It’s a big song, usually performed on a big stage. The National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” is considered to be one of the more difficult songs to perform – and add to that the spotlight is unusually bright most any time someone sings it, and it gets to be a pretty white-knuckle moment, even for the best performers.
Warren Zeiders didn’t let the moment or the song intimidate him; he was invited to sing before the Big 12 College Football Championship game Saturday between Texas and Oklahoma State. What happened next was predictable, as the Internet weighed in on his performance. And a lot of it wasn’t good.
While he did have his defenders, the haters were loud and many; some quotes: “Don’t know anything about Warren Zeiders, but I now know he doesn’t need to be doing any national anthems again. Ear-bleeding bad!!”; “This dude singing the National Anthem at the #texas game rn is EXACTLY why I hate country music,” and “Warren Zeiders that anthem was hilariously terrible.” It’s worth noting that there were plenty of people hating on Chris Stapleton‘s Super Bowl version earlier this year, yet his soulful version is already considered by many to be one of the greatest versions ever, so…there’s hope, Warren. Check out Warren’s version of the National Anthem to the right and make up your own mind.
Source: WhiskeyRiff
