Thriller ain't the only thing celebrating 25 years too. This month marks the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest performances of the national anthem by one of the greatest singers of all time:

so will I soon

alphastreet said:

Me too... next year.

in honor of mike, if I have a bash I will add 25 after my name, I just hope I don't come off as an egomaniac like him though I wub him

that performance was perfection

Love it! You can see the players were really feeling it too. Not like the Carl Lewis performance. Actually, they felt that too, but not in a good way.

Have any of the chicks he messed with turned 25?

Fauxie said:

They're both classics.

Dance said:

You mean like Anna?

I remember that night very well. Thanks u so much 4 posting this Timmy. That was a pure classic performance by Mr. Gay. Again thank u so much 4 this video

pennylover said:

Ur welcome.

It's really not fair.

I'd have changed the anthem afterwards.

You can't do that. It's been done.

Kind of like when Hendrix played it on guitar.

Brendan said:

I like the edgy versions like Marvin's and Jimi's, I could really care less if Francis Scott Key is rolling in his grave.

I say Whitney's is classic though.

Timmy84 said:

And I'm sure that Billie and Ella, Aretha and Sarah Vaughan could bring something earth shattering.

But dammit, you just took a rather awkward song and shut down everyone, everything.

I could even dunk after that and I'm only 6 foot 1.

Dance said:

Brendan said:

Marvin kilt it, didn't he?

He made the national anthem sound like a baby making song

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