri0079 The first if not only artist (I don't keep up on today's music) who sung the Anthem and it went straight to cassette tape. I bought my copy many years ago!! Still the best version in my opinion.
@casims2000 I agree! I too bought the cassette as soon as it came out. One of the strongest memories I have of this version of it that is not tied to Gulf War I was on the 1st anniversary of September 11th. I was walking to my job & a car came around a corner, windows down, BLASTING this song as loud as possible. People stopped in the streets of downtown Richmond to pause and listen, & then people began cheering when they recognized it. THAT is the mark of a truly powerful & timeless song!
And for people who are saying it shouldn't be stylized, why not? Anyone singing the song should be proud to do so and OWN it in their own right, just like they own the right to be a proud citizen of this country. Whitney (who did a very good version that suited her powerful and amazing voice without going overboard) and anyone else who has taken the time to evoke pride, appreciation and emotion in their version of the anthem is right on point.
If I was an American, this would really annoy me.
She is an awesome singer, but she murdered this.
A National Anthem should be sung plain and simple, as it is, as a token of respect for the Nation, not messed about with and abused as an excuse for the singer to show off.
THE best national anthem performance IMO, she made it look so effortless, it will be hard for anyone to top this, may she RIP. <3
Xaledin7 15 hours ago
1:04 is that state flags?
molceonly 15 hours ago
This is nothing compared to Carrie and Faith...
Damnblastify 22 hours ago
R.I.P WHITNEY ~ CRY ~
patpearl57 1 day ago
she has got a really good voice!
To5Liontari 1 day ago
holy crap. and she made that look effortless!
Prettychicateen 2 days ago
she dead
ilikefalloutgames 2 days ago
Timeless!
NordyMark0594 2 days ago
The one, the only. Whitney. End.
ThePropertyExperts 3 days ago
Its so much better than when others try to add all this voice inflection weird stuff like christina aguilera with the weird attempted-to-be-cool-but-not high notes that she changed up
TheCat101Returns 3 days ago
<3 <3 <3 <3
thisisnivi 4 days ago
WOW, i never really thought much of whitney but WOW!!! that was the best version i've seen.
MrUniqueunknown 4 days ago
This was SUCH a relief to watch after watching thirty minutes of national anthem fails
PCortinez11 4 days ago
i wonder if any of those who dislike this can do better.
cdhinton77 4 days ago
this will always be the best one............
cdhinton77 4 days ago
It is not often that I mourn the death of a celebrity, but there is something especially sad about Whitney's passing. She was not suppose to die so young, and so suddenly. She was a good person who was attempting to - once again - live up to her world-class status..
I have been listening to other singers perform the national anthem. Many come close to Whitney's inspiring performance, but - without a doubt - all of them fall short.
koatzz 5 days ago 2
Beautiful!!!! Beautiful soul too. R.I.P. Whitney.
ywcamachoable 5 days ago
@ywcamachoable how can she have a beautiful soul when its filled with cocaine?
ilikefalloutgames 2 days ago
@ilikefalloutgames Your question is very valid. I just feel that none of us is free to cast the first stone, and I think Whitney was troubled, not evil.
ywcamachoable 1 day ago
@ilikefalloutgames she was, please give some respect
molceonly 15 hours ago
thumbs up if you loved it!
maverick14012 6 days ago 5
Truly one of the best Anthems I have ever heard Whitneys voice is so free there was no struggle for her to sing this song she is just wonderdfu
freddie0679 6 days ago
@ every Super Bowl this should be played for the singing of the national anthem...end of story.
singeronthesly 6 days ago
The last time I heard her sing this song was over 20 years ago. Thanks for posting.
BabyBeastie1 1 week ago
i swea to god that gave me a chill. like a good feeling in the back of ma head HOLY SHIT IM NOT PLAYIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maverick14012 1 week ago
What a singer! In the present, the Demi Lovato s version is the best...an opinion from an argentinean...
Argentus2009 1 week ago
Sang whitney. You will be missed.
daiell09 1 week ago
goosebumps
charissecoal 1 week ago
The best national anthem ever sang!!! HANDS DOWN MAN DOWN.
deathsoap 1 week ago
she is also backed by a symphony orchestra that was changing tempos with her to make sure she sounded perfect..... im sorry that she is gone, it is sad, she was a great singer but really why didnt anyone make this big of a deal when etta james died earlier this month? i hate that whitney died but she and bobby made a decision on how to live life
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Now I have heard versions of the anthem and they were good...I liked Beyonce's, in addition, she sounded like she was trying to hard to be perfect, to not miss a note, you can see the stress on her face while singing the song...whereis Whitney, there was no stress, she was just singing, and smiling and singing and smiling. I don't know of any other artist who does that...not even Mariah Carey who does a lot of hand movements while singing as if she is guiding herself.
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I just can't believe how this woman was singing and smiling at the same time...she didn't appear to be struggling, or making all these faces that even song great singers make while doing runs. Whitney just opened her mouth and just SANG.
Famfriass 1 week ago
Holy shit! Chicken skin action
visualplugLLC 1 week ago
@visualplugLLC lol
ilikefalloutgames 2 days ago
Two words.... Fuckin Awesome
caroljoelucy 1 week ago
R.I.P Whitney Houston
Pitbull98631 1 week ago
Proof that Whitney is an Angel created from God!
gettowaydriver 2 weeks ago
This is the best national anthem ever sung! You can just fell the passion radiating from everyone there, especially Whitney. God rest her soul. She always be with me. :)
MsCme7 2 weeks ago
Notice that everyone in the crowd is waving an American flag. Where is such patriotism 21 years later?
whitesox130 2 weeks ago
@whitesox130 a fucking war in Iraq was going on... Gulf War idiot.
rmo18 2 weeks ago
@whitesox130 We found out we were being lied too, that's what happened.
Dahnje 1 week ago
@whitesox130 like whitney....dead.
maverick14012 1 week ago
PERFECTION! It's as if she was in concert, just a natural performer, beautiful
Tatorblue 2 weeks ago 10
GOOSBUMPS - thats all i can say
RIP Whitney Houston
animalsxlove89 2 weeks ago
Not lip singing...video is just not synced correctly..Whitney had a powerful voice and was a great singer on spot not like the artist of today
almameta 2 weeks ago
She is lip sinking thats for sure. But still very great!!!
SuperFirewire1 2 weeks ago
The Best you haters need to stop if you'd look she was wearing red, white, and blue and it was a football game!!!you haters....
mspann55 2 weeks ago
as much as I loved Whitney,I think the last few seconds were beautiful ,but the first part was not nearly as good as when Faith Hill sang it. my opinion. I love Faith Hill's version.
myrarobinson42 2 weeks ago
epic ! greetings from Brazil !
Don't let china run the world ! kill them all yankees ! god bless america !
slim22rj 2 weeks ago
Superb! Rest in Peace Whitney!
labsrus1 2 weeks ago
she did it best!
hannahXDMASTER 2 weeks ago
love u Miss whitney Houston!!! R.I.P
TheDHEL13 2 weeks ago
This is the best NATIONAL ANTHEM performance ever! And I mean EVER! R.I.P Whitney... :(
LowSaMowSa 2 weeks ago
WOW I will never forget this day I was in the Air Force serving my country watching with my family. This will never again be sung better . RIP Whitney and thanks for this great part of American history!!!
betterdays2264 2 weeks ago 2
Best preformance i ever seen...love whitney
kissarmy311 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
She will be missed, Listening and watching this video, Teared up during singing the NA
UPMAN2011 2 weeks ago
Seeing the old whitney(the one i will remember) sign our NA. She's so pure in this video, the industry can't produce them like this anymore! truly a great voice!
Diannenyc2010 2 weeks ago
skip to 1:28. makes me wanna cry she sounds so good
1234Damour 2 weeks ago
This is pure art. Although I am mexican I must adming the US Anthem is beautiful. Her voice is one of a akind. Rest in peace woman of Angel's voice.
Cama791 2 weeks ago
Whitney's voice was the voice of America. Her voice was our voice.
rbarrettscript 2 weeks ago
She simply sang her heart out and brought that home. Incomparable.
TheSquirrelgirl55 2 weeks ago
@EdenMani1 Like amen
DOMINITYful 2 weeks ago
Stunningly beautiful.
nefari0usD 3 weeks ago
i get chills watching this video it is ridiculously PERFECT! Like she wrote it her self R.I.P WHITNEY
orange123246 3 weeks ago
she had a beautiful voice, but WTF is she wearing workout clothes to sing the national anthem?
dundonrl 3 weeks ago
@dundonrl Some people just must find fault. Just enjoy the song. Maybe she should have worn a gown to the ball game.
Dahnje 2 weeks ago
RIP Whitney.
eitman84 3 weeks ago
Look, there are at least 11 complete morons on the planet. God bless you Whitney. One of the best singers ever.
zentricky69 3 weeks ago
I'm on here comparing everyone I can to the singing of the national anthem...and no one hasn't topped her. RIP Whitney!!!
MelDovesWorld 3 weeks ago
Thank god there's people like Whitney Houston and Carrie Underwood who know how to sing the song correctly. I'm tired of people revising it and creating their own versions.
WolframxYuuri95 3 weeks ago
Love this singing of the national anthem! Thank you Whitney! You will be missed!
JPPT1974 3 weeks ago
gil9572: couldn't of said it better.
RIP Whitney
DTWNT6 3 weeks ago
Every time I hear her version of the Star Spangled Banner it chokes me up! I have never heard, and will never hear again, anyone come even close to singing it as spectacularly as Whitney!! Whenever I hear it I thinnk of her amazing voice singing it for our troops in the Gulf war. No doubt she sang it better than anyone ever has or ever wiil. Case closed!! Thank you so much Whitney and may God rest your soul!!!!!
gil9572 3 weeks ago
RIP Whitney I will always love you, and will stay true to your music always. Such a talented wonderful magical singer you were and will always be. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Peace, love and God <3
TiffiniBee 3 weeks ago
God Bless America, not the Americans LOL
inigo7474 3 weeks ago
Put her in the best ever for singing that song in so many places, the best ever for bringing it home, the best ever singing it - if we ever hear someone sing it so beautiful in my life it will be nice and amazing but Whitney thank you ever so much for sharing your voice - lots of love and greatest sympathy to your loved ones may they rejoice in the time with you cuz I was a fan and surely and always impressed with your performances, peace to everyone. Lots of love to the world.
Leaderofthenightsky 3 weeks ago
She belted it out, a real STAR, true to her soul. Spectacular, she was super special and they picked an angel to sing it for everyone, an angel on earth peace to you lady
Leaderofthenightsky 3 weeks ago
A voice of an angel...now she flys with the angels. RIP whitney.
alohahazy 3 weeks ago
FUCK DRUGS !!!!!
Iker666beast 3 weeks ago
After she sang the Anthem, from that day on, nobody should’ve been allowed to sing it again at any event, just play her tape over and over. Nobody can beat that. RIP
EdenMani1 3 weeks ago 32
@EdenMani1 AMEN!!!!
gil9572 3 weeks ago
@EdenMani1 I disagree, but her singing at that time was like Nelly singing or debuting I Believe I Can Fly... which I forgot to listen to tonight.
mojo9o 3 weeks ago
@EdenMani1 I must have listened to Whitney's presentation of the Star Spangled Banner at least a few hundred times of the past several years. It is a truly stirring performance and your suggestion is seriously one with merit. I'm from NY, and many years ago, a great opera singer, Robert Merril sung the SSB at a Yankee game, and his performance was so memorable, it was replayed for years till the habit of celebrity presentations took over. But Whitneys-is the best I have ever heard.
bronxboy1952 2 weeks ago
@EdenMani1 ..Agree! nobody can beat Whitney with her voice.
Dios la tenga en su Gloria. Descanse en paz Whitney Houston.
lustfabian 2 weeks ago
Now this is how the anthem should be sung. This is perfection. It makes me so proud to be an American. Wow what a voice.
manny87041 3 weeks ago
Great Performance!!! Whitney, you will be truly missed. My prayers are with your family. God bless
krukial1 3 weeks ago
Her passing is a tragic situation for sure. As many have said, it wasn't hard to see coming after watching her make so many bad decisions along life's path. Her eventual passing is proof positive that you will always end up in the destination of which path you are on takes you. It is very sad she couldn't find or wasn't shown a better path once she got lost. I've always been a fan and will continue on in her death. Youcan't deny her talent. She had it all over many of today's artists
forkball1968 3 weeks ago
R.I.P-She was great
iloveglee0429 3 weeks ago
Whitney...say it ain't so...
lpvs3254 3 weeks ago
Wow! My heart hurts. R.I.P
GiovannatheSTRONG 3 weeks ago
SHE NAILED IT IN THE FIRST 10 SECONDS
HEAVENLYFATHER3000 3 weeks ago 2
God she is amazing. I will miss her.
amylax13 3 weeks ago
I also watched this as she killed herself today- and it may not have been what most called suicide- but two decades of bad choices lead her to a far too early death by her own choices. I will miss her and the loss is huge- but too many very talented famous and rich people are meeting early death because they are treated like royaly-and they are not. Every time she used drugs she shortened her time with her child and while a great voice will be missed a great decision maker wont be.
Sianseguin 3 weeks ago
R.I.P.
MERCADOG 3 weeks ago
The best Ive ever heard it..it actually sounds like the anthem - not soul train. She was a great talent and will be very missed. God Bless!
SmithSteph72 3 weeks ago 2
Because I read she passed, I decided to listen/ watch this rendition of our Anthem. What makes it really so special is that she does it so effortlessly. PLUS she's loving every second of it . Those last 15 seconds, with that fantastic smile, are totally precious. RIP Whitney. You are not alone... no different than any of us struggling with life's Journey.
dadwhitsett 3 weeks ago 31
@dadwhitsett-very well said!
MrQwart1 3 weeks ago
@dadwhitsett - agreed
guitargod107 2 weeks ago
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RIP whitney
tdahl7 3 weeks ago
R.I.P WHITNEY, I¨LL REMEMBER YOU FOR EVER.
crh2964 3 weeks ago 2
Whitney and beyonce have the best
itsbeyoncebitch 3 weeks ago
@itsbeyoncebitch body?
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@itsbeyoncebitch I agree...and I don't think Beyonce has a great voice....a good voice rather and she did better at the anthem than Mariah Carey.
Famfriass 1 week ago
If only people could do this again. It isn't that hard, it's already written for them, but they decide to screw it up and make it about them. Its about America, don't make it your song, it's Americas song. This is the only anthem I have ever seen were someone did suck a good job.
aForkandaSpoon 3 weeks ago
@aForkandaSpoon *such* a good job LOL, you misspelled it in a funny way
stisa56 3 weeks ago
@stisa56 oops
aForkandaSpoon 3 weeks ago
@stisa56 lmao...i c it =)
porterdeena 3 weeks ago
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tisslebug 3 weeks ago
i remember this. it was during desert storm and the only time this song has ever brought a tear to my eye
justmarriedagain 3 weeks ago
Now I'm waiting for someone to actually sing it this good again!
WDRiddle2 3 weeks ago
HANDS DOWN THE BEST ONE...GOOSE BUMPS!!!!!
chillnergy 4 weeks ago
note to self: smoking crack makes you an incredible vocalist
tilerthps 4 weeks ago
@tilerthps she sung that way before she started hitting the pipe
archvedek 4 weeks ago
This was a great performance of a song called the Star Spangled Banner but the National Anthem is never open for creative interpretation. Sing it in concert ad lib all you want but if an announcer says, "Please rise for our National Anthem" sing it the way Key wrote it or don't sing it at all.
wannabetvchef 1 month ago
@wannabetvchef Your high horse has no legs, if you knew anything about the national anthem you would know that it was not written as a song, it's a poem and was only meant to be a poem. It wasn't written in any key...dumbass. Go fry an egg, maybe you'll become a star
IWouldWin 3 weeks ago
Nobody sings it better than Whitney
mantlecatcher 1 month ago
Goddam, this STILL gives me goosebumps when I hear it. Hands down the greatest ever.
MrSuperbombastik 1 month ago 2
@MrSuperbombastik U NEED TO STOP CURSING GOD AND REPENT AND TURN TO JSUS
Truegamerable 1 month ago
@MrSuperbombastik me too. I love Marvin Gaye and some say that his 1983 version was the best. After listening to this again (and getting goosebumps), I'll have to politely agree to disagree. Whitney KILLED this song...and no one has ever done it better!
muziklova220 1 month ago
this would have been better, if she played the right damn melody.
who8mahbacon 1 month ago
after all these years..i still get goose bumps when I hear Whitney Houston singing the national anthem..she is the best ever...she sang from the heart with confidence...as though she wrote this herself...an absolute genious...and she has always been the best and always will be...no one will ever outrank her.
janetpify 1 month ago
8 people don't live in this country
caras2004 1 month ago 2
Carrie Underrwood does it better
MrMnj1193 1 month ago
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@MrMnj1193 no the HELL she DOESN'T! NOBODY sings this better than NIPPY!!
waltlikka 1 month ago
@MrMnj1193 No, not even close, and I like Carrie and think she is very talented.
But no way does she do that better than Whitney..
sw6236244 3 weeks ago
Wow that last note!
Rezawn10 1 month ago
People who want to change our anthem are out of their minds. This should make everyone proud to be an American. Greatest EVER. She sings this like someone that actually appreciates what this country offers and respects how we got here. She added a little "soul" to it without ruining it, unlike others who try to make it about them and not the song. Total class (despite the track suit). Still the queen of all divas. Too bad she's had such trouble. God bless her and God bless America.
MrSuperbombastik 1 month ago
A nother like for this. God bless america.
P.S. all the people who disliked are either racist or communist
svsellers 1 month ago
actually its the orchestration and the arrangement she is singing that is giving you goose bumps. Whitney was known for her live arrangements of songs she performed
Dls2769 1 month ago
goosebumps. thats the only way i can describe this. ive had them now for 10 min and i plan on tracking down the people who disliked this and shove a communist flag up there ass. Long Live The US of A!
GangstersofMexico 1 month ago
Whitney sang this with a look on her face like she really loved her country and what she was singing about! To many people sing this song with a look of dred and deep concentration of either hitting some spectacular high note or rift, or not screwing the lyrics up. They do not have their mind on the song. Marvin Gaye sang it the same way as Whitney,confident and inspiring.
LordIam1 1 month ago
And that's how it's done, none of this vibrating all over the damn place! Whitney is a true legend.
RunStraight32 1 month ago
people can say what they want about her personal life...which by the way is none of anybody's business....
but this woman has probably one of the best voices in history..with such little effort she can hit notes people only wish too...i mean really what a god given talent.
mrbabycakes111 1 month ago
this one and Carrie Underwoods national anthem in 2006 was my favorite.
jr4chargers 1 month ago
Take note, Steven Tyler...THAT'S how you sing the National Anthem! #justsayin'
XiaolingMa 1 month ago
@XiaolingMa Great yes, but she lip-synched it. I was at the game at Steven sang it from the heart and LIVE. EVERYONE at Gillette Stadium loved it!
WOOKSTER8 1 month ago
Whitney was one of the last great singers, who had that operatic power. No offense, but beyonce can't sing like Whitney, but is given credit cause of her dancing and theatrics.
TheAngeltoDemon 1 month ago
@TheAngeltoDemon I wouldn't say that. Leanne Rimes is a beast of a singer. I've not seen many mainstream singers match her talent. Check her out on Crossroads when she out-sang Joss Stone from start to finish. She is incredible.
NegroDeSangue 4 weeks ago
@NegroDeSangue I'll check it out. I guess i'm refering more to how we select singers these days. To me, sure, they are solid singers, but it just seems to me it's more of a gimick these days, winning some show, or something. The old singers were just so talented that they were elevated by fans more than being hyped and packaged to fans. What comes to mind is like a Frank Sinatra with undeniable big sound, Marvin Gaye who you could hear really worked at his craft.
TheAngeltoDemon 4 weeks ago
The orchestra helps a lot, but hers was probably my favorite ever, Then, sadly, along came 'Bobby'
rickr442 1 month ago
WHITNEY WAS THE BEST OF ALL TIME REALLY THE BEST GENIOUS SINGER OF ALL TIME..I LOVED LOVED LOVED WHITNEY'S NATIONAL ANTHEM BEST OF ALL AGES...
Casseree 1 month ago
My whole body was tingling throughout this entire video.
matthewfonseca94 1 month ago
The best performance of National Anthem I've heard! It's 2012 and I'm yet to hear or see any singer including award winning celebrity artist surpass Whitney's rendition! Such clarity, passion and variety of tone! Whitney, come back on stage!
SWCeleste 1 month ago
And thats how you sing it! not like all these stupid young singers that go all over the place with it or forget the damn lyrics .... this is how its done baby
marmolejo0591 1 month ago
This isn't the best. Jim Corneilson does it better. wait, not better, best ever! period.
upsonline098 1 month ago
@upsonline098 agreed.
BWHS13 1 month ago
The Very Best . Impossible to match Her . Even if Beyoncé's performance is very emotional an powerful at the same time, Whitney's performance soars kind of naturaly from Her Soul...She is now and for Ever in the Pantheon of the Greatest Artists who ever lived...
Dadoox92 1 month ago
Have recorded, performed, literally all over the world. I wish I could have played this very moment in time in this perfect performance. I can't play this recording without shedding tears or laughing with joy. This is a performance that every performer playing here should be truly thankful for this playing opportunity.
jrolf10 1 month ago
we need those F-16s like we need another debt
motamanx6 2 months ago
I remember watching the game the night she sang this. Our country had embarked upon Gulf War I, & I was so grateful to witness a nation that QUICKLY and HONESTLY pulled tightly together as family in support of our troops who were on the ground in the Middle East. It felt as though we had learned from the painful lesson that was Vietnam and began to support our troops rather than condemn them. I broke down in tears the first time I heard Whitney's version. I still cry when I hear her sing it.
bayleepierreammy 2 months ago 2
I bet you she did some crack after this
fetchy15 2 months ago
only one word... WOW!
itsmegp46 2 months ago
holy moly that is so fricking amazing!!!!!!
jschapire 2 months ago 9
rip
gmaxamad 3 weeks ago
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jschapire 2 months ago
I've been looking for the horrible rendition by Macy Gray at the Hall of Fame Football game several years ago. Has anyone ever found it?
dcs26205 2 months ago
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!???!!! PERFECT!!!
needingfreedom 2 months ago
Best ever.
janetar 2 months ago
Damn, did she know what talent she had to go to Bobby & drugs ?! smh sad case.
Pachase 2 months ago
fking drugs poor whitney fuck her she was amazing
rafamurray007 2 months ago
This is the national EVER!!!!!
Brings a tear to my eye every time
tritri0079 2 months ago
@tritri0079 The first if not only artist (I don't keep up on today's music) who sung the Anthem and it went straight to cassette tape. I bought my copy many years ago!! Still the best version in my opinion.
casims2000 2 months ago
@casims2000 I agree! I too bought the cassette as soon as it came out. One of the strongest memories I have of this version of it that is not tied to Gulf War I was on the 1st anniversary of September 11th. I was walking to my job & a car came around a corner, windows down, BLASTING this song as loud as possible. People stopped in the streets of downtown Richmond to pause and listen, & then people began cheering when they recognized it. THAT is the mark of a truly powerful & timeless song!
bayleepierreammy 2 months ago
And for people who are saying it shouldn't be stylized, why not? Anyone singing the song should be proud to do so and OWN it in their own right, just like they own the right to be a proud citizen of this country. Whitney (who did a very good version that suited her powerful and amazing voice without going overboard) and anyone else who has taken the time to evoke pride, appreciation and emotion in their version of the anthem is right on point.
thiswayeast 2 months ago
I love Whitney in her track suit. She is the best singer of the National Anthem, hands down.
thiswayeast 2 months ago
Only altered version that completely owned everything. Yes
FealSmart 2 months ago
The way she singed it sent chills through me....SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!
cwsnhu12 2 months ago
INCREDIBLE!!!!
donnafromcape 2 months ago
Her voice is amazing; but I agree, it should be sung straight. It should not be stylized. It is our national anthem.
friendsofallee 2 months ago
Regardless of her current status, she still has the best rendition.
wrs7836 2 months ago
I'm astonished to this day!! Why did such a talent have to go down the wrong path??!!
MrAmericanzombie 2 months ago
If I was an American, this would really annoy me.
She is an awesome singer, but she murdered this.
A National Anthem should be sung plain and simple, as it is, as a token of respect for the Nation, not messed about with and abused as an excuse for the singer to show off.
An0nybrit 2 months ago