Our National Anthem, The Way It Should Be Played

[aShepard]

This will bring tears to each and every true American!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE

[aShepard]

Awesome, just Awesome!

[GRRRRR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE

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[hudsonohio]

The most goosebumps I’ve had in years

[Thunder90]

Ping for later

[Kartographer]

Blurry Screen ALERT!

[LegendHasIt]

This one is pretty cool too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42OltmcZ2K4
Same, but better sound, Unfortunately a few more liberties taken with the composition
Yes, it is for real. A violin made from a baseball bat.

[fso301]

[iamweasle]

WOW

[meadsjn]

bump for later.

[BulletBobCo]

Bumpidy Bump

[Behemoth the Cat]

You beat me to this one!

[chiefqc]

Well, well, well its o-bow-man displaying proper protocol in the country that he was elected to serve. I guess playing with himself is more important unless it some other country. What a POS.

[Kartographer]

I like this one as well, Whitnet Houston’s version set to scences for the movie ‘The Patriot’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-nteMHWbBk&feature=related

[Hotmetal]

Thanks for posting this.I am an Air Force vet.also went to Iraq with Army National Guard,and currently full-time Army National Guard I really enjoied this.My friends and some relitives just don’t get it, when a ballgame comes on tv and I stand for the National Anthen at home or anywhere else I hear the NA.

[ataDude]

OK, I’ll admit it... I cried. Not just because it was beautiful, but because it reminded me of just how much, and how far, our country has gone down the tubes.

[savage woman]

The most goosebumps I’ve had in years

Same thing happened to me!!! Why is that? What makes a goosebump?

[The Great RJ]

What I believe to be the best arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner is one by Felix Vinatieri, band master to Custer's 7th Cavalry. It is available on CD along with some other music composed and arranged by Vinatieri here

[majormaturity]

What occured to me is that whenever I hear the anthem sung like this, I really understand what this country is and what it stands for; and that makes me think about why so many people just don’t care - they don’t understand who we are. And I realize that “we” is a broad term - I wasn’t here in 1776; my grandparents only arrived in 1919; but I still am inclined to say “we” because I have assimilated into the country so much that I regard it as “my” country. Yet, with illegal aliens (oops, meant to say undocumented workers), libs who hate this country, some young people who haven’t a clue about our history, I can understand why they don’t like it here - as far as they are concerned it’s not their country - they never assimilated - remember Michele Obama? “For the first time in my life I’m proud to be an American.” I was proud the first time I went to a major league ball game; the first time I joined Boy Scouts; the first time I fired a .22 rifle; the first time I went fishing; Heck, there is a lot to be proud about. Think I’m going to listen to that again!

[La Enchiladita]

Amen, my friend, if I may call you that. Thank you for all you have done for us. I do the same thing, stand in my living room for the National Anthem.. on TV, RADIO, whatever. At Superbowl viewing party, I did so and I can still see the strange looks directed my way (a couple of others stood with me).