Chef Jim Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? Screw that. What I want to know is: why do they sing God Bless America in Philly instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Screw that. What I want to know is: why do they sing God Bless America in Philly instead? Kate Smith started that in the 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Screw that. What I want to know is: why do they sing God Bless America in Philly instead? Kate Smith started that in the 70's So Irving Berlin would get royalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 So Irving Berlin would get royalties? He was probably more interested in Kate at one point in their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Screw that. What I want to know is: why do they sing God Bless America in Philly instead? Because they boo everything including the National Anthem. Speaking of that...I'll bet they got the BOO going last night...GO SABRES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? often times in football you have pop stars with over inflated self worths trying to put their own take on the sacred national anthem as artists, that is if they can even remember the correct words. hockey there is a different tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 often times in football you have pop stars with over inflated self worths trying to put their own take on the sacred national anthem as artists, that is if they can even remember the correct words. hockey there is a different tradition I pretty much knew the answer it was more of a rhetorical question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? Stay away from college games (not that it's an option for you). A lot of the time they get students to sing it, which brings it right back to the crappy versions where they have to stylize every single word. I've always wondered if anyone would care if I sat down in the middle of one of those versions that takes about 10 minutes to sing. At that point, it's not really the national anthem anymore so I'm not the one disrespecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Stay away from college games (not that it's an option for you). A lot of the time they get students to sing it, which brings it right back to the crappy versions where they have to stylize every single word. I've always wondered if anyone would care if I sat down in the middle of one of those versions that takes about 10 minutes to sing. At that point, it's not really the national anthem anymore so I'm not the one disrespecting it. Kind of like this version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? Was at Game 2 of the Penguins/Lighting series. They had a local Pittsburgher Army soldier sing it plain and simple. It was very inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Here's a better one. Buffalo vs Philadelphia. Why do they have to sing the Canadian anthem? Don't get me wrong I like it but why sing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? Caucasian audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Kind of like this version? That's exactly what I had in mind when reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Caucasian audience. So the Super Bowl is played in front of a non-caucasian audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Here's a better one. Buffalo vs Philadelphia. Why do they have to sing the Canadian anthem? Don't get me wrong I like it but why sing it? I once saw that the Sabres had a pretty significant season ticket holder base in southern Ontario (%30 at one time), if that still holds true it may be to honor those fans as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 I once saw that the Sabres had a pretty significant season ticket holder base in southern Ontario (%30 at one time), if that still holds true it may be to honor those fans as well. So by that logic the Raiders should play the Mexican national anthem. Oh by the way have any of you heard it? They used to play it at midnight on the "mighty 690" in San Diego years ago. It is a sports station that at the time broadcast out of Mexico so it could blast a higher power. That damn song goes on for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I once saw that the Sabres had a pretty significant season ticket holder base in southern Ontario (%30 at one time), if that still holds true it may be to honor those fans as well. this is true and to my knowledge Buffalo is the only city that regularly sings both anthems. It's a respect thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Why is it at hockey games they actually sing the anthem the way it was supposed to be sung but at football games they feel they need to reinvent the song? The way it is done at the Blackhawk games gives me chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 So by that logic the Raiders should play the Mexican national anthem. Oh by the way have any of you heard it? They used to play it at midnight on the "mighty 690" in San Diego years ago. It is a sports station that at the time broadcast out of Mexico so it could blast a higher power. That damn song goes on for ever. A good number of San Diego stations still play the Mexican anthem because they are Mexican stations. For example, the Mighty 690 call letters were XTRA. In the U.S., the radio stations start with W or K, Canadian stations start with C and Mexican stations start with X. There are laws limiting how many U.S. stations are on the radio dial so the U.S. companies get around this by broadcasting U.S. oriented content by using the Mexican towers. The story is probably more complex than this but this is the basic arrangement. The Mighty 690 isn't so mighty any more. 1090 and 1360 are the SD stations and there are a few out of the LA market. Some of the same personalities are still around (Hacksaw, Ted Leitner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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