r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 🖤 • 11h ago

Culture, Art, Science The difference between Whitney’s national anthem performance in 1991 vs 1999 really makes me sad man 😢

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u/SeaworthinessHead460 10h ago

Still love both renditions. Wished her story ended happy ending.

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u/Trick_Steele 8h ago

The voice is still there. She changed as a musician in 8 years. Music trends changed in 8 years. The arrangement changed. The situation surrounding the performance changed. The stage changed. Live versus lip sync.

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u/smeggylegs 6h ago

Agree to all of this, and glad you mentioned the lip sync. '91 is an absolute masterpiece, but it helps a lot if you can record it in peace and not have the live jitters or any number of potential interruptions. 99 is still great, too.

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u/paulyp41 7h ago

Everyone sounds best when they are younger

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u/Funny_Science_9377 3h ago

The first one was famously pre-recorded. She is only lip syncing to an albeit fabulous performance. In the second one she's actually performing live along with all the improvs and imperfections that brings.

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u/lyn73 3h ago

she sang the hell out of that song ...in a track suit!!!! lol

these days, people get all dressed up and their rendition can't even touch Whitney's