I didn't watch the Super Bowl last night. Well, okay, I watched a little. But only because my friend Ricky gave me wings and chips and there was not much else to do as I waited for my cousin to get off of work so we could order pizza and continue catching up on season 1 of The Wire.But what I did see of the Super Bowl, I liked. And what I saw was Jennifer Hudson singing our national anthem.
And then, this morning, my friend Paul sent out an email, quoted below:
Subject: Has the Queen Been Dethroned?
The classic:
The new:
I honestly think that the way Whitney's is shot really is what puts me over the edge for her and everyone just seems way more "American." Oh, and she's Whitney (hello.)
I think I may have to give this to Whitney. Her voice is smoother, easier going down. But god damn did Missus Hudson do one helluva job as well. Then again, maybe some points come off from Whitney because of the racing checkers on her jacket. Did someone choose that outfit for her?
Hudson should have worn a headband, that might have been the clincher.
I think I may have to give this to Whitney. Her voice is smoother, easier going down. But god damn did Missus Hudson do one helluva job as well. Then again, maybe some points come off from Whitney because of the racing checkers on her jacket. Did someone choose that outfit for her?
Hudson should have worn a headband, that might have been the clincher.
I really feel that Whitney's was the first of it's kind, which is what made it amazing.
ReplyDeleteJennifer does do an amazing job of SANGIN it!
Of course, as soon as the Super Bowl was over, we watched both of these on my friend's computer.
ReplyDeleteThe orchestral arrangement that J-Hud sang over was more sonically interesting, but Whitney's was more classic/military/patriotic-sounding.
J-Hud has a higher belt than Whitney, and J-Hud's version is a whole step higher in key. J-Hud takes on that last "free" in full chest voice whereas Whitney falls back on her (very beautiful) head voice. But when they go up the extra 4th on the end of "free", Whitney's top note sounds a bit more confident than J-Hud's (which may be because Whiney hit it and quit it whereas J-Hud held it out twice as long).
J-Hud's last note is ever-so-slightly lacking support towards the end (but the only time I've heard Whitney belt that high was "Run To You", a song that I've never heard of her performing live... as a point of reference, X-tina barely tapped the note when she did it live).
We have one performance that is more technically sound and one that shows more virtuosity. I think they're both outstanding examples of each era of pop music.
Jennifer did such an amazing job! This will definitely boost her ratings as she makes a comeback in her singing career! It was great to see her sing her heart out!
ReplyDeleteWell looks like Whitney is still the Queen. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604041/20090202/hudson__jennifer.jhtml
ReplyDeleteHudson tore it up at the Super Bowl, almost to the point of stealing the show from the football players
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