Mudcat Café Message

sj

User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,emily b	Singing National Anthems at sports event (63* d)	RE: Singing National Anthems at sports event	10 May 01
I think they still use the National Anthem in the states, at least here in Texas as a way to haul out any dignitary or newscaster that thinks he/she can sing. What an audience these people have. Who else can say they've sung to 40,000 people? I heard an amazing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by one such singer. He started in a key that was just too high and the song stretches the top range. About 3 lines into it, he smoothly switched keys. I'm not sure if he knew what he was doing or not. I doubt that most people even noticed and his high notes came out just fine. As to a real answer, I don't know and until this moment it never occurred to me to wonder why. Hmm! Now you've got me thinking. Emily

Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.
* Click on the linked number with * to view the thread split into pages (click "d" for chronologically descending).

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.