I might be inclined to change my comments about the singing of the National Anthem. I went to youtube last night and rewatched Whitney's rendition. She did wander around the melody somewhat - but I will say that the overwhelming impression that I got is that she was dam proud of her country and dam proud to be singing about it.
I kept perusing the different versions that popped up - (My Wife) Faith Hill rose up and although her version was a bit "truer" than Whitney's it still wandered a bit. The truest version and the one that gave me goosebumps was a 9 year old girl at - I think - at an NBA game. The way the song is written, it rises to the crescendo affording anyone with talent to stand out by simply singing the song. If they take a little "license" with the word "free" then....ok. Otherwise stick to Mr. Key's version.
