Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

I would invite everyone to listen to it again. Somehow it’s worse the second time.

Honestly it’s amazing. Preternaturally bad.

Like many things associated with the PR of the recent administration, I'm left wondering if they did it deliberately for a bet.

[Axtremus]

@doctor-phibes said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

... I'm left wondering if they did it deliberately for a bet.

The vocalist must be exceptionally skilled to have done this deliberately.

[jodi]

@jon-nyc I couldn’t make it through the first time. I just listened to the whole thing. WTF. How do you pick somebody that can’t stay on key for something big like this? I mean, many people get a case of nerves, pitch wavers slight, or goes a little off key on the high notes, or forgets words - but this was awful. What happened? Did she have some sort of earpiece that messed her up? I’m assuming they heard a clip of her singing before they asked her to do this?

[mark]

I refuse to listen to this. Thanks for taking the bullet for me TNCR! lol

[Renauda]

@axtremus said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

Already she inspired others, for example:

Link to video

I have sometimes wondered what it would sound like if someone put together a pastiche in the style of Charles Ives on Star Spangled Banner for prepared vocalist and well tempered piano. I guess this would qualify.

Interesting.

[jon-nyc]

Seriously this guy just nails it.

Link to video

[Renauda]

@jon-nyc

Some nice jazz chords in there.

[mark]

I gave in and listened.

Ugh.

[Doctor Phibes]

That poor girl.

[jon-nyc]

I know, I feel sorry for her. But then again, no publicity is bad publicity, right?

[Renauda]

So long as she didn't follow a kid or animal act, she'll do just fine.

[Loki]

@jon-nyc said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

Seriously this guy just nails it.

Link to video

Brilliant.

[Loki]

Best comment

“I never knew Trump University had a music department.”

[jon-nyc]

That’s hilarious.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

Seriously this guy just nails it.

Link to video

Best one so far!

[jodi]

I do feel really badly for her. She’s just a college freshman, I think. Her voice is pretty nice when it stays on key. Wonder if she’s ok singing with an accompanist.

[jon-nyc]

That would be my guess, that's she's just not an a Capella singer.

[jodi]

And if that’s the case, why the heck didn’t she have an accompanist. I mean seriously, why didn’t somebody tell her she needed an accompanist? If she were my kid I would have said, honey you sing WAY better with music.

[Aqua Letifer]

@doctor-phibes said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

That poor girl.

Eff that! She was the most talked about person on the internet for a good hour or so. Everyone and their mother knows how to capitalize on that. Turning this into an attention windfall on the socialz would be the easiest thing in the world.

[Renauda]

@jodi said in Musical Interlude - the Star Spangled Banner as sung at CPAC 2021:

And if that’s the case, why the heck didn’t she have an accompanist. I mean seriously, why didn’t somebody tell her she needed an accompanist? If she were my kid I would have said, honey you sing WAY better with music.

That may have been the case but the conference organizers overall goal was to spend as little money as possible on the event and saw an opportunity to cut costs and veto the accompanist. Afterall, we are dealing with a culture of frugal bean counters here.