Not me, Hoss. I ain't got a horse in this race. I cast a vote for Whitney
_before_ Lady Gaga's performance. I thought she did an outstanding job. With
this kind of performance, I don't like going linear, or vertical, or ranked,
however one wishes to put it. I like Renee Fleming, Whitney Houston, and Lady
Gaga. I also like a whole bunch of other renditions of the anthem, but I can't
stack them according to preference. Perhaps I should say I _won't_ stack them.
Life's too short.
Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.
> On Feb 8, 2016, at 3:24 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 2/6/2016 12:18 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>> I ran a YouTube video this pm of Renee Fleming singing at the 2014 Super
>> Bowl. I doubt anyone on this planet could outdo her voice !
>
>> On 2/8/2016 8:29 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> I certainly thought that Lady Gaga nailed it. My wife, who was a
>> professional musician, was even more impressed. She did the
>> near-impossible. She made it "personal" for everyone.
>
> Sorry, John and Bob, but that was a much better performance than Ms.
> Fleming's. I won't argue pure vocal quality, even if it were meaningful.
>
> The relatively straightforward, only v. slightly mannered rendition, the
> power and ease with the high notes (she even played around up there, for fun)
> and relating/selling it to the audience gives it to Gaga, hands down.
>
> It isn't all about pretty voice for me, anyway. Willie Nelson probably can't
> sing if he's not high*, so he's out for the SuperCleanBowl, but he'd get my
> vote. :-)
>
> Vocal Conundra Moose
>
> * How would one know?
>
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