hopandpop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Of course the Star Spangled Banner is going to sound British! It was written during the war of 1812, less than 40 years after we won our independence. We were British before we won our independence, so...yeah...we probably still spoke British English. You cannot expect a nation to change it's whole language, or at least modify it, in just 40 years. Anyways, Whitney sounds amazing! Her rendition is absolutely fabulous, and has always been one of my favorites.

kstevens720a (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Whitney may now be a "junkie" as you put it, but that she wasn;t when she performed this version. To say she is an unknown is a really ignorant thing to say. Whitney will never go unknown even after her death. She has amazing talent and has won countless awards. Sure, she made very poor decisions after her career, but we all make bad choices in our lives. Don't be the judge.

bicyclerider1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nice version of our unsingable national anthem. Personally, I prefer "America the Beautiful." Its lyrics are lovely and we didn't steal its melody from anyone. Unfortunately, in the minds of some people, any criticism of the national anthem is heresy. Nuts to them.

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99inkheart99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

beautiful ^^ my history teacher played this in class its that good

pantsbloke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Er.. Jadebrew.... you say ' If you're not an American then you have no right to opinion here....' What unspeakable arrogance! Be careful. Please remember that the internet is not US property. In fact I have never met a Brit who cares whose anthemn it is except to say it's nearly as dismal as ours. Having said that, this rendition is spectacular.

cynicalslaughter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Semen Spangled Banner Oh, say, can you see, by the Muslims early flight, What so proudly we hail'd at the World Trade Centre? Whose steel beams and concrete, thro' the perilous fight, O'er CNN we watch'd, were so gallantly falling? And the planes red glare, the people falling in air, Gave proof thro' the morn that our flag was in tear. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet burn O'er the land of the futile and the home of the slow?

jadebrew (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ms. Houston was not into drugs when this was recorded.... Who cares what she's doing now??? It's her business... We may have borrowed several phrases of our Anthem, but we can't give it back so let enjoy it together.