Worst national anthem ever.

[jn_powell]

Did anyone watch the horrendous rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner performed by American Idol washout Elliot Yamin at the beginning of Sunday's Dallas Mavericks game. I wanted to shove icepicks into my ears to stop the pain. That is the first time I have heard the anthem get booed in a bar. Even worse, that little cock smoker was wearing a Mavs jersey.:banghead:

[Ray]

Star Spangled Banner. Because it's the American national anthem, yet written by an Englishman.

[Thomson]

yeah...plus whatever "sport" your talking about sucks anyway

[jn_powell]

Thanks for your input you limey bastards. Why don't you just let us yanks have this thread. :)

[bobtheflob]

I muted it for the anthem both games, I thought they both sucked. Made me a little embarassed that that's all the Mavs could roll out there. Oh well, at least it wasn't as bad as that one girl during that Mavs-Blazers playoff game a few years back who choked and had to be helped out by Maurice Cheeks.

[Mr. Heskey]

The thing that pisses me off is that people nowadays have to "cream it all up", and make it sound all flashy. Just saying the fucking thing without a sing-songey voice is the best way to go.

[Devastation]

Star Spangled Banner. Because it's the American national anthem, yet written by an Englishman.
You're not getting your colonies back.

Bitch.

Now fetch me that toilet paper, I'm done.

[jn_powell]

I muted it for the anthem both games, I thought they both sucked. Made me a little embarassed that that's all the Mavs could roll out there. Oh well, at least it wasn't as bad as that one girl during that Mavs-Blazers playoff game a few years back who choked and had to be helped out by Maurice Cheeks.
In all fairness she was very young and in front of a large crowd. I also thought it was very classy the way Cheeks handled that.
The thing that pisses me off is that people nowadays have to "cream it all up", and make it sound all flashy. Just saying the fucking thing without a sing-songey voice is the best way to go.
Yeah that drives me crazy too.

[1iNcHWoNDeR]

He seems like a typical Mavs fan, you said yourself.....Cock Smoker. Anyways, it did suck pretty bad.

[jn_powell]

He seems like a typical Mavs fan, you said yourself.....Cock Smoker. Anyways, it did suck pretty bad.
Did you come up with that all by yourself or did you have help? I am guessing it required some help. All I know about that guy is that he is from Virginia and is an Atlanta Braves fan.

[rocky racoon]

Star Spangled Banner. Because it's the American national anthem, yet written by an Englishman.

The Star Spangled Banner was written by an American. You're a jackass.

[jn_powell]

The Star Spangled Banner was written by an American. You're a jackass.
You know I don't know that I have ever said this for sure, but...OWNED!

[j.elohim]

The Star Spangled Banner was written by an American. You're a jackass.

The music was written by an Englishman long before you even gained independence. So he was half right jackass. I'd be suprised if you could even tell me the first two words of the second verse of your own national anthem without looking them up.

[Fugitive]

I love the love-hate relationship with the English and Americans on this board....

The whole song is written in English, I know that :wave:

[navid]

a fucking persian wrote it. stfu

[Canty]

Slightly off topic but when England played Jamaica the guy who sung their song must've gone on for way over 5 minutes.

[Ray]

The Star Spangled Banner was written by an American. You're a jackass.
I was waiting for this. Who looks the jackass now? Don't comment on something you obviously know nothing about.
You know I don't know that I have ever said this for sure, but...OWNED!
No, You're OWNED, for being ignorant.

http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~gilbertn/Star-Spangled-Banner.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194015.html
http://tsbolton.com/anthem.html

[jn_powell]

I was waiting for this. Who looks the jackass now? Don't comment on something you obviously know nothing about.

No, You're OWNED, for being ignorant.

http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~gilbertn/Star-Spangled-Banner.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194015.html
http://tsbolton.com/anthem.html
The anthem was written by an American. The fact that he put it to the tune of an old song that may have been penned by an Englishman does not mean the anthem was written by an Englishman, it just mean Key was not a musician, but a poet. You said written, which implied words or lyrics, I am sure you can see how one might be easily mislead by your choice of wording. In any case it is our anthem, not yours, so who gives a fuck.

[Fugitive]

The anthem was written by an American. The fact that he put it to the tune of an old song that may have been penned by an Englishman does not mean the anthem was written by an Englishman, it just mean Key was not a musician, but a poet. You said written, which implied words or lyrics, I am sure you can see how one might be easily mislead by your choice of wording. In any case it is our anthem, not yours, so who gives a fuck.

Sour Grapes perhaps.... does it really matter who wrote it?!

[jn_powell]

Sour Grapes perhaps.... does it really matter who wrote it?!
Ofcourse not. It is the words and the meaning of what it represents that matter.

[beardo]

Slightly off topic but when England played Jamaica the guy who sung their song must've gone on for way over 5 minutes.

was is sean paul singing about booties and shit?