Fergie's Version Of The National Anthem

[BabyBoomer]

@Tarte Gogo

 

Welcome back from your hiatus.

 

~Boomer~

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I had never heard of this singer before. Only Fergie I knew of was the Duchess of York. I wondered why she'd be singing the US National Anthem.

 

I'd pay to hear the Dutchess croak out the National Anthem

[TruthBTold]

I'd pay to hear the Dutchess croak out the National Anthem

 

Me too. Of course as out of it as I am I have no idea who this Fergie is. So I thought to myself, "I did not know that Andrew's Fergie sang."

[rvwnsd]

After watching the performance, I can only wonder how she might sing one of the sublime arias from the Bach St. John. Can't you just hear "Zerfliesse main Herze?"

I'm guessing like the sound my cats make, not quite in unison, when we are riding in the car on the way to the vet.

[maninsoma]

I don't have an issue with someone choosing to perform a different arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner, but I do think that choosing to rearrange it so it takes as long as Fergie's version isn't wise in a setting like this. It isn't her concert; she's singing before another event. As for the performance itself, it wasn't quite as horrid as some seem to think (she can clearly carry a tune even though some of the notes were off), but it definitely suffered from the over embellishment that many singers utilize today.

[rogerG]

it wasn't quite as horrid as some seem to think

It may not have been Roseanne Barr's infamous version, but I sincerely doubt anyone will be buying it on iTunes. In that sense, it was horrible.

[+ purplekow]

Just by putting my 2 cents in, I am overpaying.