I think Phish’s is great! A relatively unusual randition and the crowd obviously loved it!

You forgot to post Carl Lewis as the worst ever…at least the funniest ever.

Phish???????? That sucked! Jose Feliciano was 10 times better than that.

What are you talking about? Slash’s performance was amazing.

Slash…Got better with the second song, Nicer song..better effort than the first one

Seems the masses have spoken. Slash 1, Rolling Stone 0. We all expect a retraction.

And Libertad, damn good.

OK link didn’t work … search on youtube if want to check it out.
Use Alanis Anthem Senators as your search

Hey … honourable mention should go to our hometown girl Alanis doing a fab job of both anthems here in Ottawa this year during the Stanley Cup finals. Refreshing change as most pop singers end up butchering anthems. Check out the link.
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=7y3P1n29-Nc

Borat’s National Anthem = a classic moment in modern cinema

Aside from the jackass comments of the announcer (”Where the grass is green and the players are ready”?), Slash aquitted himself quite nicely, thank you. Nothing tops Marvin, though. Cool, confident, oozing soul. How do you top that one? You don’t.

a painful ommission is the Grateful Dead at the old Candlestick Park. a classic version.

sorry, and U2? they have a lots of best performances!

ray charles did an amzing job at fenway in 04

My favorite version was sung by Bob Forrest right after his band, Thelonious Monster, released their “Beautiful Mess” CD on Capitol. It was before a Clippers game at the Sports Arena in LA. You must have a video of that somewhere. Beats the hell out of all your selections. Frenchie accompanied Bob on harmonica. Their wardrobe beats all your other videos, hands down.

You forget Carl Lewis’ rendition at a Chicago Bulls game. It’s the funniest thing ever! Guaranteed.

why don’t people know that Whitney and many others pre-record their renditions! Hands down she was the best - Beyonce was good but VERY by-the-book, she brought nothing original to the song….rosanne was trashy and unfunny.

For all the uneducated, the second song Slash plays is a little tune called the Canadian national anthem. Further, I personally don’t know many kids who play like that at guitar practice.

Carrie Underwood delivered an amazing anthem at the nfl championship game in seattle last year. She also kicked butt at the allstar baseball game in pittsburg last year.

Jimi still rules all. He captured America in 1969 within that rendition. Beauty.

slash es excelente

err…the second song at the end is the Canadian national anthem. giving they were in Toronto….

Where is Ben Harper’s slide version, that was a good one.

Christina’s wasn’t that bad. She sounded good…the arrangement was just off. Doesn’t warrant being on the worst list I think.

Where’s Beyonce’s rendition on this list? Hers was fantastic as well.

Hendrix, obviously, a classic.

Phish, novel, but fun.

Whitney at her best, prerecorded or not.

Billy Joel, mediocre at best.

But Marvin Gaye…wow.

Slash, performance bad? Give me a break!!!

Rosie was just disrespecful. No one can sound that bad w/out trying.

eric,

thats the canadian anthem you idiot…obviously if they are in TO they are gonna play it…slash fucking ripped, if i heard someone play that well at guitar practice i would be sending him to the studio

Go to yputube and find the Chicago Black Hawks rendition of the anthem during the 1st Persian Gulf War. AWESOME!

hey “Confession”, let’s get a 6 pack and watch Jimi play!!

i think that whitney and beyonce did an INCREDIBLE job at the anthem. and for the record, just about everyone who performs the anthem at the superbowl lipsynchs it.

Borat’s is my favorite

Slash was just awesome!! how can you consider that as ‘’bad'’? like a kid at guitar practise!!!? cmon!!

I thought Slash was awesome

Check out Eddie Vedder’s one from the 98 NBA finals.Pure class

YouTube Carl Lewis’ National Anthem…Deeeelicioussss!!!!

You forgot Stevie Ray Vaughn, Houston Astros, 1984……coked up out of his mind, even players booed….

The second song that Slash played was the Canadian national anthem. It was appropriate given the context.

Phish? Good? Erm, no.

Jimi and Borat are the best.
For worst, I’d nominate the version that Ted Nugent starts his concerts with–kind of like Hendrix’s but with right wing idiocy in place of talent and creativity

Does anyone know how well Steve Miller sang at the Saints-Eagles playoff game? I like Billy Joel, but I thought he butchered the anthem.

borat it is!!!

Nothing will ever beat this one…this was even closer to us going into Iraq then Whitney Houston’s version at the Super Bowl
http://youtube.com/watch? v=tvpxVE_kQXg

slash was fine until he played that second song at the end ???
xtina - pretty good if she drops the drums and repeated words - she can SING

anyone else get a hardon watching jimi play?

Also, just so people know, hearing yourself while singing in a stadium is next to impossible. It is probably the worst environment to sing in for so many reasons.

I didn’t think billy joel’s was all that great - he was a bit flat and off key at times
but I guess in the span of the song has some good moments as well

Marvin’s rendition was the S@IT!!

rosanne barr’s was perfectly bad,but in a good way…….given todays state of affairs.

Whitney Houston’s rendition was pretty good, but it was pre-recorded. Don’t know how much credit you can give her for that.