Did you see the NASCAR Daytona 500 on Sunday? Did you even
see the opening ceremonies? Well, Give Clay Cook a bright and shiny medal – he
sang the Star Spangled Banner just as it should be sung. He might have looked a
bit scruffy – this is a sporting event, not the Elks Ball - but he was there
and he was good! I’d never seen or heard him before, but you can be sure he and
the Zac Brown Band will be on my radar screen now. If you have a minute you can
check it out here on YouTube.
There was no musical accompaniment, but he sang it without wandering all over
the scale, and, moreover, he sang it straight – no jazzing it up with trills
and high notes that aren’t there. The only way it could have gotten any better
would have been for everyone there to be singing with him. I have a set of
bookmarks for my favorite YouTube clips – great Coca-Cola, VW, and Budweiser
ads, Jeanne Roberts and The Vicar of Dibley, great cartoons and such - this one
is now included in the group.
You might want to read my rant The
Star Spangled Banner - or Not. I do hope that this great rendition of our
national anthem is a sign of things to come at NASCAR – but I’m not holding my
breath.
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| The Curmudgeon says: "and add a red, white and blue ribbon to that shiny medal." |
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