Re: [JPL] Shades of Felicano & Hendrix in the 60s. René Marie stirs it up

[Eric Jackson]

JASSavannah wrote:

> I am a bit confused (my normal state of mind these days).  How is the anthem supposed to be played?  One instrument, two, maybe three?  Anything beyond that would be adornment, wouldn't it?  What if someone held a note longer than is traditional?    When is the exact point of going to far?  I know personally, when I hear a creative rendition of the tune, it gives me a whole new appreciation for it (maybe with the exception of Roseanne Barr).  

I had the same thought this morning when I read Ed Bride's comment about 
  "adorning" the national anthem.

> I also think how wonderful it is to live in a country that allows us to take a national symbol, and let our creative juices flow with it.  I think our forbearers (didn't want to use 'fathers) might just be proud that these freedoms have lasted this long.  

I definetly agree! Thank you for saying it. Hendrix version was a 
protest but some of these other versions are not. They are performed by 
Americans expressing their patriotism. This is America. Aren't we free 
to do that? Do I hear someone saying, "No, you aren't free to do that. 
You must be patriotic my way."

How unAmerican is that!?!

Eric Jackson
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> Larry D-K in Savannah
> 
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>>> The national anthem   ( any country's  ) is not any person's property 
> to desecrate or whatever . I for one am  appalled that Rene Marie  would 
> choose to deliver this in the way that  she did ..>>
>  
>>> To me, "interpreting" a national anthem is antithetical to the concept of  
> anthem. There are ways and places to make a statement, but if you agree (or, as  
> many artists do, ask) to sing the anthem, it should be unadorned. 
>  
> Ed
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