The Star-Spangled Banner tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" was written to be difficult, so that a vocal club could show off its skill. It's tough for a lot of us to sing. Maybe we should have chosen something else, but we didn't, and I wouldn't change it any more than I would the flag.
But man, you can really tell the difference when excellent singers really put their minds to it, can't you? This is how it should be.
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Yes, this is how it should be. I've watched this several times and... well, I can't help it, I get teary eyed. That's why I consider this performance better than Whitney Houston's Super Bowl rendition. She was great, but I don't get tears in my eyes.
I definitely like the harmonies, which you don't get with solo renditions. Candidly, I wouldn't mind it if "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" were our national anthem. Though I suppose saying that sets me up to be accused of Christian Nationalism, I just love singing that song.
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