Star Spangled Banner, Sporting Event Version

[Codger]

I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me.

[Bert Slide]

Play Ball! That's funny!

[dtripoli]

Took me a minute then I followed the melody line...OMG they nailed it
How true but painfully sad

[bobm2112]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7xixfoG8Ag

Here is Bleeding Gums Murphy's version

[Bassmanbob]

For the last ten or fifteen years, I've been asking, "When did the Star Spangled Banner become a ballad?"

My high school band daughter showed me this a few days ago. I loved it.

[petesenkowski]

At least the version in the OP got the time signature right. Why is 3/4 so hard for these performers? Beyonce sang it in 4/4 at the inaugural; let's see what Alicia Keys will do at the Super Bowl.