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Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
Lucy Monroe sang the national anthem for every Opening Day and World Series held at Yankee Stadium from 1945 through 1960. [7] Robert Merrill sang the national anthem at seven World Series games: at Game 3 of the 1976, 1978 and 1999 World Series, at the 1977, 1981 and 1996 World Series openers and at Game 2 of the 1998 World Series. [citation ...
Jackie Evancho already has her work cut out for her when she performs the National Anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration. But the 16-year-old singer has to hit all the notes too (watch her ...
Listen, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a hard song to sing, and doing so in front of 100 million people requires an admirable amount of courage. But not everybody did it as well as others.
Most of the best-known national anthems were written by little-known or unknown composers such as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, composer of "La Marseillaise" and John Stafford Smith who wrote the tune for "The Anacreontic Song", which became the tune for the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The author of "God Save the King ...
“One of the worst national anthem renditions ever.” A four-time Grammy nominee, Andress has racked up several hits and collaborated with Sam Hunt on her 2021 song “Wishful Drinking."
This isn't the first time a performance of the national anthem has been panned. In the pantheon of controversial renditions of the national anthem at sporting events, Roseanne Barr's rendition at a 1990 San Diego Padres game, and Fergie at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, resulted in similar reactions.
National anthems (7 C, 249 P, 6 F) North American anthems (3 C, 61 P) O. Oceanian anthems (36 P) Anthems of organizations (1 C, 15 P) P. Political party songs (2 C ...