renee fleming sang the star spangled banner at super bowl 2015.
renee fleming sang the star spangled banner at super bowl 2015.
who's singing the star spangled banner at super bowl 2015?
renee fleming
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deborah wilker of "south florida sun-sentinel" commented that houston's version was a "moving rendition" and "imaginative arrangement" of the national anthem, adding "the rare moment on the football field showed her to be much more than a hit machine." jim farber, a music critic of "new york daily news", in his review of houston's 2000 album "whitney: the greatest hits", said the song was "bold enough to launch a thousand ships." sportswriter dave anderson of "the new york times" commented that "when whitney houston belted out the national anthem with the nation at war, she reminded everybody that there was a much more important world out there beyond the super bowl, a much more important world beyond even the giants' hold-your-breath triumph when bills kicker scott norwood's 47-yard field goal try sailed wide right." "los angeles times"s j.a. adande, a sports columnist, commented that "it dripped red, white and blue," placing houston's super bowl performance at number three on his list for the best renditions of "the star-spangled banner." in february 2003, "vibe", in a feature article in honor of super bowl xxvii, wrote that houston's performance was "sweet, sweaty and sensational," choosing it as "most kleenex-worthy performance." in 2005, "orlando sentinel"s emily badger, in her articles of the national anthem, picked houston's rendition of the song as the first of the three good performances along with marvin gaye's at the 1983 nba all-star game, and natalie gilbert and maurice cheeks's in 2003 nba playoffs, saying a word of praise: "whitney houston [...] was so good it sold successfully as a single." janet mock of "people" magazine extolled her performance that "houston gave one of the most iconic interpretations of the national anthem in history." writing for mtv.com in february 2009, gil kaufman said the song is a "legendary take on the national anthem." luchina fisher and sheila marikar of abc news, in their articles of lip-syncing, wrote that "houston's unforgettable rendition of the anthem [...] set the standard that most singers have tried to top." jenny mayo of "the washington times", in her review of houston's 2009 album "i look to you", praised the rendition highly: "miss houston is an artist who can—or at least used to—make songs untouchable. 'the star spangled banner' will never be the same." bill lamb from about.com expressed that "[houston's] formidable power made her super bowl xxv 'star spangled banner' performance a legendary moment," and on her biography by lamb, also described it "as one of the most stunning televised performances ever." monica herrera of "billboard" called houston's performance an "epic take", adding "[houston] made it memorable."
the star spangled banner (whitney houston recording)