Country music has some strange things going on these days. On one end you have the more traditional sounding hitmaker Lainey Wilson (check out my take on her video for “4x4xU”) but at the very same time, there’s the TikTok propelled “Bar Song” by Shaboozy and the country song nobody was really asking for inContinue reading “That time Taylor Swift sang the National Anthem”
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Women’s Soccer and the Anthem Controversy
The U.S. women’s national soccer team is in the news but not because of their play on the field during the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Nope. It was their lack of enthusiasm during the national anthem. I watched it. At first, I didn’t think it was much out of the ordinary. Before a huge game,Continue reading “Women’s Soccer and the Anthem Controversy”
These disappointing Super Bowl commercials…
To be perfectly honest, it seems like every year the highly-anticipated commercials become less and less exciting to watch. Don’t get me wrong, there are always a few that are ‘Super Bowl worthy’ but for the most part in the last decade or more the game ends and I wonder, “What happened to the commercials!?”Continue reading “These disappointing Super Bowl commercials…”
National Anthem Super Bowl LV – total length of the song featuring Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan
Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan did such justice to the Star-Spangled Banner. Clocking in at 2:17, what did you think about their stripped-down performance? And just for the good feels, here are two more great performances of the Star-Spangled Banner from Whitney Houston and OneRepublic. Thanks for stopping by! -Out of the Wilderness
Lady Antebellum singing the National Anthem
Lady Antebellum had a bit of a flub singing the National Anthem on Saturday night, kicking off game 5 of the Nashville Predators 2nd round series against the Winnipeg Jets. Take a look… But hey, it happens to the best of us, right? They still sounded great and hopefully their minor mistake will the beContinue reading “Lady Antebellum singing the National Anthem”