Kat DeLuna Enters Roseanne Hall of Fame
The only person who can sing the "Star Spangled Banner" like Whitney Houston is Whitney Houston -- and Kat DeLuna is no Whitney.
The only person who can sing the "Star Spangled Banner" like Whitney Houston is Whitney Houston -- and Kat DeLuna is no Whitney.
16. It was an absolute disgrace.
Posted at 9:37AM on Sep 16th 2008 by D
17. Kat is a good name for her!! Sounded like a kat in heat!!! What a horrible sound and was she having some sort of intestinal spasm??
Posted at 9:40AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Princess Anne
18. Finally there's a backlash on melismatic singing!
Posted at 9:55AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Annie Nonymous
19. First of all, who is she? Second, this girl was an absolute mess last night. Terrible. Just terrible Cowboys.
Posted at 9:46AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Republican for Obama
20. wow. i cant stand this girl and now its given me another reason to avoid her music at all cost. can she sing, well yeah. but all that hand movement was not necessary. go back to doing reggaeton and leave the national anthem to people who can really sing.
Posted at 9:49AM on Sep 16th 2008 by del rey
21. I totally agree with Me Myself and I. That is horrible that people are booing the national anthem!!! It is a shame...perhaps we should realize the importance of an education, at this point! I suppose nationalism is no longer running in our veins!!! She sounded fine and I would love to see anyone of those people get out there and sing...oh that is right none of them can...perhaps these meatheads should lay off the beer and read a good book and perhaps can gain some idea of culture from the words of others...that would be a cold day in hell though...
Posted at 9:50AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Lizzakittie
22. OMG! This was insane! This is now the norm for all blacks to howl instead of sing.
my kingdom for a barf bag
Posted at 10:06AM on Sep 16th 2008 by snow bunny
23. She sucks ass.
Posted at 10:13AM on Sep 16th 2008 by sasha
24. She thought she was all ghetto and hip hop. Whatev! Never heard of her anyways. I think she just killed her wannabe career. Oh well...NEXT!
Posted at 10:19AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Kit
25. Just because you can use melisma doesn't mean you know how. She was disrespectful and just horrible in her over-singing. I started searching for my remote to mute it. That anyone can defend that or doesn't know the difference is a testament to today's musical vacancy.
Posted at 10:42AM on Sep 16th 2008 by martinamerica
26. Hi #20. I don't think people boo the national anthem. We boo the butchering of the signing of the anthem. It's not a Top 40 Pop song. It's our pride and for people to put their own spin on it like it's some American Idol audition should be banned from singing it. Whitney's version brings tears to my eyes and gives me chill bumps. I think I speak for a lot of people who want to hear it sung with class, pride, and emotion.
Posted at 10:29AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Kit
27. She must've been a Latina singer because (in case you weren't watching) last night's broadcast was all about the Celebration of Hispanic Heritage. I've never heard of her before and (God willing) I will never hear of her again. She'd be okay if she'd just calm down, but she'll never be the type of singer I listen to. Give me Ann Wilson or Chrissy Hynde any day over these oversinging bimbos.
And oh yeah...I'm 100% sure that Francis Scott Key did not have that in mind when he wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.
Posted at 10:31AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Seriously?
28. And by the way. We "meathead" Americans don't boo our National Anthem. We boo the disgracing of it. And as for reading a book or gaining from the culture of others, why don't you actually listen to a record that's more than 3 years old. Some Billie Holiday or Dinah Washington, or even someone new like Sharon Jones or Susan Tedeschi.
Posted at 10:42AM on Sep 16th 2008 by martinamerica
29. She is trying way too hard, there are way too many grunts and growls The National Anthem is a song that come out naturally
Posted at 10:35AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Alicia
30. That was painful!
Posted at 10:41AM on Sep 16th 2008 by Alexa