Saturday, November 28 football game between University of Southern California, and the University of California, Los Angeles, began with the USC marching band performing "The Star Spangled Banner", with Slash from Guns 'N Roses on electric guitar. The audience applauded, and shortly after the game started.
The Star Spangled Banner is a sacred song in American culture and life. After all, it is our country`s national anthem. I prefer hearing The Star Spangled Banner sung by a chorus in four part harmony. There are various ways to present The Star Spangled Banner, but it should always be presented in reverence and dignity.
No, I cannot tell you I enjoyed The Star Spangled Banner performed by Slash, or for that matter by many other show-offish ways that popular entertainers sing and interpret The Star Spangled Banner. But I guess that`s the point. We are not all going to like and appreciate every rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, but we can respect the many voices, and the many ways those voices sing and interpret The Star Spangled Banner, without desecrating our national anthem.
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