She did just fine, and I don't think she needs to calm down. On songs where it's appropriate Christina can more than get into the right mood and find heart of the song. She doesn't ALWAYS oversing. Yes, she does oversing a lot, but for the most part that's who Christina is. She has that huge voice and wants to make sure to use it. With her most recent album though she definitely calmed down a bit, so for her to be her old belting self on the national anthem is fine by me.
Thank you, I was literally just about to speak about that performance being a travesty of epic proportions, but the current one isn't too shabby. I think Beyonce still holds the title of best National Anthem rendition for a current artist though IMO.
It was horrible. She's got amazing pipes and she just doesn't know how to use them. I miss her earlier days when she sounded prettier but now she's a mess and doesn't know where the notes should be.
She did do good, but as usual she did the most... no one however can top the vocal performance Beyonce gave IMO.
I think Whitney Houston version was better...well, her voice was the best at her prime. But both are studio version of the anthem....i would like to hear Xtina's studio version...
I actually like the National Anthem more when ad-libbing is kept at a minimum. That's why Whitney and Beyonce have done it best, though pre-recorded, b/c they kept the extras at a minimum. Xtina over-did it a little for me, as did Monica recently IMO.
I actually like the National Anthem more when ad-libbing is kept at a minimum. That's why Whitney and Beyonce have done it best, though pre-recorded, b/c they kept the extras at a minimum. Xtina over-did it a little for me, as did Monica recently IMO.
I'm sure if Xtina pre-record the anthem would be as good as those... But she's too lazy...