Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The fray national anthem

  • The Fray, the band that brought you the seminal hit How To Save a Life, performed the National Anthem at the NCAA Championship game last night, and lets just say that it didnt go over well with the public.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Nerves apparently got the better of Denver rock band the Fray during Monday nights performance of The Star Spangled Banner at the NCAA basketball championship in New Orleans.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • One of the first songs musicians learn to play is the national anthem. Therefore, one would assume that by the time musicians make it big time, theyd have it down pat.
  • (NESN.com)
  • Various celebrities offering their own unique takes on how our national anthem should sound is nothing new.
  • (Opposing Views)
  • Denver-based pop band The Fray is getting lambasted in the press and on social media for its acoustic, Emo rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Monday night's NCAA basketball title game.
  • (KDVR.com)
  • see The Fray rehearse that version of the anthem and go, Uhh, guys? Maybe not a good idea?), Denver Christian-rock-adjacent band The Fray performed an interesting take on the National Anthem.
  • (Tucson Weekly)
  • The Frays version of The Star-Spangled Banner at Mondays (April 2) NCAA national title game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks could have been subtitled, Why the National Anthem Should Never Be Given an Emo Twist.
  • (Zap2it.com)
  • Sounds like the Fray took March Madness to heart. The Colorado-based band performed the National Anthem at the NCAA championship game last night, and their unique interpretation of the song earned them rather mixed reactions.
  • (Popcrush)
  • Brandon and I had a good run.
  • (Alternative Addiction)
  • So we can hardly blame The Fray for trying to curry favor by mashing up two things Americans love more than anything: patriotism and the Muppets.
  • (Entertainment Weekly Online)

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