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Post by musicaamator on Jul 7, 2013 20:22:12 GMT -5
Poor Linda, all by herself there in the outfield. My how times have changed. If she were doing the National Anthem now, she would be in front of home plate at least.
A great rendition nonetheless.
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Post by Fred Greenhaw, RN, retired on Aug 26, 2013 23:49:11 GMT -5
I am a purist when it comes to singing the Star Spangled Banner. So many have changed the notes to show off and make the song about them and not the song itself. I am so proud of Linda and her rendition at the 1977 World Series game. She did the song as written and of course hit every note perfectly. She brought a tear to my eyes as with so many fans. Thanks, Linda, for the gift of hearing the song done right and especially with your beautiful voice.
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Post by fixinTheWords on Sept 19, 2013 3:29:55 GMT -5
I swear that not only does she sing "perilous night" instead of "fight", but she opens with "by the lawn's early light" (instead of "dawn's"). Am I nuts? Listen to it. I have listened to it 10 times, and there is no way she's not singing an "L" in there.
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Post by 1peterd on Sept 19, 2013 11:29:45 GMT -5
I swear that not only does she sing "perilous night" instead of "fight", but she opens with "by the lawn's early light" (instead of "dawn's"). Am I nuts? Listen to it. I have listened to it 10 times, and there is no way she's not singing an "L" in there. She clearly sang; "by the dawn's early light".May be an issue with your speakers or something else.
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 19, 2013 17:41:37 GMT -5
I swear that not only does she sing "perilous night" instead of "fight", but she opens with "by the lawn's early light" (instead of "dawn's"). Am I nuts? Listen to it. I have listened to it 10 times, and there is no way she's not singing an "L" in there. She clearly sang; "by the dawn's early light".May be an issue with your speakers or something else. Sounds like Dawns to me.
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Post by charlotte on Oct 15, 2013 10:12:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2013 10:18:12 GMT -5
The first thing my former co-worker said when he heard I was a Linda fan was that she performed the best version of the National Anthem he ever heard...
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Post by erik on Oct 15, 2013 11:41:25 GMT -5
Actually, it happened on October 14th.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 16, 2013 7:59:18 GMT -5
when I press on that link it says there is a security issue with the webpage so I opted not to open it. just an fyi. eddiejinnj
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Post by Partridge on Oct 16, 2013 23:10:10 GMT -5
Here is a direct link to the video for the National Anthem:
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Post by JasonKlose on Oct 16, 2013 23:31:34 GMT -5
Hands-down the best interpretation of the "Star-Spangled Banner" I have ever heard. She belted it waaaaaaay out of the park!! Way to go Linda!! You are the best and always will be!
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Post by Goldie on Jul 4, 2015 14:55:01 GMT -5
The Best — and Worst — National Anthem Performances Ever Chris Willman Yahoo Music July 04, 2015 As we head into 4th of July weekend, let’s pause to remember some of the standout celebrities who’ve tested their lungs with the national anthem. When the smoke clears, is there proof through the night that their careers are still there? Which singers can we see realizing midway through their performances that they’re the bombs bursting in air? Before we get to the 10 best modern renditions of Francis Scott Key’s classic, here are 10 duds that’ll make you very, very glad that no one in recorded history has ever sung all four verses of the song. www.yahoo.com/music/the-best-and-worst-national-anthem-122806937261.htmlWhat, NO LINDA?
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Post by Dianna on Jul 4, 2015 16:11:14 GMT -5
Love it! Happy 4th Everyone!!!!!
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Post by Dalton on Jul 4, 2015 16:21:38 GMT -5
I do like their number one best choice in the Dixie Chicks. Linda's version may have meant going too far back into time like 38 years....ouch.
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Post by fabtastique on Jul 5, 2015 8:38:19 GMT -5
Linda's version is perfect, no OTT vocal acrobatics to disguise a shaky voice .... It's clear like a bell
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 5, 2015 9:46:55 GMT -5
other than the one word lyric mix up, vocally is great phrasing, pitch and power!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by Shank 6 on Nov 28, 2015 20:31:12 GMT -5
Best version of the National Anthem LIVE , not lip synched, like other artists, hands down!
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Post by simpledream on Dec 4, 2015 18:53:36 GMT -5
I LOVE Ray Charles' 'America The Beautiful' (my favourite rendition, moving, and I'm not even American). Linda's 'Star Spangled Banner' - great voice in all its natural beauty, full house and a standing ovation from Frank Sinatra. Impressive.
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Post by 70smusicfan on Mar 28, 2016 18:25:29 GMT -5
Hey - I just noticed that ESPN Classics has been running World Series games lately. I hoped that someone might be able to record a better version that the YouTube videotape copies. Alas, they are running only Games 4 and 6 of the 1977 World Series (3/30/16 at 7AM and 2PM, respectively). No Game 3's that I can see.
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Post by erik on Oct 14, 2017 19:34:59 GMT -5
With all the kerfuffle (or is it "kofeve"?) about protesting the National Anthem, let's look back at Linda's performance of said anthem at Game 3 of the 1977 World Series:
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 14, 2017 20:22:59 GMT -5
That should have been a Sunday. I remember watching it late afternoon at my Dad's and I went with him on Sundays. eddiejinnj
PS: I looked it up and it was a Friday. Maybe I was staying the weekend. I just remember exactly what small tv I watched it on.
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Post by germancanadian on Oct 5, 2018 13:56:57 GMT -5
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Post by Dianna on Oct 5, 2018 18:15:00 GMT -5
Thanks.. I remember Linda singing the NA at the WS.. I also remember being surprised because it was unexpected and not announced beforehand..I guess back then it was easier to keep things under wrap.. before twitter and the internet ..
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Post by erik on Oct 5, 2018 18:23:24 GMT -5
Quote by Dianna:
I agree that, in our day and age of the Internet, it would be hard, if not absolutely impossible, to keep something like this under wraps. Of course, Linda gave one of the better performances of the National Anthem at that game (which was Game 3 here in L.A., on October 14, 1977), so people do remember. Linda may not have had a high opinion of "The Star Spangled Banner", but she showed enough respect for it, and the team that invited her, the Dodgers, that she....pardon the baseball analogy...knocked it out of the park (IMHO).
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 6, 2018 5:20:50 GMT -5
I am not sure I ever heard thay she didn't like the SSB unless you mean to sing since it a hard song to sing. Respect should be shown to it for what it symbolizes and represents, imo. I was very surprised when I saw it way back and she did knock it out of the park. Eddiejinfl
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Post by Not a Big Deal on Oct 6, 2018 17:59:33 GMT -5
I think that, back in the day, singing the National Anthem wasn't such a big deal - she got a couple of tickets and a jacket. So, IMHO, I don't think they tried to keep it under wraps (unlike today's over-the-top productions where the singer hits every note in his/her range on every syllable and lots of pyrotechnics), it was just "not a big deal." Linda's straight-forward delivery was in line with the attitudes at the time.
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Post by erik on Oct 6, 2018 19:15:02 GMT -5
Quote by eddieinnj:
That's what I meant, that she felt it was such a hard song to sing, and that she might actually botch it. She didn't, of course.
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Post by Dianna on Oct 7, 2018 0:45:25 GMT -5
I think that, back in the day, singing the National Anthem wasn't such a big deal - she got a couple of tickets and a jacket. So, IMHO, I don't think they tried to keep it under wraps (unlike today's over-the-top productions where the singer hits every note in his/her range on every syllable and lots of pyrotechnics), it was just "not a big deal." Linda's straight-forward delivery was in line with the attitudes at the time. Perhaps not as big a deal or big a production as today.. i.e The Superbowl.. but I remember WS baseball games and looking forward as to who would perform the NA...
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Post by RobGNYC on Jan 20, 2021 12:02:33 GMT -5
Watching Lady Gaga today at the inauguration (she was ok, she jammed with it a little too much for me) made me think of Linda's version in 1977.
Rolling Stone December 29, 1977 (Ben Fong-Torres):
"Peter Asher had good news and bad news for Linda Ronstadt. The good news was that she’d been invited to the first 1977 World Series game in Los Angeles. The bad news…well, let Linda tell it:
“Peter came to me and said, ‘Listen, all the Dodgers got together and they voted.’ And then he looked at me, and he says, ‘You know what’s coming…’ And I thought [Linda re-creates her yipe-gasp], ‘They want me to throw out the first ball!’ “
And now the bad news: “He said, “They want you to sing the National Anthem!’ And I just went: ‘Oh, God!’ ‘Cause it’s just the worst song in the world! It’s a turkey. Who even knows the words?”
Linda told Peter she didn’t think she could do it. But then she thought about the beautiful blue Dodgers warm-up jacket they’d sent her. “And finally I just couldn’t say no, because I love the jacket.”
Ronstadt had a tough time practicing the star-spangled turkey. “I couldn’t play it on the guitar or anything. And I was so nervous. If they’d asked me to pitch I would have been less nervous. And everybody was going, ‘Oh, it’ll be great, it’ll be great!’ Well, Peter didn’t do any of that stuff.” Which brings us to the point of this belated sports report.
“He was just saying, realistically, exactly what was gonna happen. He said, ‘Okay, you’re gonna have to go stand in center field and it’s gonna be like this and like that.’ He was thinking about what the problems could possibly be. ‘There’s gonna be this horrible echo, and watch out for the organ, and watch out for this…’
“Then he said the funniest thing. He said, ‘Ha, ha, you’re gonna have to stand in center field and sing that all by yourself.’ He said, ‘I wouldn’t do that for all the money in the world, and you’re doing it for free!’ It cracked me up. He just never is gonna grease me. He just always says exactly how things are gonna be, period.”
NY Times January 9, 1978 (Donal Henahan):
"One clue to the puzzle of why the anthem is so regularly mistreated in public emerged at last fall's World Series, when the pop star Linda Ronstadt appeared on television and made a botch of the tune. Those who know how such booking coups are pulled off in the pop world disclose that Miss Ronstadt was chosen to sing the anthem by vote of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ players. They apparently admired her smile so much that no consideration was given to the possibility that her voice might be both topless and bottomless."
"Stranded" 1978 (John Rockwell):
"Ronstadt is a soprano, although she never worked to develop the ringing upper extension that constitutes the climactic top octave or more for an operatic soprano. She can in fact sing in an overtly "operatic" way, plummy and full of a marked vibrato, and by so doing can reach higher notes than she normally attains. But that method of vocal production doesn't sound stylistically appropriate to her for the music she sings. By choosing not to deploy that register of her voice, she has constricted her range from what it could be. What's left is not really wide in operatic terms, as anyone who beard her bull her way through "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the 1977 World Series can attest. Her effective range is from around G below middle C to the C above it, with a few notes beyond that in falsetto."
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Post by rick on Jan 20, 2021 13:15:43 GMT -5
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