Kelly Clarkson gives a lesson on how to sing The National Anthem at NBA finals in Dallas
Kelly Clarkson may have sung the National Anthem 1,000 times before but she can still do it better than virtually anybody else. Check her out from last night’s NBA finals in Dallas:
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Harriett
June 8th, 2011
3:24 pm
Thanks, Rodney! She’s still the best!
Deirdre
June 8th, 2011
3:33 pm
She is just terrific!
Rickster
June 8th, 2011
3:40 pm
You know, she may just have a future in the music industry.
Sam-A
June 8th, 2011
3:43 pm
About as close to perfection as you’ll ever find. Tough song – fabulous voice!
Pitchy ™
June 8th, 2011
3:49 pm
@Rickster – I think you may be onto something! I missed it last night, so thanks for providing that, Rodney!!!
Rickster
June 8th, 2011
4:01 pm
I think that my 3:40 post is something even Sam-A would agree with – and not worry about doing so!
Harriett
June 8th, 2011
4:13 pm
Ok, the blog just ate my last post. I said I was saying bye today as I am headed to the SC coast for a long weekend. And, my team, the University of South Carolina Gamec0cks are playing baseball in the Columbia, SC Super regionals this weekend for a chance to go back to the College World Series. Go Gamec0cks!! See y’all when I get back.
Sam-A
June 8th, 2011
4:27 pm
Rickster: Can’t deny I see some promise in that young lady. If only she could sustain it for several years, and have a darling personality as well. Oh, Wait! She has and she does!
JTesla
June 8th, 2011
4:30 pm
Have fun Harriett. Since the Shockers didn’t make it, I guess I’ll cheer on your team. And by “cheer on” I mean in spirit, because I’m headed to the other coast, but not until the real weekend.
When you got it, you got it. Kelly got it.
Sam-A
June 8th, 2011
4:35 pm
Anyone see on front page that the Texas Rangers drafted Johnathan Taylor, the UGA baseball player who was paralyzed a few months ago when he and a teammate collided, 33rd? How wonderful for this young man, and how cool these TX dudes have turned out to be. Hope a miracle happens and he can actually join his new team one day!
Rickster
June 8th, 2011
4:57 pm
Hope everyone has a great evening.
Mercedes S.
June 8th, 2011
5:45 pm
Gosh, I take a 24 hr break from this blog and all kinds of interesting discussion ensue. This after having to literally talk about garbage on the last thread I visited!
Kelly is what Idol is all about.
Finally saw the Voice, Was only familiar with Xtina A before the show; now I know SO MUCH about those judges/coaches… would have liked to get to know the contestants instead.
Didn’t care for ANY of the singers.
Will not tune in again.
As for the Cole girl, when your boss says “you don’t seem happy here” that’s a sign you’re about to get fired.
I’m pro-morphone drips (BIG ones) to dying people in pain. So grateful my mother, cancer-ridden stroke-victim, was allowed tio die this way in another country…
Kris
June 9th, 2011
12:30 am
Kelly Clarkson is amazing. I love her soulful rendition of the NA. She is a true American Idol. What a combination…beautiful personality and killer vocals!
Deirdre
June 9th, 2011
8:06 am
Morning!
I’ve got a busy day ahead of me but I’ll pop in when I can.
Carrie introduced Scotty and Lauren to the Grand ole Opry last night.
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
8:27 am
Good Morning, everybody!
Interesting how few comments appear after a positive, new thread… of coruse, in this case, there’s nothing to quibble about: Kelly reigns over all the other Idols. Yes, even Carrie and Adam have to pay their respects.
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
8:50 am
not a fan. and you better not try to ban me!– good morning.
Rickster
June 9th, 2011
9:03 am
Carla… “not a fan” of???
JTesla
June 9th, 2011
9:27 am
The national anthem? America?
Sam-A
June 9th, 2011
9:34 am
Because it’s mind boggling that anyone could not be a fan of our beloved Kelly!
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
9:34 am
y’all stop, you know i love America and the National Athem. everyone is all, “ooh kelly, awww kelly, sweet kelly” and i got jealous. pout. not a fan of hers.
Rickster
June 9th, 2011
9:45 am
We never ban, Carla. We just publicly ostracize!
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
9:56 am
Missing “Idols”? Tonight, at 10 pm, on Cinemax, you can catch JLo’s ONE good movie, “Out of Sight”. ‘Course it helps that George Clooney co-stars, and movie was directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
9:58 am
The whole cast is great – Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks.
And on HBO there is “Too Big to Fall” again. Superb, must-watch thriller about how the US got into its financial mess.
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
10:00 am
Should be “Too Big to Fail”
RxDawg
June 9th, 2011
10:14 am
Hey, popin in. I’ll have to watch the video at home.
Best national anthem performances I’ve seen.
1. Dixie Chicks – Super Bowl in the 90s
2. Some random chick at a block party in college. She stood up on a coffee table in an apartment and belted out the national anthem. It brought a house full of drunks to a stand still. Was simply amazing and you had to be there to appreciate it… Maybe it was Kelly?
RxDawg
June 9th, 2011
10:17 am
Mercedes, I’ve got Too Big to Fail DVR’d… just haven’t gotten around to watching it yet. Good to hear you enjoyed it. It’s got an allstar cast of massive proportions so I figured it had to be pretty good.
Pitchy ™
June 9th, 2011
10:47 am
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
9:34 am
y’all stop, you know i love America and the National Athem. everyone is all, “ooh kelly, awww kelly, sweet kelly” and i got jealous. pout. not a fan of hers.
Now, that truly made me laugh!
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
10:51 am
anthem. sorry.
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
10:53 am
i agree there, faith hill was great. i just tend to think that some singers have off days and some have good days. just dont goof it up like when, was it christy who missed words?
Pitchy ™
June 9th, 2011
10:54 am
While I agree Kelly’s rendition of the NA was flawless, there are two other notable singers that did the lyrics justice…Whitney Houston and Marvin Gaye!
Rickster
June 9th, 2011
10:56 am
Faith Hill before the Super Bowl here in Atlanta did a pretty good job too!
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
11:00 am
oooh, that belongs after rickster’s 10:56 comment. poor poor computer minxes
Branch Loveless
June 9th, 2011
11:02 am
Sure Kelly is good; but she’s no Roseanne Barr.
Now, if Kelly could suit up for the Mavs and take out Lebron James, all would be right with the world. I don’t give a hoot about the NBA, but am so tired of over-hyped Lebron.
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
11:02 am
and, pitchy, stop laughing. i can sing too. just wait, one day i will be on the stage of broadway, oh ummm, no– thats from one of those black and white old skool movies… anyhow>>>
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
11:04 am
everyone is against me today, what is wrong with lebron–other than everyone talks, breathes loves him… oh, that is what over-hyped means, hunh? grin. i like him, though.
Branch Loveless
June 9th, 2011
11:17 am
You may like whomever you wish, carla roqs. I’m sure Lebron is a superstar basketballer. But he was being pimped way back in high school, so, for me, it’s like old now. I would venture to say he has been pimped more than all “Idol” contestants combined. In the whole, entire history of AI. Ever.
Pitchy ™
June 9th, 2011
11:26 am
@carla roqs – don’t know why I thought of one of the Munchkins on the Wizard of Oz reading your 11:04! I am in hysterics over here.
{{cough, cough}} 
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
11:37 am
To those who want to know – I missed screening of “Super 8″ last night but son and d-i-l went and “enjoyed” it. Said it was “very Spielberg, and kind of ‘E.T.’ -y”.
Will make up my own mind Friday wehen it opens.
Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
11:38 am
carla roc – I always enjoy your missives. Even when they are missiles.
Sam-A
June 9th, 2011
11:47 am
MercedesS: Shoot – though I loved “ET”, I have expected this to be “Jurassic Park”ish! Down to the creature kicking out the container sides! Still have high hopes.
Kelly Clarkson gives a lesson on how to sing The National Anthem at NBA finals in Dallas | American Idolizer
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11:56 am
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Mercedes S.
June 9th, 2011
12:35 pm
More to follow, Sam-A!
G
June 9th, 2011
12:38 pm
Pitchy ™ @ 10:54 am wrote:
“While I agree Kelly’s rendition of the NA was flawless, there are two other notable singers that did the lyrics justice…Whitney Houston and Marvin Gaye!”
Nuff said!
G
June 9th, 2011
12:41 pm
@ Branch…..It’s not Lebron’s fault he’s over-hyped. Blame the media.
carla roqs
June 9th, 2011
12:47 pm
merc— come on, i love you!!! no harm meant ever, not on this blog. now, catch me on another one, against a ranter… say: political, and all bets are off.
Branch Loveless
June 9th, 2011
12:56 pm
Oh, I do blame the media as well, G. But I figure Mr. James has a hand in things, too. I think it was a collaborative effort on “The Decision”. JMO.
He may be a great guy, I don’t know. But just as some folks felt Lauren Alaina was hyped too much for AI and that resulted in them disliking her, I guess I use the same (probably flawed) logic.
At the end of the day there is one fact: Lebron James and his $$$ don’t give a frak what I (or the city of Cleveland) think about him!
Bet he is not losing any sleep, huh?
Pitchy ™
June 9th, 2011
12:58 pm
Thanks for the co-sign G!
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June 11th, 2011
1:36 am
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