Me to my American friends: "Hey are you free this weekend?" *American friend looks to the sky, an eagle screams in the distance and a tear slides down their face* "I'm always free..."
You know something just feels wrong about a single person singing any national anthem. A national anthem is the anthem of the people, not one to be sung to you by a single man of that country and for you to listen, it is one for you to join in on. To proclaim your love for your nation.
I was sleeping in a hotel as a young lad in Florida once. These angels flew by early in the morning and freaked us out. The only difference is the angles that flew by were the Blue Angels.
Pierce Nelson actually all state choir is for high school kids from all over the state of Kentucky. I was lucky enough to be chosen when I was in my sophomore-senior years of high school and proud to represent the all state choir for the state of Kentucky 2007, 2008 and 2009
To be fair during KMEA almost every room is booked by people staying at the conference. All-state choir and band as well as almost every music teacher in the state are there.
an anthem that was battle born, being sung so beautifully as if heaven itself gave it to the American people though we know it was penned in the defense of Fort McHenry and the music borrowed from the British but put to the poem of Francis Scott Key.
This is how I wish the song would be performed when it's broadcasted instead of a single vocalist doing runs through the whole song. This is far more beautiful and touching.
Ray Burtoff you and people like you are the reason why the American spirit can be held in such high regard, and why our country is loved by so many. God bless
Hailey, I am so glad you got the opportunity to sing in this choir! I loved my music festival experiences and you will never forget this! This was just a small part of the experience and I am so glad we all can enjoy this with you! Well done!
Same Lmao, I'm Australian but I Casually sing Star spangled banner for no reason, this video makes me patriotic for a country half way cross the world from me lol
@@MRCLXWN03 Any time i feel ashamed of my government or the behavior/mindset of my fellow citizens, i look for videos of this song, specifically this video. Lol I often sing it at home. ❤
I'm German; I believe we have a beautiful anthem. But our nation has forfeited the opportunity to experience anything like this. When that big a mass of people sing that gently, it's overwhelming and powerful. A beautiful anthem, an amazing rendition. Outstanding and very touching. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
I was also born and raised in Germany but have multiple ethnic backgrounds- and reading this I couldn’t agree more. It is very sad to see a country lose its patriotism and not being able to experience something like this in your own country.
@@autokrator_ you could technically perform the anthem. It just won't happen. We're taught from very little that patriotism and pride for your country (or at least our country) is a dangerous thing. People would feel awkward if such a performance took place. But to begin with, it would just never happen in these dimensions.
Honestly pisses me off a bit. Germany has hundreds of years of culture, and it continues to evolve and develop long after the Nazi regime fell. You arguably have far more than the US to be proud of and to celebrate, and yet all that is remembered is a few decades that are but a chapter in Germany's history. One could recount the US's failures and atrocities in it's short history, and yet it would not diminish the love her people have for her. I wish that the same would be said of your people.
Please Sir, don’t let something that happened in the past subdue the passion you have for YOUR Country’s Anthem! Have pride in where where you are NOW! Sing way, and I’ll sing with you! Respectful, EM1 (SW) USN-RET, T Sharp. We’ve shed blood together since those days, our Brother.
I was fortunate enough to be at one of these hotels when I was younger. I remember sitting outside and listening to them all sing the song "Hallelujah". I also *vividly* remember this guy being dropped off at the hotel SUPER drunk and he started sobbing bc he thought he died, crying out things like "how can I be in heaven? I wasn't a good person!" as his friend helped him hobble over to his room. What a night that was. Wonder how he's doing now.
Atheb41 feel free to leave you commie fuck. Gotta make shit political even when it’s our nations national anthem. A time when you should take great pride in your country.
Version of the National Anthem sung by choirs or played by ensembles are in my opinion so much better then a single pop star singing it with excessive screaming.
Thank You for your service. This song gives me chills every time and I’m humbled by the sacrifices that the men and women who have served this country have made.
Even though I don't when I just listen to it, if it was played anywhere else, I would have stood up and put my hand over my heart. Even on tv before the Superbowl.
Cole Johnson yo I haven’t gotten a single notification from this comment since I posted it and this is the first one I see since then lol my pleasure dude. 😂
Aw that’s so sweet! The Japanese anthem is extremely beautiful too! I love Japan the rich history and culture it has is just absolutely beautiful! Have a wonderful day! From a fellow American to you my Fellow Japanese friend! May our two countries stay Allie’s to the end of time! 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
@TheGreatOne-gw7xh actually not true. It's one of the hardest songs to sing because it requires a wide range for the vocalist. It strains your voice a ton
@@icel8828 with an unpracticed voice it can be difficult to jump from “gallantly streaming” to “and the rockets red glare” while staying in tune, especially in full chest voice lol
@@whdstudios1054 thats not what I mean. I am currently serving so i'd think I'd know what the Star Spangled Banner is. What i'm saying is that somebody sings the Star Spangled Banner to open up the Superbowl game, and that these students did such a great job that I think they should sing it at the next game.
That buildup though before they even started singing gives us straight chills. As proud as I am of our own glorious anthem, I have to give it to the US for having an anthem just as inspirational as ours. This is how you unite the people
All the hate, all the separation, all the fighting, the political differences... none of it mattered to a single person here in this video. I wish I could’ve been there
I'm a 74 year old combat veteran, and am so very proud that we still have wonderful young people like these in our country. God bless them all. This is what we fought for, so they could do this. Brings tears to my old eyes. Wish I could have been there. Better than any concert.
I'm 65, as a kid I lived exactly a mile as the crow flies from our local baseball stadium, I remember many times standing on the roof of my tree-house with my hand on my heart while they played the anthem, then came the inevitable "PLAY BALL!". Every time I hear it now, it brings back some sweet memories, thanks!
This is how our returning soldiers should be greeted. By every day Americans singing our anthem collectively without instruments, but with our souls. Absolutely gorgeous rendition of our pride, joy and patriotism of this beloved country.
@@marziar.7492 Why can’t you move somewhere? Is it family or Italian law? Here in the U.S. and I think Canada as well so long as you have a passport you can go pretty much anywhere.
America is truly the world’s greatest nation. The only reason we fall behind on the HDI a bit is cuz we’ve got so much food for so cheap leading to an obesity problem lol. Everything else is top notch.
@@PARK-sy3tf As a Canadian I'd argue your healthcare isn't the greatest, but every nation has its flaws and I truly believe that they can be overcome in time
I'm not from the USA but to be brutally honest, this is the best national anthem of all the national anthems in the whole wide world! Goosebumps every time you hear it!
I like how it ends with the question, "Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" To me, it's a reminder of how precious and fragile our liberty is, a reminder of all that's been done to get it, and how we can never take it for granted.
I am a immigrant from South Africa. I fought for the United States in Iraq. Thank you America for letting me be a part of your family. I will love the United States until the day I die.
I'm from the UK so I don't - and can't claim to - have the same ties to this song that Americans no doubt do. But even so, every so often, I search for this video and listen to it on repeat. It's absolutely stunning. I wish our national anthem was sung as beautifully as this, even just once.
I highly suggest you search here on UA-cam for "Star Spangled Banner as you've never heard it". Fantastic video on how this song came to be (written during a British Naval attack on one of our forts during the American Revolution). Really fascinating and will make it 10 times better when you hear our anthem again. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
@@garpbean627 I like my country's national anthem just as much as I like this rendition of the American one. Why does one have to be better than the other?
As an inmigrant I can only say thank you America 🇺🇸 for all you have done for me and my family my born country it's in my heart but if one day i need to offer my life to defend America 🇺🇸 that would be an honor God bless America
The national anthem was originally made as a reminder of the many people who came together to win Americas freedom. This is how it should be performed at major events, not one ridiculously famous person using it to shove down our throats how great they are, but a choir showing that many people working together can make angelic sound.
@@mellyonthebeat you don't care so much that you couldn't help but come here and comment to try and make everyone feel as miserable as you do 😂you people make me laugh.
True, one person doesn't represent many. When sang by a choir, it represents strength. In harmony, it gives more feelings. A lot of songs are meant to be performed in that manner.
2:34 Soprano 2s: *normal E flat* Soprano 1s: "Let's go up to the A flat" A few soprano 1s: "Okay, I see your A flat and raise you a high C" One Very Ballsy Girl (TM): "Hold my beer while I just casually scream this octave E flat" 😍 Edit: how tf does this have 6500 likes? 😂😂😂
"...for the land of the free..."...5th to the tonic to the major 3rd, to the octave 5th....whoa, hair on the arms stood straight up! And I am not a vocal musician (woodwind, but I can sing, too!)
As much as we appreciate the sentiment, it would actually be diesrespectful to salute, unless you're a veteran, or active military in the US you don't salute.
@Jackson nope…I just put them in the proper context. Before the American Revolution, nothing resembling a republic existed in the West since the Roman Republic. Nothing in the Americas or Asia has ever resembled it.
I am going to run for the presidency. I promise I will increase salaries 200%. I will develop America than We have never seen. Plus I will give abiding aid for the veterans and Americans,who is dead at the duty or war.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@CyclonesFan24 I will never stop going for it bro.I hope that We will see the greatest extent,economy, happiness,salary, military, technology, and science of this country.
I'm not even American but this anthem makes me cry. The raw emotion contained within it coupled with the actions of those soldiers and patriots at fort Henry is enough to bring any man to his knees in reverence.
I'm American and I have mixed views on everything but for the colonists to revolt against Britian back then was a huge undertaking. Huge pride for them.
@@faultyd3vil917 it still won't 🤡 until the PEOPLE take it back, it won't be free. Don't rely on politicians from either party, they are all crooked and deserve a painful death.
im a first responder to 9/11. i saw the hole, the fire, how they sacrificed. couldn't before listen to the anthem without being triggered and falling to my knees. this made me feel strong and filled me w hope for my beloved america. ty
Its cool tho @Conspiracy Flyer . I also agree that youtube's comment sections have become saturated with memes but this one is pretty wholesome if you think about it
@@thatguy4087 - not at all. My oldest daughter was on one of those balconies - it was her senior year and the last time she’d get to be a part of this. I cried then and I cry every time I listen again.
Thank you for serving our country, Zeke. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. As a man who was disqualified due to medical reasons, I'm proud of every member of our nation's military
I BROKE INTO TEARS. This is UNBELIEVABLY POWERFUL and MOVING. Such a MASTERFUL cover. Every moment of American history, every sacrifice, every adversity, every horrific tragedy, every war, every presidential assassination, all of our nations struggles….can be FELT in this cover….this is truly a hymn of American resolve. The anthem of resilience. Ode to hope, and our unwavering commitment to liberty. Which means even more to me given I’m a black American…knowing the painstaking battle it took for us to experience equality. But it happened. It happened…. Long live this American experiment. 🇺🇸 Whitney Houston was my favorite cover….but this…has taken it. 🙌🏽🏆
-choco subs your an idiot, The U.S is actually 66 in the world for mass shootings if you go per capital which is what you need to do because we have a high population
@@morao4193 The constitution is right. That is the right. Anything other than it is wrong. The freedom to have your RIGHTS and not be infringed upon by your government or another person is what it guarantees. The fact that you think there's no wrong is why I've left the leftist movement. You're no progressive, you're regressive.
i know our countries have conflicts, but i will always salute americans for your courageousness and ability to stand up for what is right, and i thank you for that. cheers from russia
And cheers to the Russians who are protesting the war against Ukraine right now. GOD BLESS YOU ALL for standing up for the innocent women, children, elderly and men of Ukraine. It breaks our hearts. We love the Russian people and stand in solidarity with you all Putin must go 🇺🇸
Braden B how can u make that comment into something negative. as i was reading these comments, i felt happy because i hadn’t heard anything negative. and then u showed up...
Braden B It’s not particularly nice to go and slander the name of an entire state. And the state of our state economy I doubt is of much worry to someone just coming to visit and experience what we have to offer.
I am not an American, I am an Indonesian. This is a jaw dropping performance. It is so beautiful, absolutely amazing. Love the soprano part, especially the highest note. I don’t know how to say this, but you brought me to the church...heavenly voice.
Whenever I feel scared about where this country is going I always come back to listen to this song. A song made during a time where things were uncertain, us vs a super power that had us outgunned, out manned, but despite it all we pulled thru and made it to the light at the end of the tunnel. No matter what happens the flag will stand tall and I'm proud to be a citizen of the finest nation to ever exist.
I scrolled through a lot of comments and found yours to be spot on. This Buds’ 🍺 for you. Your drinks are on me if we are ever in the same watering hole. We will pull through all of this. 🇺🇸
Nothing can beat this. I am Swedish and I love America. This makes even me feel like I wanna pick up the rifle and fight for freedom with an American and Swedish flag on my shoulder. America have always been one of our closest allies and I would gladly risk my life for both nations. I remember 9/11 the entire nation of Sweden pretty much stopped. People were crying in the streets and carrying American flags on their backs and buildings were covered in them. The entire square of Sergels Torg in Stockholm a few days after the attack was full of people with American flags, flowers in the thousands covering the memorial, people crying and hugging each other. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that in my entire life. The only thing that come close to that was after the terrorist truck attack in Stockholm in 2017. This made me tear up!
King Wacky As an American who was right across the harbor on that tragic day, it makes me so happy to know the world was with us... Sweden is in my top three of countries I want to visit, below Finland and above Japan... I’m happy you like us and just know even if our leader is a complete moron you’ll always have an ally across the world! Love from an American Gal ❤️🇺🇸
As an American growing up in Germany during the cold war I ( fck Im tearing up now) I learned our flag meant sanctuary, safety and home. I cry everytime out national anthem is played . 🇺🇸
This video sometimes makes me feel like there’s something worth saving here in America despite all the ignorance that’s been celebrated and proliferated in 2020...
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Me to my American friends: "Hey are you free this weekend?"
*American friend looks to the sky, an eagle screams in the distance and a tear slides down their face*
"I'm always free..."
I pray you are still after November 3. Blessings.
That's awesome.
Happens to me on a regular basis. *eagle lands on my shoulder*
@@noelfollett3486 Biden and the other communists are fighting like hell to take over.
Lmfao
Me: *asleep*
Choir: *starts singing*
Me: am I dead? Is this heaven?
True.
Haha, right?!? It’s that beautiful!
Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My sister was there singing
Edyn S You wouldn’t be hearing this wicked song in heaven
If we were going to have an "official" version of the Anthem, this would be it.
Check out the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from the 2002 Olympics
Official Anthem should be Ray Charles's rendition of "America the Beautiful".
Yes!!
Or Whitney Houston’s version.
Christopher Durham agreed
You know something just feels wrong about a single person singing any national anthem. A national anthem is the anthem of the people, not one to be sung to you by a single man of that country and for you to listen, it is one for you to join in on. To proclaim your love for your nation.
Just beautiful man!
Well said. I plan on singing every time i hear it being sung. The PEOPLE"S Anthem.
Sorry boot communism eh
Exactly.
That's why videos of the fans/crowd taking over the song and the artist letting them are always the best
Nobody:
That one guy at the very end: BRAAAAAAVEEEE
hannah I was searching for this comment
Nice. 181 people noticed that too. Hahaha
Kristen Smith same😂
He sOUNDS LIKE A GOAT
The perfect way to end that, I don’t think it would’ve been the same had he not done that
imagine chilling in your hotel room and then hearing these angels singing this, i would get freaked out
Am I dead?
i wouldnt even be mad
"Honey, whats that sound?"
"Oh no, its the draft"
I was sleeping in a hotel as a young lad in Florida once. These angels flew by early in the morning and freaked us out. The only difference is the angles that flew by were the Blue Angels.
Andrew Zheng underrated comment 😂😂😂😂
The people going up with the elevator must've felt like they were rising towards heaven
😂😂 right?
Chelsea Op den Camp crying at this comment
this comment reminded me of "stairway to heaven" by Led Zeppelin
Rising to freedom
People in the elevators must have said with their eyes closed “Colonel Sanders, I’m coming.”
This is what should be played at Super Bowls, not celebs singing for attention.
Most celebs' "versions" of the song (if we can call it that) are cringey
We should petition to have a group of average citizens start the Super Bowl and lead the rest of the onlookers next Super Bowl
@@typeoneauthor agreed. Way better than the cringey versions of the song that celebs do
@@mrpattersontheartguyexactly.
I would say you are correct. However, Whitney Houston, God rest her soul, was one that did full justice to this song. No one since has done so!
Highlights:
-The beautiful blend throughout
-Soprano high notes on "Free" creating a high Ab(?) overtone
-goat boy "BRAAAAAAVE" at the end
NeoNovastar “goat boy” lmaoooo
it was an overtone?? it sounded like voices😭😭😭😭
Roman Nieuwkerk It’s just the sopranos trying to reach as high as they can during the climax of the song
I heard like 1 voice on Eb6????
Tarting tones
*hotel space with good acoustics exists*
kentucky state choir: it's free real estate
Pierce Nelson actually all state choir is for high school kids from all over the state of Kentucky. I was lucky enough to be chosen when I was in my sophomore-senior years of high school and proud to represent the all state choir for the state of Kentucky 2007, 2008 and 2009
@@emmadawson1158 it is not "a" high school
This, however, deserved a dislike. Shame!
Emma Green i was selected last year, it was truly an honor!
*stonks, baby*
“Damn it I wanna be mad that they’re keepin me up but they’re singing the national anthem”
Not even the fact that it’s the national anthem but the fact that they sing so good 😂
Tortilla_ Boi said no one ever
I feel you. 1 am and supposed to sleep
A beautiful lullaby!
To be fair during KMEA almost every room is booked by people staying at the conference. All-state choir and band as well as almost every music teacher in the state are there.
Francis Scott Key would be so proud!!! This is breathtaking!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!!
You know, I was literally just thought the same thing. The elevators would have scared the Hell out of him, but the arrangement and talent is spot on.
@@seanwhite7532 absolutely!!!
an anthem that was battle born, being sung so beautifully as if heaven itself gave it to the American people though we know it was penned in the defense of Fort McHenry and the music borrowed from the British but put to the poem of Francis Scott Key.
Yeah, we can sing this while the ship hits the bridge!
@@donreed So you hate America because of an accident with a barge hitting a bridge that will be rebuilt?
This is how I wish the song would be performed when it's broadcasted instead of a single vocalist doing runs through the whole song. This is far more beautiful and touching.
I agree. "One band, one sound"
Listen to Roy Orbison sing it,
@@RJ1999x That was a wonderful performance of the National Anthem.
@@yaoixyuriluvver 👍
So true!
The most superb rendition of our National Anthem I’ve ever heard. Made the hair on my head stand straight up. Even on my bald spot.
this comment turned me boomer
lmfaoooo
Ray Burtoff you and people like you are the reason why the American spirit can be held in such high regard, and why our country is loved by so many. God bless
Ray Burtoff funniest comment ive read in a while
It’s a very good performance but the tempo is a little slow, obviously they don’t have a conductor when they’re singing like this so it’s ok
Think I cried a red white and blue tear
You may need to see a doctor.
You may have *FREEDOM*
🇺🇸😢
Got my blood drawn... Turns out I'm a red, white, and blue blooded American!
Russia!
Right??
I am not even American but I cried when I heard this. Simply beautiful!
I was so proud to be in this choir and I didn’t realize we sounded this beautiful! Wow! I’m literally crying this was such a great experience!
Awesome voice man
Hailey Mutsch it was Beautiful 😭
Good job! You sound so good!
Hailey, I am so glad you got the opportunity to sing in this choir! I loved my music festival experiences and you will never forget this! This was just a small part of the experience and I am so glad we all can enjoy this with you! Well done!
same.. and I wasn't in this hotel.. like ever... but that was amazing
The sopranos on the word "free" sounded other-worldly. Absolutely beautiful.
I love the one drunk guy yelling "brave" with them. Heh
righttt the way you can hear them going higher too!!
Oh yeah bro they wanted to flex so much :D going up to the third above is so extra :D
Angels
overtones
I’m not even American and I’m feeling patriotic as shit
Yeah 😂 Canada likes to sing the American anthem in very random times, even in NHL games😂
@@HAA0603 not necessarily random, the majority of teams in the nhl are in american cities
@P E R S P E C T I V E you are mad delusional
Same Lmao, I'm Australian but I Casually sing Star spangled banner for no reason, this video makes me patriotic for a country half way cross the world from me lol
@@MRCLXWN03
Any time i feel ashamed of my government or the behavior/mindset of my fellow citizens, i look for videos of this song, specifically this video. Lol
I often sing it at home. ❤
I'm German; I believe we have a beautiful anthem. But our nation has forfeited the opportunity to experience anything like this. When that big a mass of people sing that gently, it's overwhelming and powerful. A beautiful anthem, an amazing rendition. Outstanding and very touching. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
I was also born and raised in Germany but have multiple ethnic backgrounds- and reading this I couldn’t agree more. It is very sad to see a country lose its patriotism and not being able to experience something like this in your own country.
How exactly has Germany forfeited the opportunity to render an outstanding performance of its own anthem? I don't understand.
@@autokrator_ you could technically perform the anthem. It just won't happen. We're taught from very little that patriotism and pride for your country (or at least our country) is a dangerous thing. People would feel awkward if such a performance took place. But to begin with, it would just never happen in these dimensions.
Honestly pisses me off a bit. Germany has hundreds of years of culture, and it continues to evolve and develop long after the Nazi regime fell. You arguably have far more than the US to be proud of and to celebrate, and yet all that is remembered is a few decades that are but a chapter in Germany's history. One could recount the US's failures and atrocities in it's short history, and yet it would not diminish the love her people have for her. I wish that the same would be said of your people.
Please Sir, don’t let something that happened in the past subdue the passion you have for YOUR Country’s Anthem! Have pride in where where you are NOW! Sing way, and I’ll sing with you!
Respectful,
EM1 (SW) USN-RET, T Sharp.
We’ve shed blood together since those days, our Brother.
I was fortunate enough to be at one of these hotels when I was younger. I remember sitting outside and listening to them all sing the song "Hallelujah". I also *vividly* remember this guy being dropped off at the hotel SUPER drunk and he started sobbing bc he thought he died, crying out things like "how can I be in heaven? I wasn't a good person!" as his friend helped him hobble over to his room. What a night that was. Wonder how he's doing now.
Damn, just take my heart and crush it to pieces, why don't you?
That's sad, dude knew he wasn't doing good in life and I hope that moment changed his ways
That’s founny
That’s amazing
Awesome story 😂
I'm not crying, there's freedom in my eye
Hmje Hmje so do I. It burns please help. It’s slowly beginning to fall into my face. Too much freedom.
Seems like uncle sam pissed on your face 🇺🇸
Which is ironic, because citizens of the US aren‘t free at all
This made me cry even more
Atheb41 feel free to leave you commie fuck. Gotta make shit political even when it’s our nations national anthem. A time when you should take great pride in your country.
Version of the National Anthem sung by choirs or played by ensembles are in my opinion so much better then a single pop star singing it with excessive screaming.
yeah, the only exception is Whitney.
@@user-rc3ii4jd8v True, but she was backed by an orchestra making it a thousand times better
@@sorenficklin5884 true
Doing their little “o-o-o-o’s” at the end ov every verse lol
Agreed
I'm a combat vet. I can't listen to this without crying. 🇺🇲
Thank you so much for what you did for our country. Words can't express our gratitude
Thank You for your service. This song gives me chills every time and I’m humbled by the sacrifices that the men and women who have served this country have made.
God bless you friend. USAF vet 78-82
thank you for your service, would you do it again?
Thank you for your service.
I’m not even American but I saluted.
Everyone's American when our anthem plays. Welcome home brother.
Apply for citizenship.
Thank you😁
Even though I don't when I just listen to it, if it was played anywhere else, I would have stood up and put my hand over my heart. Even on tv before the Superbowl.
Same I’m Canadian but this is beautiful
*My DNA before watching this video:* 🧬
*My DNA after watching this video:* 🇺🇸
😅😂🤣
True!
This comment made me smile. I hope you know what you’ve done.
Cole Johnson yo I haven’t gotten a single notification from this comment since I posted it and this is the first one I see since then lol my pleasure dude. 😂
DNA *cue BTS being iconic*
Imagine this playing over a movie style slow motion scene of the area 51 raid
Francis K. LMAO
LÊ EPIC
PERFECT
xDD dropped my hollow earth globe from laughing
Francis K. YES 😂
I am Japanese, but I think the American national anthem is the most beautiful in the world.
Aw that’s so sweet! The Japanese anthem is extremely beautiful too! I love Japan the rich history and culture it has is just absolutely beautiful! Have a wonderful day! From a fellow American to you my Fellow Japanese friend! May our two countries stay Allie’s to the end of time! 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
Thanks.
America and South Africa have the most beautiful anthem I feel.
American national anthem is basic and nothing special about it.
@TheGreatOne-gw7xh actually not true. It's one of the hardest songs to sing because it requires a wide range for the vocalist. It strains your voice a ton
Let's face it, The National Anthem is a VERY hard song to sing for a lot of people, and these kids absolutely nailed it.
Very wide vocal range required to sing it well
Wait. It’s hard? How?
You learn it in. Like. 3rd grade music
@@icel8828 There are very low and very high notes.
@@theaveragejoe___ or you could just sing it
@@icel8828 with an unpracticed voice it can be difficult to jump from “gallantly streaming” to “and the rockets red glare” while staying in tune, especially in full chest voice lol
It's said that this is what you hear when you ascend into American Heaven.
RIP R. Lee Ermey.
I love the idea that Americans have an exclusive heaven
Rangoon We’re given a complimentary cheeseburger at the spangled gates.
👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
@@johnettastevens4906 You are not being accepted into American Heaven. Enjoy Communist Hell
Next Superbowl National Anthem.....
Put this on Twitter. This must happen.
Oh absolutely!!!!!!!!
Michael Bachand omg yesss this srsly should be a national anthem for the superbowl omg that would be so amazing!!!
@@whdstudios1054 I meant that they should sing the anthem at the superbowl. Not that this is the anthem of the superbowl.
@@whdstudios1054 thats not what I mean. I am currently serving so i'd think I'd know what the Star Spangled Banner is. What i'm saying is that somebody sings the Star Spangled Banner to open up the Superbowl game, and that these students did such a great job that I think they should sing it at the next game.
That buildup though before they even started singing gives us straight chills. As proud as I am of our own glorious anthem, I have to give it to the US for having an anthem just as inspirational as ours. This is how you unite the people
We need to build a wall
Yo Kim when will the nukes come, we’ve been waiting for a while
yeah fr when you uncensore google earth
You know how powerful an anthem when even *Kim Jong-Un* praises its unity.
아침은 빛니라 이강산 은금에 자원도 가득한
Omg that girl when she raised it to a high E flat.. that was holy
I heard about 3 voices and they were amazing!!!
Who said it was a girl?
Tinannic idk just a guess
@@xmadeinwyoming Sopranos usually are
Tinannic
It was either a girl or a severely prepubescent boy lmao
I had the privilege of seeing this in person and let me tell you: it was even more incredible in person
Yo you were there? That’s cool
@@nautical9146 I was. I attended in 2020 in person so same experience, different year
Agree. I sang in KY all state in 2002 and 2003.
I bet it was so moving.
Now this song is "offensive".... smh...
All the hate, all the separation, all the fighting, the political differences... none of it mattered to a single person here in this video. I wish I could’ve been there
ptw783 me too , how awesome 👏🏼 would that be
Because they are all American 😂
That’s the point of the Anthem. That’s why it makes me sick that it’s been turned into something so divisive thanks to the goddamn NFL.
Jim Knapp no Colin K did it. Not the NFL
This shows that humans are very beautiful and kind when it comes to singing♥️ Just beautiful, right?
To those we lost 20 years ago, to the heroes that ran into the towers to help people out, just know we haven't forgotten.
9/11/22 Today. Thinking back to that fateful day and remembering once again how our country and the world changed forever. ❤️🩹
Never
Never ever....
Sadly given the state of the country today. I think a lot of people have forgotten or even worse just don't care.
I'm a 74 year old combat veteran, and am so very proud that we still have wonderful young people like these in our country. God bless them all. This is what we fought for, so they could do this. Brings tears to my old eyes. Wish I could have been there. Better than any concert.
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service. As a sister to an air force veteran I salute you🇺🇸
Thank you for your service
Thank you very much for your service and that of others that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our amazing counrty.
Thank you for service. God bless you and God Bless America.
Nobody:
Steve Rogers Funeral:
Bruh
Ellie Heaney what?v
Nononononono
True but:(
Edie Jane I Hate This With A Passion
I'm 65, as a kid I lived exactly a mile as the crow flies from our local baseball stadium, I remember many times standing on the roof of my tree-house with my hand on my heart while they played the anthem, then came the inevitable "PLAY BALL!". Every time I hear it now, it brings back some sweet memories, thanks!
Michael West wow that is soo cool!
You’re such a saint...much love
Wholesome
This is so sweet omg☺️☺️
This is the most wholesome thing I’ve ever read
This is how our returning soldiers should be greeted. By every day Americans singing our anthem collectively without instruments, but with our souls. Absolutely gorgeous rendition of our pride, joy and patriotism of this beloved country.
So proud to be american.. even if
I'm canadian.
Canada = the best neighbor ever
There was a clause in the articles of confederations that said Canada could join and become the 14th state if they want.
The Warden wait really
The Warden where? If it’s true then that’s awesome.
While you may sit on the council, we do not grant you the rank of master
How to make this 100x better having this at an airport when any type of military comes home
Too true.
Don’t think the acoustics would be as good though 😢. Unless the airport has a room like this.
That would be a amazing 😗👌
I couldn't agree anymore.
OH HELL YES. WE NEED MORE OF THIS AS A COUNTRY!!!!!
I am a Canadian and I can't watch that without shedding tears every time. Absolutely beautiful! God bless the USA.
Thank you! We love Canada too!😊🐝❤
God bless Canada and the U.S. you guys have the best syrup and are the best neighbors we could ask for!
Anatomy, I can't agree more.
I m italic.. (I hate to be italian but I must live here in italy) ... I agreed with you. God blees the USA, her soul and her strength.
@@marziar.7492 Why can’t you move somewhere? Is it family or Italian law? Here in the U.S. and I think Canada as well so long as you have a passport you can go pretty much anywhere.
I’m Canadian and this still brings tears to my eyes
Me too
it makes me want to use a mile
fucking leaf
Same here!
This gave me major Christmas vibes. Idk why.
Yes. It is February.
Cause of its occasional melodic resemblance with Silent Night...
100jokes also because you normally hear choirs in huge buildings like this singing in the mall or hotels around Christmas time
Play Ball!
Many people singing in a place which sounds like it could be a church?
I always think the last few lines have a similar tune to "we wish you a merry christmas" and it cracks me up every time
I’m a Marine, my eyes get all sweaty when I listen to this.
It is fantastic. GBA!
My grandfather was a marine as well, 1954-59. Thank you for your service sir
Thank you for your service. Semper fi.
Semper fi
Why'd you have to add "Marine"?
Damn,
Merica
You done good
We always do
Dwight K. Schrute How’s the farm doin ?
Chris F had to put down Mose yesturday
Dwight K. Schrute oh shoot, well I mean as long as the beets are doing fine.
Mc Water forever and always
Proud Kentuckian here. I’m so glad I found this again. We need this right now. Restore our faith and bring everyone together. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
true, america is the best country
OOh im also from kentucky! lol
America is truly the world’s greatest nation. The only reason we fall behind on the HDI a bit is cuz we’ve got so much food for so cheap leading to an obesity problem lol. Everything else is top notch.
@@PARK-sy3tf As a Canadian I'd argue your healthcare isn't the greatest, but every nation has its flaws and I truly believe that they can be overcome in time
I'm not from the USA but to be brutally honest, this is the best national anthem of all
the national anthems in the whole wide world! Goosebumps every time you hear it!
Mind & Qi are One then I guess you’ve never heard a crowd singing the Welsh or Scottish National anthems.
James lol stop being hurt
Mind & Qi are One I’m not British but I like British anthem, sound wise, but the best meaningful one is defiantly by far Turkish.
Thank you
I like how it ends with the question, "Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" To me, it's a reminder of how precious and fragile our liberty is, a reminder of all that's been done to get it, and how we can never take it for granted.
Im a Canadian but this made me stand up, put a hand over my heart and cry tears of red white and blue
God bless you neighbor! Great soul!🇺🇸🇨🇦
Omg I love you 😂
Gay
Gay traitor, fuck off.
Maxim Ricard we could dawg Canada’s ass anytime America wanted to
Brings me in tears, remembering when they gave me the flag during my dads funeral....he was a Navy seal died in iraq 2007.
He made a great sacrifice I thank him and pray for him
I deeply appreciate the service your father gave to this country...
@@tochi8061 Isn't that just a positive outlook !!!
I appreciate your father's sacrifice to our country so citizens like me can live free!!God Bless you !!God bless your family
Paid respects
I am a immigrant from South Africa. I fought for the United States in Iraq. Thank you America for letting me be a part of your family. I will love the United States until the day I die.
Thank you for your service to our country! Your sacrifices are appreciated and never forgotten!
Thank you for your service! Proud and glad to call you a fellow American!
Thank you, Marty. 11/05/24 is ON THE WAY.
We're glad you're here! Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service! Your sacrifices are deeply appreciated!!
I'm from the UK so I don't - and can't claim to - have the same ties to this song that Americans no doubt do. But even so, every so often, I search for this video and listen to it on repeat. It's absolutely stunning. I wish our national anthem was sung as beautifully as this, even just once.
Love from America! God save the queen
🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧
I highly suggest you search here on UA-cam for "Star Spangled Banner as you've never heard it". Fantastic video on how this song came to be (written during a British Naval attack on one of our forts during the American Revolution). Really fascinating and will make it 10 times better when you hear our anthem again. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
@@garpbean627 I like my country's national anthem just as much as I like this rendition of the American one. Why does one have to be better than the other?
@@garpbean627 why you gotta disrespect other countries this is why no one takes Americans seriously
Here, here - could not have put it better myself, being from the UK too
as a honorably discharged veteran with PTSD hearing college students singing the national anthem fills me with pride
They’re high school students
thanks for your time sir!
@@leogordon9787 hes got ptsd give him a break :)
William, thank you for your sacrifice and service. No words are at all adequate. But in being Honorably discharged, 'Honorable' is key. Respect.
May God bless you sir
Not American, still felt emotional watching this...
Never too late 😉
it's called music
As an inmigrant I can only say thank you America 🇺🇸 for all you have done for me and my family my born country it's in my heart but if one day i need to offer my life to defend America 🇺🇸 that would be an honor
God bless America
2:35 literally sounds like angels singing
That's what I thought!!
Its the harmony. And the Sopranos showing off
2:51 Then a random goat joins in
The national anthem was originally made as a reminder of the many people who came together to win Americas freedom. This is how it should be performed at major events, not one ridiculously famous person using it to shove down our throats how great they are, but a choir showing that many people working together can make angelic sound.
I could not agree more.
Thanks for saying that.
No one cares
@@mellyonthebeat you don't care so much that you couldn't help but come here and comment to try and make everyone feel as miserable as you do 😂you people make me laugh.
True, one person doesn't represent many. When sang by a choir, it represents strength. In harmony, it gives more feelings. A lot of songs are meant to be performed in that manner.
2:50 that one person just doing their own thing.. BRAAAAVE
Olivia Hinson tbh it made it better
@@sodecent8474 YEP UR RIGHT
I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY SISTER YELLING UNTIL I PAUSED ITDJDNDJDNDN
Goat boy just waiting...loved it.
Proud Native American here and couldn't help but have tears of joy when I first heard this video..
Lil bro they aint singing for us 🫡
@@TayKVEVO They're singing for all Americans
2:34
Soprano 2s: *normal E flat*
Soprano 1s: "Let's go up to the A flat"
A few soprano 1s: "Okay, I see your A flat and raise you a high C"
One Very Ballsy Girl (TM): "Hold my beer while I just casually scream this octave E flat" 😍
Edit: how tf does this have 6500 likes? 😂😂😂
Amanda Pokorney IKR?! 😂♥️
"...for the land of the free..."...5th to the tonic to the major 3rd, to the octave 5th....whoa, hair on the arms stood straight up! And I am not a vocal musician (woodwind, but I can sing, too!)
I understood nothing but ok😂
@@charlesaay110 oh lordy i just got to that point and got straight chills.
Who said it had to be a ballsy girl, it might have been a dude that was kicked in the balls.
Nobody:
Soprano ones at “land of the free”: AAAAAAAAA
Lacey Stafford Oh hell yeah, those sopranos can CLIMB
Me when Eb6
They're just flexing their high registers 😏
I'm not an American, but if I run into this group of people singing the US anthem, I'd stop and salute out of respect.
Only if you are a service member, otherwise it is proper to put your hand over your heart
Thank you!😊🐝❤
As much as we appreciate the sentiment, it would actually be diesrespectful to salute, unless you're a veteran, or active military in the US you don't salute.
@Jackson derp.
@Jackson nope…I just put them in the proper context. Before the American Revolution, nothing resembling a republic existed in the West since the Roman Republic. Nothing in the Americas or Asia has ever resembled it.
I'm Irish. But listening to this makes me cry. Godbless America and everything within it. My favourite country next to my homeland
Love Ireland 🇺🇲❤️🇮🇪
My family came from Ireland. 4th generation
The way that hotel is built just carries their voices so perfectly. This is how the anthem should be sung. Clean, clear, and not jazzed up.
This is the Hyatt in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
YOU ARE CORRECT SIR
I love when they slow this down in this choir, it sounds like a dream and gets each note appreciated.
I miss that America... I'm hoping it comes back as a more United One someday...
I am going to run for the presidency. I promise I will increase salaries 200%. I will develop America than We have never seen. Plus I will give abiding aid for the veterans and Americans,who is dead at the duty or war.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@mikewilson6257 Go for it bro
@@CyclonesFan24 I will never stop going for it bro.I hope that We will see the greatest extent,economy, happiness,salary, military, technology, and science of this country.
@@CyclonesFan24 Are u with me?
Me too, this is beyond sad.
I'm not even American but this anthem makes me cry. The raw emotion contained within it coupled with the actions of those soldiers and patriots at fort Henry is enough to bring any man to his knees in reverence.
I'm American and I have mixed views on everything but for the colonists to revolt against Britian back then was a huge undertaking. Huge pride for them.
Much love from across the ‘pond’.
🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Thanks, and oof good luck ✌
God save the Queen!
Sorry but not my ally
Right back at you.
🇺🇸❤🇬🇧
We love you too brothers from across
I've never even been to America and I feel connected to these people
Thank you😊❤🐝
Please come when corona is over, it's a lot better I swear!
Because freedom is God given.
Come on over!
That BRAVEEEEE at the end... He was waiting so long to do that
😂
It sounds so good
Am not an American but this songs really makes me feel like an American.
America is truly the "land of the free"
No it's not 🤣
@@tobinheincy1673 not while biden is president but when trump takes america back in 2024 it will truly be the land of the free
@@faultyd3vil917 it still won't 🤡 until the PEOPLE take it back, it won't be free. Don't rely on politicians from either party, they are all crooked and deserve a painful death.
@@tobinheincy1673 it is, you’re just uneducated.
@@tobinheincy1673 yes it is
im a first responder to 9/11. i saw the hole, the fire, how they sacrificed. couldn't before listen to the anthem without being triggered and falling to my knees. this made me feel strong and filled me w hope for my beloved america. ty
Thank you for what you did on 9/11😪🐝❤
God bless you for your service to our nation in need on that fateful day. What bravery and love for your fellow man.
Doctor: you have three minutes and ten seconds to live
Me:
k....this meme is getting VERY old.
Its cool tho @Conspiracy Flyer . I also agree that youtube's comment sections have become saturated with memes but this one is pretty wholesome if you think about it
Francis Scott Key and the Founding Fathers- "What's that noise?
*They look down and smile*
Me: What's that noise?!
*Peeks out of doorway*
WHOO! USA!
Am I the only one who tears up when listing to this masterpiece?
Especially when you know its meaning
No sir you are not
@@thatguy4087 - not at all. My oldest daughter was on one of those balconies - it was her senior year and the last time she’d get to be a part of this. I cried then and I cry every time I listen again.
"I'm not crying - YOU'RE crying..."🥲
I am an American living in Brazil for over 30 years.... I really needed this today.. Thank you so much and my God Bless America.
Paul Gale 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇧🇷🇧🇷
Francis Scott Key would have a moment if he saw this.
I think he would fall to his knees crying tears of joy
Alexis yes! He probably would have cried in tears of joy i mean imagine hearing a poem you composed be turned into *THE* National Anthem
I'm having a moment right now in fact
Then he'd be like "why are the blacks allowed to be singing this"
Sad fact: people who guard the fort, few people kept the flag up even it's was badly damaged, pile of bodies kept holding the flag.
I salute you my brothers in the US from the UK 🇺🇲🇬🇧
Hope you guys are doing well with your government over there
Long live the queen. May the USA and UK live together in peace.
🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸
Salute to you back brother. We don’t have our shit together right now but we haven’t changed, long live USA!
Thank you, blessings to you and your country, maybe one day we can all stand United as humans and stop this heartbreaking stupidity.
From Canada and I cant stop listening to this. This is how every national anthem should be sung. Absolutely beautiful.
I've been in this for the past 3 years, im currently a junior. It is one of the best experiences of my life.
Levi Bowman where did y’all sing this at? What hotel? What city?
Christie Gross Hyatt Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky
When I need a reminder as to why I joined the Army, I lay my uniform out, and play this video, it’s a hell of a reminder
Absolutely right Zeke. So many came before us. Thanks for putting on that uniform.
God bless you, Zeke! Thank you for your service. You are the greatest of your generation and give all of us hope.
Thank you for serving our country, Zeke. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. As a man who was disqualified due to medical reasons, I'm proud of every member of our nation's military
God bless you!
God bless you, truly!
getting naturalized soon, if they did this during my ceremony i think i might cry.
Jun Heo congratulations!
Welcome home❤
Congrats hope you stay for good!
welcome home G :)
✨😊
I BROKE INTO TEARS. This is UNBELIEVABLY POWERFUL and MOVING. Such a MASTERFUL cover.
Every moment of American history, every sacrifice, every adversity, every horrific tragedy, every war, every presidential assassination, all of our nations struggles….can be FELT in this cover….this is truly a hymn of American resolve. The anthem of resilience. Ode to hope, and our unwavering commitment to liberty. Which means even more to me given I’m a black American…knowing the painstaking battle it took for us to experience equality. But it happened. It happened….
Long live this American experiment. 🇺🇸
Whitney Houston was my favorite cover….but this…has taken it. 🙌🏽🏆
This made me proud to be an American again
Liam i bet ur a boomer🤦🏾♀️
Liam name another that has school and mall shootings FREQUENTLY
-choco subs your an idiot, The U.S is actually 66 in the world for mass shootings if you go per capital which is what you need to do because we have a high population
same, absolutely beautiful. just a bunch of great american people coming together to sing. that's how it should always be
The Oasis and you wernt?
No matter if democrats or Republicans: We are Americans. This anthem unites us. Let's unite.
YEssss
Well said. 🇺🇸
Except democrats what to destroy everything America stands for... So no, but no thanks I'm not uniting with the filth from the left.
@@morao4193 The constitution is right. That is the right. Anything other than it is wrong. The freedom to have your RIGHTS and not be infringed upon by your government or another person is what it guarantees. The fact that you think there's no wrong is why I've left the leftist movement. You're no progressive, you're regressive.
@@morao4193 well there is no wrong, so you shouldn't have the audacity to criticize his supposedly "wrong" belief.
i know our countries have conflicts, but i will always salute americans for your courageousness and ability to stand up for what is right, and i thank you for that.
cheers from russia
We share the same planet, thats enough for the good ones of us. Much love from the USA
God Bless us all. Maybe one day we can all stand together, United and in peace. Merry Christmas to Mother Russia.
Cheers from America mate!!
Hoping these tensions get resolved soon! Cheers from the US mate!
That said, I just had an air force recruiter get ahold of me, so who knows
And cheers to the Russians who are protesting the war against Ukraine right now. GOD BLESS YOU ALL for standing up for the innocent women, children, elderly and men of Ukraine. It breaks our hearts. We love the Russian people and stand in solidarity with you all
Putin must go
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When they did that high pitch ‘FREE’ i got sent to a different dimension ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I die, THIS is where I wanna go. And quite possibly stay forever.
Ava Lowery in a hyatt hotel
Not even from America, but I can appreciate a piece sung beautifully.
I’m not in choir and I don’t even live near Kentucky, but my goal is to just go and listen to this in person😂
abigail moua MINE TOO!
Pretty much
As a Kentuckian from this area, come on down (or up, or over!) and we’ll try to treat y’all with some proper southern hospitality!
Braden B how can u make that comment into something negative. as i was reading these comments, i felt happy because i hadn’t heard anything negative. and then u showed up...
Braden B It’s not particularly nice to go and slander the name of an entire state. And the state of our state economy I doubt is of much worry to someone just coming to visit and experience what we have to offer.
I am not an American, I am an Indonesian. This is a jaw dropping performance. It is so beautiful, absolutely amazing. Love the soprano part, especially the highest note. I don’t know how to say this, but you brought me to the church...heavenly voice.
Whenever I feel scared about where this country is going I always come back to listen to this song. A song made during a time where things were uncertain, us vs a super power that had us outgunned, out manned, but despite it all we pulled thru and made it to the light at the end of the tunnel. No matter what happens the flag will stand tall and I'm proud to be a citizen of the finest nation to ever exist.
I scrolled through a lot of comments and found yours to be spot on.
This Buds’ 🍺 for you. Your drinks are on me if we are ever in the same watering hole.
We will pull through all of this.
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The French helped us during that, it's why we have such a big connection
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! This is the best version of the American anthem I’ve ever heard! Cheers from your neighbours up north 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Thanks neighbor 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
William G. God bless Canada 🇨🇦! From your neighbor down south
Thanks, eh!
Thank you Canada! I agree, this one is the best❤
Nothing can beat this. I am Swedish and I love America. This makes even me feel like I wanna pick up the rifle and fight for freedom with an American and Swedish flag on my shoulder. America have always been one of our closest allies and I would gladly risk my life for both nations. I remember 9/11 the entire nation of Sweden pretty much stopped. People were crying in the streets and carrying American flags on their backs and buildings were covered in them. The entire square of Sergels Torg in Stockholm a few days after the attack was full of people with American flags, flowers in the thousands covering the memorial, people crying and hugging each other. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that in my entire life. The only thing that come close to that was after the terrorist truck attack in Stockholm in 2017. This made me tear up!
King Wacky
As an American who was right across the harbor on that tragic day, it makes me so happy to know the world was with us... Sweden is in my top three of countries I want to visit, below Finland and above Japan... I’m happy you like us and just know even if our leader is a complete moron you’ll always have an ally across the world!
Love from an American Gal ❤️🇺🇸
Thank you
Your comment made me tear up ! Thank you for loving on our nation when we need it the most !
Thank you so much and God bless you and your beautiful people. This made my day so much better❤
King Wacky Damn, I'm not even a fan of myself being American but that comment made me feel really good? Thanks.
As an American growing up in Germany during the cold war I ( fck Im tearing up now) I learned our flag meant sanctuary, safety and home. I cry everytime out national anthem is played . 🇺🇸
Amazing. Not one single pitch is off, pure perfection
This video sometimes makes me feel like there’s something worth saving here in America despite all the ignorance that’s been celebrated and proliferated in 2020...
Truth. Well typed.
Our country may be hurting, but she's still beautiful
Well said.
Weve gone through revolution and civil war, we will prevail even if it may not be easy.
There's always something worth saving, America is worth dying for
I love how they sing it slowly. 😍 Well done, Kentucky!! 😍
Weird... UA-cam is only showing how many times I've viewed this...
Brings tears to my eyes. Every. Time.
God bless America.