[Rhodes22-list] was STATUS now halftime show

[Steve Alm]

Fred,

Glad you enjoyed it.  Yeah, music should be open to interpretation, but I
just think we should draw the line at the SSB because it's not supposed to
be like a concert piece where the singers love to show off their pipes just
to show off.  It should be a solemn sing-along.  Once I heard Aaron Neville,
whom I love, sing it and it was so stylized with his characteristic
yodeling, that I couldn't even find the melody.  The average person should
be able to sing along.  Do you remember Rosanne Barr's version? Now that was
NOT license--that was crap!

Slim

On 2/5/04 2:11 PM, "FredkLange at aol.com" <FredkLange at aol.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Since she sent the chill up my spine, I give Beyonce the creative license to
> change the meter any way she wants.
> 
> Salute!
> 
> Fred
> 
> In a message dated 2/5/04 3:03:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, salm at mn.rr.com
> writes:
> 
>> Fred,
>> 
>> The National Anthem was sung by Beyonce Knowles.  Great set of pipes for
>> sure, but it bothers me when people change the SSB.  In her case, she
>> arranged it "in four" instead of "in three" as it was written.  I consider
>> that musical blasphemy.
>> 
>> BTW, you may have heard of the great guitarist from Minnesota, Leo Kottke.
>> The Star Spangled Banner was actually written by his great, great, great
>> grandfather, Francis Kottke.  8-)
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> 
> 
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