Timmy84 said:

I wonder do these singers know you can still pre-record your anthem? Whitney did and it almost made you think she didn't. That's the problem I think. No one gave them that memo. And I love Mary J. but not everybody can sing it lol

Let our boy show you how it's done in his OWN way:

I knew you was going to pull out the secret weapon.

TD3 said:

phunkdaddy said:

I remember this like it was yesterday. Julius Erving stated that this was worth

the price of admission.

I do too. I remember my brothers and I being fixated; it was like an outer-of-body experience.

it still gives me chills

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Timmy84 said:

Speaking of Whitney, I loved this version she did at her 1991 HBO concert:

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That was absolutely flawless as always

I miss her already... We truly lost a great talent.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I remember her 1991 version, recharted in the Top 10 in 2001. Its endured and meant alot to many. Whitney's soared and Marvin's(my second fav) was sexy.

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at least it was better than the dunk-off.

Timmy84 said:

Speaking of Whitney, I loved this version she did at her 1991 HBO concert:

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She and Rickey Minor both did their thing on this. Its amazing how moving it is when she does it. It almost transcends its original purpose. The arrangement was perfect for her. Her interpretation of this anthem is really a testament to her gift of song.

This is D'Angelo singing it in 1996

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdzNyjmsyeQ

scriptgirl said:

This is D'Angelo singing it in 1996

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdzNyjmsyeQ

Thank you, Ms Trina!

Stadiums need to stop allowing people to sing this song and just play Whitney's version, or, the standard orchestral version. That should be an official law.

Now see, she started out ok, but as so many singers try to do, she began to oversing. Mary is not a vocalist so she should be the last person try oversinging.

her off singing was fine for back in the day. But now, she thinks she in the same league as whitney, mariah, aretha, etc.

Layzie said:

Now see, she started out ok, but as so many singers try to do, she began to oversing. Mary is not a vocalist so she should be the last person try oversinging.

her off singing was fine for back in the day. But now, she thinks she in the same league as whitney, mariah, aretha, etc.

Yet far from it.

while i'm not a MJ fan, imo it wasn't that bad.

Somebody queue up Carl Lewis....PLEASE!

Layzie said:

Now see, she started out ok, but as so many singers try to do, she began to oversing. Mary is not a vocalist so she should be the last person try oversinging.

her off singing was fine for back in the day. But now, she thinks she in the same league as whitney, mariah, aretha, etc.

This made me laugh. Truth!

Timmy84 said:

I wonder do these singers know you can still pre-record your anthem? Whitney did and it almost made you think she didn't. That's the problem I think. No one gave them that memo. And I love Mary J. but not everybody can sing it lol

Let our boy show you how it's done in his OWN way:

it's 8:57am in my part of this continent and i'm so listening to marvin gaye do the star spangle banner soulfully (like only he could do imo). marvin's vocal skills were so right.

a to you T84 for posting MG's version.