10-04-2016, 02:52 PM
Disclaimer: I'm a Brit and therefore know nothing about American traditions.
Something that has always bothered me when I watch American sport is the way there is always a singer brought in to sing the national anthem. Now it's not the fact that you have the singer, per se, more that said singer generally tends to go out of their way to put their own personal touch on the anthem (usually in a screechy way) and the crowd generally doesn't get involved more than whooping at the screechiest bits. e.g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOr6IgfFAM
Is there a reason that US crowds don't join in the singing of their anthem? a reason why the singers don't all sing the anthem to the same tune? or indeed a reason why the crowd always seems to cheer loudly at one particular bit of the song?
I only ask, because over here we only play anthems before international games and it's customary for the entire crowd to sing the anthem, creating an excellent atmosphere. Scotland actually stop playing during the second verse and let the crowd do all of the singing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXcjRqQv5Zg)
Something that has always bothered me when I watch American sport is the way there is always a singer brought in to sing the national anthem. Now it's not the fact that you have the singer, per se, more that said singer generally tends to go out of their way to put their own personal touch on the anthem (usually in a screechy way) and the crowd generally doesn't get involved more than whooping at the screechiest bits. e.g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOr6IgfFAM
Is there a reason that US crowds don't join in the singing of their anthem? a reason why the singers don't all sing the anthem to the same tune? or indeed a reason why the crowd always seems to cheer loudly at one particular bit of the song?
I only ask, because over here we only play anthems before international games and it's customary for the entire crowd to sing the anthem, creating an excellent atmosphere. Scotland actually stop playing during the second verse and let the crowd do all of the singing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXcjRqQv5Zg)
