“I see the crowd singing 'Rock 'N Roll' or 'Back Road' at my concerts... they are anthems and they lift up your life.” RocksSingingCrowdsLiftsConcertsRock N RollAnthemRock ConcertsBack Roads Author:Rodney Atkins
“When I but hear her sing, I fare Like one that raised, holds his ear To some bright star in the supremest Round; Through which, besides the light that's seen There may be heard, from Heaven within, The rests of Anthems, that the Angels sound.” MayLightHeavenStarsSoundHeardSingingAngelEarsRaisedRoundsAnthemBright Star Author:Owen Feltham
“The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect.” YearsChanceSingingAthleteMutualAnthemMutual RespectSinging The National Anthem Author:Jeffrey Osborne
“All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word. ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism.” MenShouldImportantRealRememberAmountBehaviorSingingEvidencePatriotismPatrioticFlagsAllegianceAnthemFerventMeasure Of A ManNational AnthemFlag WavingSinging The National Anthem Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“Medieval theologians used to dispute how the angels in the heaven spent their time, when not balancing on needle points and singing anthems to the Lord. I know. They slump glued to their clouds, glasses at the ready, as the Archangel Micheal (that well-known slasher) and stonewalling St Peter open against the Devils XI. It could not be Heaven, otherwise.” KnowsWellsUsedHeavenKnownLordReadySingingDevilAngelCloudsGlassesPeterWell KnownTheologianDisputesMedievalNeedlesAnthemArchangelSlumpsSt Peter Author:John Fowles
“The closest thing to Roseanne Barr's singing the national anthem was my cat being neutered.” SingingCatClosestAnthemNational AnthemSinging The National Anthem Author:Johnny Carson
“The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred thousand people. I had a panic attack the night before because people have been booed off and never worked again... just singing one song, the national anthem.” PeopleFirstsHas BeensNightSongFrontsThousandSingingHundredFirst TimeScaredAustraliaPanicVersusRugbyNew ZealandAnthemPanic AttacksNational AnthemSinging The National AnthemAustralia And New Zealand Author:Hugh Jackman
“I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.” CitiesBreakDoorsFeetSingingFinalsAnthemOklahomaRodeoNational AnthemOklahoma CitySinging The National Anthem Author:Reba McEntire
“So . . . middle school? Awkward.Having a hobby that's different from everyone else's? Awkward. Singing the national anthem on weekends instead of going to sleepovers? More awkward. Braces? Awkward. Gain a lot of weight before you hit the growth spurt? Awkward. Frizzy hair, don't embrace the curls yet? Awkward. Try to straighten it? Awkward!So many phases!” TryingDifferentSchoolGrowthMiddleHairSingingGainsWeightEmbraceWeekendAwkwardPhasesHobbiesCurlsMiddle SchoolAnthemBracesNational AnthemSleepoversSinging The National Anthem Author:Taylor Swift
“Raising the flag and singing the anthem are, while somewhat suspicious, not in themselves acts of treason.” SingingFlagsSuspiciousTreasonAnthem Author:Terry Pratchett
“I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.” SingingNervousBowlsSuper BowlAnthemNational AnthemSinging The National Anthem Author:Kelly Clarkson