National Anthem

[erpowers]

Who sang the National Anthem at last nights World Series Game?

[Ilsa]

1. Was it James Taylor?

I didn't get a good look, but it sounded like him to me.

[eddiebrowns]

2. James Taylor, I think

got home from Browns game just in time to see the first batter of the game and thought that McCarver/Buck talked later in the game about JT. Not positive though-I havethis gift ya see-I can be staring at the game, any game, and completely ignore the announcers w/o muting the tv-refined this talent in the 70's during the Cosell era

[kokomo]

3. Donna Summer sang "God Bless America" during 7th stretch.

Bring back "Take Me Out To the Ballgame"! God Bless America is a religious song and has no place in a diverse USA. First sung when Dubya attended the first NY Yankees game after 9/11. Enough of using 9/11 for political/religious ends.

[Ilsa]

5. Wasn't she "born again" as of sometime after her disco hey-day?

I think she got very religious, at least for awhile.

I thought the anthem sounde dpretty good as well. It got better near the end with some chord changes he made (I think). Overall, I think another anthem would be better; something easier for most people to sing.

[Richardo]

6. It's NOT a religious song - it's a third-rate Broadway showtune...

...and I hate it! x(

The original version of "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, "Yip, Yip, Yaphank." :eyes: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm019.html

[VelmaD]

4. It was James Taylor

And it was a lovely rendition of the Anthem I thought. :)

[Droopy]

7. I thought so, too

I thought it was the best rendition of the national anthem that I'd ever heard.