The All-Star Weekend Thread: January 22-25, 2015 (questions, info, meetups, etc here)

[Iron Balls McGinty]

He tends to ignore the way the song is meant to be done at pro sporting events. I mean, just look at the sheet music!

That is clearly how Jo Dee Messina decided to sing it.

Reminded me of the Maya Rudolph sketch on SNL where she made fun of how it is sung at sporting events.

 

[BluejacketNut]

I wish they would just go with instrumental for the SBB, some of these people that try to customize it or drag it out is terrible. But it did sound like you heard some boo's when the anthem singer was announced because it wasnt Leo, if that was the case that is extremely poor taste, its not the anthem singers fault they chose someone else. I remember it happening another time where it was someone else, but everyone yelled Leo when they announced the singer, maybe light hearted, but the singers reaction was kind of WTF

 

[1857 Howitzer]

I wish they would just go with instrumental for the SBB, some of these people that try to customize it or drag it out is terrible. But it did sound like you heard some boo's when the anthem singer was announced because it wasnt Leo, if that was the case that is extremely poor taste, its not the anthem singers fault they chose someone else. I remember it happening another time where it was someone else, but everyone yelled Leo when they announced the singer, maybe light hearted, but the singers reaction was kind of WTF

Don't think they were boos, but some where saying Jooooo.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Don't think they were boos, but some where saying Jooooo.

Just bringing this post to the attention of db2011.

 

[db2011]

Just bringing this post to the attention of db2011.

Everyone's a critic, I guess



















(actually, I don't get it)

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Everyone's a critic, I guess



















(actually, I don't get it)

Quoted post included a bad joke.

I was just funnin'.

 

[db2011]

Quoted post included a bad joke.

I was just funnin'.

haha, yea I got that part. It's the original joke that went over my head ("Jooo")

 

[1857 Howitzer]

Quoted post included a bad joke.

I was just funnin'.

No joke at all, some people really were saying Jooo.

 

[BluejacketNut]

Ok, was hard to tell on tv. I knew people werent happy about it, but to boo the person who did get to would be classless

 

[pete goegan]

I wish they would just go with instrumental for the SBB, some of these people that try to customize it or drag it out is terrible...

That's why I like Leo, he sings it straight.

 

[BluejacketNut]

He did good with the french version of Ohh Canada as well

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

No joke at all, some people really were saying Jooo.

What the hell does that mean?

 

[1857 Howitzer]

What the hell does that mean?

Some where playing off of Leooo and were saying Jooo (for Jo Dee Messina) before the SSB. Or maybe it was Jo Deee I really don't remember. There were also a few that said Leoo too so it was a mix of different things so I can see where someone would think there were boos.

 

[db2011]

Just bringing this post to the attention of db2011.

No joke at all, some people really were saying Jooo.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Some where playing off of Leooo and were saying Jooo (for Jo Dee Messina) before the SSB. Or maybe it was Jo Deee I really don't remember. There were also a few that said Leoo too so it was a mix of different things so I can see where someone would think there were boos.

That's stupid. Why would people think those rhyme?

Dammit.

 

[SuperGenius]

I wish they would just go with instrumental for the SBB, some of these people that try to customize it or drag it out is terrible. But it did sound like you heard some boo's when the anthem singer was announced because it wasnt Leo, if that was the case that is extremely poor taste, its not the anthem singers fault they chose someone else. I remember it happening another time where it was someone else, but everyone yelled Leo when they announced the singer, maybe light hearted, but the singers reaction was kind of WTF

Some improvisation, but still beautiful. I prefer a straight rendition myself, but sometimes a slightly different version can be magical. I liked the woman's version at the ASG, so what do I know.

Not sure anyone will ever top the Whitney Houston Super Bowl XXV version. Powerful and yet restrained.

 

[MAHJ71]

Some improvisation, but still beautiful. I prefer a straight rendition myself, but sometimes a slightly different version can be magical.

My favorite rendition in a long, long time.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

[musiccritichat]

Both the Botti and Whitney renditions benefit greatly from an arrangement that perfectly supports/matches the tone of the way in which they melody is performed. The chording/chord voicing of the Botti is magnificent, and is matched by his restrained, slightly improv-ed (he is a jazz musician after all) performance. And the Whitney at Super Bowl version is also a masterful handling of the arrangement that matches her powerful yet tasteful vocal performance. I forget what an incredible gift she had.

[/musiccritichat]

 

[Mayor Bee]

[musiccritichat]

Both the Botti and Whitney renditions benefit greatly from an arrangement that perfectly supports/matches the tone of the way in which they melody is performed. The chording/chord voicing of the Botti is magnificent, and is matched by his restrained, slightly improv-ed (he is a jazz musician after all) performance. And the Whitney at Super Bowl version is also a masterful handling of the arrangement that matches her powerful yet tasteful vocal performance. I forget what an incredible gift she had.

[/musiccritichat]

Yeah, I know some of those words.