[dar512]

Mrs. Dar just turned the radio on to listen to the Cubs game at the moment the anthem started. It was pretty uninspiring.

It's a very difficult song to sing well - an octave and a half range and they usually play it in Ab or Bb which shoves it even higher. I don't think I've seen any single person handle it well without screeching.

Groups have an easier time of it. The range isn't such an issue then. I think the best job I've ever heard was a four-part mens group (probably the Statler Brothers, but I don't remember for sure).

Have you ever heard it done really well?