[[tmz:video id="0_5pdha8tr"]] Migos rapper Quavo doesn't want to tamper with the Og national anthem, he's got bigger plans for one. There's a petition going around to have Quavo ad lib on the 'Star-Spangled Banner' track. 7,600 people are already on board. We got Quavo at Lax Tuesday, and he thinks the song that's impossible to sing needs some serious updating with new messaging ... he thinks the point should be unity and equality. Fun Fact -- Francis Scott Key...
- 8/23/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ten days after declaring war is a lousy time for a party, let alone a Super Bowl.
On Jan. 17, 1991, an armed coalition led by the United States commenced Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, marking the first major military action of the post-terrorism age. Less than two weeks later, the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills prepared for their own conflict as Super Bowl Xxv kicked off in Tampa, Florida. Fears that Saddam Hussein would target this, the most American of sporting events, led some NFL officials to consider rescheduling. The big game would proceed as planned, but the festive mood of Jan.
On Jan. 17, 1991, an armed coalition led by the United States commenced Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf, marking the first major military action of the post-terrorism age. Less than two weeks later, the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills prepared for their own conflict as Super Bowl Xxv kicked off in Tampa, Florida. Fears that Saddam Hussein would target this, the most American of sporting events, led some NFL officials to consider rescheduling. The big game would proceed as planned, but the festive mood of Jan.
- 2/11/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good. • H.L. Mencken
“There is only so far that you can push people into a corner… We’re frustrated and that’s why we’re out there in the streets.” • Charles, Member of the Crips gang
“I would never want to live anywhere but Baltimore. You can look far and wide, but you’ll never discover a stranger city with such extreme style. It’s as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay.” • John Waters, Filmmaker and Writer
“This is a skewed portrayal of the protests; it is what the media chose to portray – the media that consumers bewilderingly seem to want. The real revolution is thousands of people across America standing in solidarity against police brutality.
“There is only so far that you can push people into a corner… We’re frustrated and that’s why we’re out there in the streets.” • Charles, Member of the Crips gang
“I would never want to live anywhere but Baltimore. You can look far and wide, but you’ll never discover a stranger city with such extreme style. It’s as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay.” • John Waters, Filmmaker and Writer
“This is a skewed portrayal of the protests; it is what the media chose to portray – the media that consumers bewilderingly seem to want. The real revolution is thousands of people across America standing in solidarity against police brutality.
- 10/5/2015
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
The valiant defense of Fort McHenry on the night of Sept. 13, 1814, during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The song eventually was declared the national anthem of the United States by Congress in 1931. In commemoration of 200 years of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” PBS will air a live, two-hour broadcast featuring various performances of patriotic tunes — including, of course, America’s national anthem. John Lithgow (pictured) hosts the event, held at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, and is joined by co-host Jordin Sparks. The concert, called … Continue reading →
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The post PBS special commemorates “The Star-Spangled Banner” bicentennial appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
- 9/12/2014
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
Unless you’re the late, great Whitney Houston, it’s tough to perform a “Star-Spangled Banner” that people actually like. Take risks, and you’ll sound too screechy; concentrate on bombastic vocals, and you’ll mess up the words; play it safe, and some may accuse you of being boring. So we can hardly blame The Fray for trying to curry favor by mashing up two things Americans love more than anything: patriotism and the Muppets.
The Grey’s Anatomy-approved band was drafted to perform the national anthem at last night’s Ncaa basketball championship game. But instead of doing a traditional,...
The Grey’s Anatomy-approved band was drafted to perform the national anthem at last night’s Ncaa basketball championship game. But instead of doing a traditional,...
- 4/3/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Adorable New Girl star Zooey Deschanel has caught some flak as of late for being, well, adorable New Girl star Zooey Deschanel. Let the record show, however, that the girl did Francis Scott Key proud last night when she sang the national anthem at Game 4 of the World Series. Decked out in a red, white and blue mini-dress, Deschanel took the field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas before launching into her simple, pitch-perfect take on "The Star-Spangled Banner," with nary a lyric flub nor an Aguilera-esque vocal embellishment. Although Zd had to leave the game early to catch a flight home, as seen on TV when cameras panned to her empty seat during the seventh-inning stretch, the network's attempt at cross-promotion was hugely successful for both Fox and the Texas Rangers, who tied the series last night by beating the Cardinals 4-0. Deschanel's performance, [...]...
- 10/24/2011
- Nerve
Christina Aguilera flubbed the lyrics of the national anthem, spawning a public uproar. But how many Americans could have done better? To try to figure that out, The Daily Beast offered a cash prize.
The Super Bowl this week became the most watched sports spectacle in American history, so when Christina Aguilera flubbed the national anthem in front of hundreds of millions of viewers on live television, she took flack on a massive scale, from newspapers columns to snarky blogs to outraged Tweets by the tens of thousands.
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In Christina's words: What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last-reaming? "I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through," Aguilera said in a statement.
"Isn't that sad," one sighed.
In fairness, though,...
The Super Bowl this week became the most watched sports spectacle in American history, so when Christina Aguilera flubbed the national anthem in front of hundreds of millions of viewers on live television, she took flack on a massive scale, from newspapers columns to snarky blogs to outraged Tweets by the tens of thousands.
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In Christina's words: What so proudly we watched at the twilight's last-reaming? "I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through," Aguilera said in a statement.
"Isn't that sad," one sighed.
In fairness, though,...
- 2/10/2011
- by Clark Merrefield
- The Daily Beast
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