The Correct Singing Of The National Anthem

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by saden1

Don't sing the national anthem at sporting events...problem solved. BTW, why do they sing the national anthem at these big gatherings?

mental_floss Blog » Why do we sing the National Anthem at sporting events?

"After America’s entrance into World War I, Major League Baseball games often featured patriotic rituals, such as players marching in formation during pregame military drills and bands playing patriotic songs. During the seventh-inning stretch of game one of the 1918 World Series, the band erupted into “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Cubs and Red Sox players faced the centerfield flag pole and stood at attention. The crowd, already on their feet, began to sing along and applauded at the end of the song.

Given the positive reaction, the band played the song during the next two games, and when the Series moved to Boston, the Red Sox owner brought in a band and had the song played before the start of each remaining contest. After the war (and after the song was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution in 1931), the song continued to be played, but only on special occasions like opening day, national holidays and World Series games.

During World War II, baseball games again became venues for large-scale displays of patriotism, and technological advances in public address systems allowed songs to be played without a band. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played before games throughout the course of the war, and by the time the war was over, the pregame singing of the national anthem had become cemented as a baseball ritual, after which it spread to other sports.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

mental_floss Blog » Why do we sing the National Anthem at sporting events?

"After America’s entrance into World War I, Major League Baseball games often featured patriotic rituals, such as players marching in formation during pregame military drills and bands playing patriotic songs. During the seventh-inning stretch of game one of the 1918 World Series, the band erupted into “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Cubs and Red Sox players faced the centerfield flag pole and stood at attention. The crowd, already on their feet, began to sing along and applauded at the end of the song.

Given the positive reaction, the band played the song during the next two games, and when the Series moved to Boston, the Red Sox owner brought in a band and had the song played before the start of each remaining contest. After the war (and after the song was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution in 1931), the song continued to be played, but only on special occasions like opening day, national holidays and World Series games.

During World War II, baseball games again became venues for large-scale displays of patriotism, and technological advances in public address systems allowed songs to be played without a band. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played before games throughout the course of the war, and by the time the war was over, the pregame singing of the national anthem had become cemented as a baseball ritual, after which it spread to other sports.

So it went from being spontaneous to special occasions to everyday at every event? It's usage has been cheapened to serve the needs of owners to elicit emotional reaction of the crowd. Great.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by saden1

So it went from being spontaneous to special occasions to everyday at every event? It's usage has been cheapened to serve the needs of owners to elicit emotional reaction of the crowd. Great.

Seriously? This is an issue for you?

[saden1]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Seriously? This is an issue for you?

I am saying it has been commercialized and therefore cheapened. Do you disagree with this take? Is saying so an issue for you?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by saden1

I am saying it has been commercialized and therefore cheapened. Do you disagree with this take? Is saying so an issue for you?

I don't see the commercialized aspect, after all, it happens at nearly every sport from little league to pro, and nearly every country. Yeah the SB tries to put national names up there, and pretty much fail each time, but the simple act of singing a country's national anthem before a sporting event isn't cheapening it.

No, you have every right to say the silliest things. :cheeky-sm

[saden1]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I don't see the commercialized aspect, after all, it happens at nearly every sport from little league to pro, and nearly every country. Yeah the SB tries to put national names up there, and pretty much fail each time, but the simple act of singing a country's national anthem before a sporting event isn't cheapening it.

No, you have every right to say the silliest things. :cheeky-sm

Keep at it, you will get there eventually and get my rational. Or you could just read SS33's post and the reason why everyone does it now...in doing so you just might realize everything I have said is far from "silliest things."

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

So it went from being spontaneous to special occasions to everyday at every event? It's usage has been cheapened to serve the needs of owners to elicit emotional reaction of the crowd. Great.

I really cannot recall any big emotional reaction from crowds when hearing the NA.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I really cannot recall any big emotional reaction from crowds when hearing the NA.

did you watch the video you posted to start this thread?

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

did you watch the video you posted to start this thread?

lololololololololololololololololololol...nice


this thread is pretty hilarious. Gosh she messed up, it wasnt on purpose and she's a class act. People want to bitch?...bitch about how lame the Black Eye Peas are...that bullsh*t was flat out weak

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

lololololololololololololololololololol...nice


this thread is pretty hilarious. Gosh she messed up, it wasnt on purpose and she's a class act. People want to bitch?...bitch about how lame the Black Eye Peas are...that bullsh*t was flat out weak

Totally agree, that "performance" was far more offensive to me than the anthem.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Totally agree, that "performance" was far more offensive to me than the anthem.

That too.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

did you watch the video you posted to start this thread?

That was right at the start of the first Iraq war so it was an emotional time with or without the NA. I'm just saying in general people do not get all worked up over the NA.