February 9, 201115 yr I could't sing "Mary had a little lamb" and make it sound good, I am mostly critisizinng her putting way to much of her own spin on the song. :thumb::thumb: :thumb::thumb: BINGO!! This one nailed it. :thumb::thumb: The lady has a great voice, she certainly didn't show it trying to make it about her. Her singing/voice on this was terrible. Just Sing The Song Like It Was Intended To Be :ohbrother:!!!! I'm curious. How did the Star Spangled Banner sound the first few times it was sung? And how did Francis Scott Key intend for the song to be sung? Marvin Gaye totally changes to tune and tempo of the song and gets a free pass. Whitney Houston changed a few bars and also got a free pass. Christina Aguilera changes her octaves and pitch and gets raked over the coals. It's a double standard. Have 100 singers perform the national anthem and I bet there are no two alike.
February 9, 201115 yr I can't believe people are making such a big deal over this. She screwed up a couple words, big deal, happens all the time with sporting events. Who cares? As far as how "bad" she sounded, she was 100x better than any on here could have been. Stop trying to find things to complain about. So you won't criticize a NFL QB for bad passes, a receiver for a drop, a DB for getting burned, a referee for a bad call?
February 9, 201115 yr I'm curious. How did the Star Spangled Banner sound the first few times it was sung? And how did Francis Scott Key intend for the song to be sung? Marvin Gaye totally changes to tune and tempo of the song and gets a free pass. Whitney Houston changed a few bars and also got a free pass. Christina Aguilera changes her octaves and pitch and gets raked over the coals. It's a double standard. Have 100 singers perform the national anthem and I bet there are no two alike. Great post. I'm really curious if the people who are slamming Xtina are fans of the Marvin Gaye version. I personally could care less if you make it yours, as long as it's good.
February 9, 201115 yr I used to sing the national anthem at basketball games in high school. You'd be surprised how easy it is. It's just like any other song you think anyone should know. You get up there and all of a sudden your mind goes blank. The difference is, you are not a professional singer. Professional actors, singers, athletes, etc. are paid well to do what they do, and they are expected to do it well. I'm really not all that upset about her screwing it up. But unlike others, I think she's fair game to be criticized for screwing it up.
February 9, 201115 yr The difference is, you are not a professional singer. Professional actors, singers, athletes, etc. are paid well to do what they do, and they are expected to do it well. I'm really not all that upset about her screwing it up. But unlike others, I think she's fair game to be criticized for screwing it up. At the time though, that was my job, so it really was as if I were a professional. I received money for singing the National Anthem. I also don't have a problem with people putting their own talent to work when singing their rendition of the National Anthem. Each person has a unique range, and some of those notes are hard to hit.
February 9, 201115 yr I'm curious. How did the Star Spangled Banner sound the first few times it was sung? And how did Francis Scott Key intend for the song to be sung? Marvin Gaye totally changes to tune and tempo of the song and gets a free pass. Whitney Houston changed a few bars and also got a free pass. Christina Aguilera changes her octaves and pitch and gets raked over the coals. It's a double standard. Have 100 singers perform the national anthem and I bet there are no two alike. No argument there. However, the bottom line is that a large portion of those watching didn't like Christina Aguilera's version, where they liked the others. That's all there is to it.
February 9, 201115 yr When you get into a profession like the one Ms. Aguilera is in, you open yourself up to criticism. Most of us here are criticized for the job we do each and every day, but we aren't paid as nicely as Christina is. And she screwed up an entire line, not just a couple of words. As for it happening all the time, I can't remember anyone screwing it up that bad on that big of a stage. Got any examples? Also, this forum is for topics exactly like this one. Do you really expect everyone to ignore the fact that she screwed up the national anthem during the biggest pro football game of the year? :lol: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: How dare we little people make light of Queen Aguilera. :lol:
February 9, 201115 yr Marvin Gaye totally changes to tune and tempo of the song and gets a free pass. Whitney Houston changed a few bars and also got a free pass. Christina Aguilera changes her octaves and pitch and gets raked over the coals. It's a double standard.Those situations aren't anywhere close to what she did to it. She made it the Christina Anthem, not the National Anthem. You can sing it with a little style, but there comes a point when youlose the original song entirely. She crossed that point.
February 9, 201115 yr Those situations aren't anywhere close to what she did to it. She made it the Christina Anthem, not the National Anthem. You can sing it with a little style, but there comes a point when youlose the original song entirely. She crossed that point.:thumb: She pole vaulted over that point! Add to that Gaye and Houston didn't botch the lyrics and it's well deserved criticism. And, as swamprat pointed out, people didn't like Aguilera's version, mostly because it reeked.
February 9, 201115 yr Those situations aren't anywhere close to what she did to it. She made it the Christina Anthem, not the National Anthem. You can sing it with a little style, but there comes a point when youlose the original song entirely. She crossed that point.I've only heard her version once but on initial reaction I think Gaye changed his version a lot more than Xtina.
February 9, 201115 yr I've only heard her version once but on initial reaction I think Gaye changed his version a lot more than Xtina.But again, did his reek? I, for one, didn't like Gaye's version either, but it would appear most people think it was by far better than Aguilera's.
February 9, 201115 yr But again, did his reek? I, for one, didn't like Gaye's version either, but it would appear most people think it was by far better than Aguilera's.I'm not debating the merits of how good his version is. It's the best in my mind. But a lot of people in this thread are complaining about how much Xtina's version was changed from the "original" and Scribe commented that Gaye seems to have gotten a pass on this. BF also comments that Gaye's version wasn't "anywhere close to what she did to it." and as I've said, Gaye changed the song a lot more to be his own version than Xtina did. P.S. You need to get some soul my friend. P.S.S. All of this is based on one listen of Xtina's version.
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