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    Posted: March 11 2007 at 15:24
The other day I watched the vocalist from Enchant singing the national anthem before a big football match. Geoff Tate of Queensryche has done this too.
Now...my question
Can you imagine any vocalist (Besides someone from the Prog Metal or Rock, Prog Related Genres) doing this?
From the Symphonic Genre, I can only imagine Steve Walsh (in the 70´s) doing it.
Can you imagine guys like Fish and Jon Anderson attempting to sing their national anthems in front of a big crowd?
So, can you think of anyone in the Neo, Symph, or other genre that would be able to sing their national anthem and would they be able to cut it?
 
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Points: 865 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 15:27
I don't really think I could imagine many prog-artists doing that.... Maybe Ian Anderson?





but slightly off-topic: Jørn Lande(Ark, Masterplan, Jorn etc.) sung the norwegian 1994 football world-cup "anthem" Tongue
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I can see Fish singing at the start of an England-Scotland rugby match.
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 15:33
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I can see Fish singing at the start of an England-Scotland rugby match.
 
I think youré clutching at straws!
But maybe with a few drinks he could do a good job, he has that charisma that would get everyone singing along.


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Points: 12288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 16:40
André Mattos? Big%20smile
 
I can imagine the 'resounding roar' in his voice...


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I think Milton Nascimento would do well
.Andre Mattos falls under Prog Metal though%3cimg


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Hard to imagine.

But Shinsekai perform a very cute synthesizer version of 'Kimi ga yo', the Japanese national anthem (which normally sounds rather dreary), on their fascinating album ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.
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While I'm not a great fan of national anthems, I am always amazed why the Americans allow all and sundry to murder "The Star Spangled Banner". Billy Joel at the Superbowl was just plain embarrassing. I watched it in the company of a bunch of Americans while on business in Bermuda, and they were squirming.
 
And on the Fish theme, Donnie Munro, ex of Runrig has sung Flower of Scotland at Scotland footie games (sometimes miming and missing his cue - more embarrassment!).


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You know I wouldn't find it very surprising to find James LaBrie singing in some silly boxing final... But alltogether, I think the whole tradition of singing the bloody anthem in every possible game is stupid, and during spring especially here the anthem is really suffering inflation with one having to heat it at least 3 times a week.
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Points: 912 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 18:29
Originally posted by magnus magnus wrote:

I don't really think I could imagine many prog-artists doing that.... Maybe Ian Anderson?





but slightly off-topic: Jørn Lande(Ark, Masterplan, Jorn etc.) sung the norwegian 1994 football world-cup "anthem" Tongue
 
Oh, God, that was even more awful than that recording of him when he was twelve, singing this grating pop tune for a local radio programme or something... Tongue He's certainly come a long way.
I don't know about singing, but Randy Coven (bass player with ARK and Holy Mother among others) has a pretty nice rendition of the same "Star Spangled Banner" on his solo album, Funk Me Tender, from '89, played entirely on bass. Probably an answer to Jimi's version some twenty years before...
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Geddy lee sang O Canada before a ball game:
 
 
 
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 19:51
Geddy Lee pulls it off with style, the guy can do anything!
He even hits some pretty low notes!


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Neal Morse might could do it
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Apparently Geddy Lee pulls more than a few things off.
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I think many many prog singers that would easily be able to do it. I'm sure Russell Allen would give the Star Spangled Banner great justice.
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Greg Lake sung Jerusalem and lyricized parts of Pictures At An Exhibition (Great Gates Of Kiev I think), and he did it well. If he can do hymnal, anthemic songs, there shouldn't be a problem for him to sing a national anthem, even with his nicotine-stained voice nowadays.

Queen covered God Save The Queen, I could easily imagine Freddie singing it. He performed the Hungarian anthem anyway.

And I don't know why but I got an impression that Robert Wyatt could sing easily any anthem...including InternazionaleThumbs%20Up
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Robert Wyatt?? LOL
now THAT I would like to hear... it would be all mumbly!
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers were forced to play God Save The Queen at a Belfast gig, as heard  on Diary of a Band - not surprisingly it is a blues.
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[QUOTE=Tony R]Geddy lee sang O Canada before a ball game:
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Geddy lee sang O Canada before a ball game:
 
 
 


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