(Via Hot Air.) I blame Whitney Houston for this trend of singers trying to turn the national anthem into an "American Idol" audition. This whole Patti LaBelle diva thing with all the note-bending and vibrato is just so overdone. Notice it's when DeLuna tries to do the octave jump at the end -- and comes up about three half-steps short -- that she really botches it.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a difficult song to sing as it is. Just remember the words, hit the notes, and everybody will be happy. It's not about you.
Voices of the 2024 Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference Author Pia Imperial
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I spoke to Catholic Children’s author Pia Imperial at the 2024 Catholic
Men’s Conference at the DCU center in Worcester. You can buy her books here.
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For your audio therapy, the spiritual child of Hendrix:
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