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Oy, the National Anthem

At a recent ballgame, the Mezamrim chassidic men's choir sang "G-d Bless America" and the Star-Spangled Banner. Video

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who won?
July 8, 2013 7:22 pm

who won the game?

#7 Not one thing right
July 7, 2013 11:10 am

You didn’t get one thing right in your tirade. They got the lyrics correct. They DO NOT “live on welfare” – these guys work quite hard. And the Star Spangled Banner is notoriously difficult- Errors are so common, that they are the subject of a whole (sub)genre of jokes.

And, by the way they were singing for a game in which the NYPD team was playing against the Hatzoloh team.

Yiddishist
July 5, 2013 1:42 pm

Let’s here is in Yiddish!

In god bless america
July 5, 2013 8:32 am

they went off a bit

Cool!
July 5, 2013 8:30 am
to 17
July 5, 2013 2:59 am

They got the lyrics perfectly right.

Here they are. Listen again.

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Weird
July 4, 2013 11:32 pm

That was the weirdest thing ever
What was the point of it??
Sorry for every one who thought it was nice but I don’t get the point of it!!!!

comment
July 4, 2013 10:44 pm

Only in America. Inspiring.

to#17
July 4, 2013 5:16 pm

That shows that people don’t know the anthem themselves.

Question
July 4, 2013 4:34 pm

who won the game???

They need to work on it.
July 4, 2013 4:34 pm

They should apply for city field.

At least they didn't lip sync it
July 4, 2013 4:17 pm

On the other hand, maybe they should have.

off
July 4, 2013 4:05 pm

seond video was off

To # 16
July 4, 2013 3:41 pm

Some people have complaints to everything! I think that was a kiddush Hashem! Very outstanding!

where?
July 4, 2013 3:26 pm

where was this? which ball game? nice voices

caption change
July 4, 2013 3:24 pm

b/c i like it!
i think he was looking at his phone to read the music notes, not words

so nice!
July 4, 2013 3:21 pm

watched this whole thing with a big smile!

Hatzola vs. NYPD
July 4, 2013 3:14 pm

This was a fundraising baseball game of Hatzola vs. NYPD.

Beautiful
July 4, 2013 2:25 pm

Glorious Kiddush Hashem! Indeed, we’re waiting for Moshiach, but until he comes, we are darned lucky to be waiting in the USA!

People
July 4, 2013 2:13 pm

They did not get the words right. They jumped to the third paragraph in middle of the first and finally in the end did they get back on track. It’s quiet embarrassing how no one who commented knows the anthem.

Why they did a bad job
July 4, 2013 1:20 pm

First of all, the guy is reading the lyrics off his phone. Also, the lead singer messed up quite a few times on the words. Luckily a few of his backup singers knew the lyrics and helped him through it.

i'm all in
July 4, 2013 12:52 pm

i dont get it. whats wrong with it?

It looked great to me!
July 4, 2013 12:31 pm

Beautiful !!

Play Ball !!!
July 4, 2013 12:27 pm

I thought they were awesome. The poem has been changed and shortened many times and they sang it just great with some improve of the words as well. I loved it and better then most. G-d bless those guys and if it came from holy and innocent Jewish voice and Jewish soul its the best. Shame on you for the criticism. Rock on Yiddin

Why didn't it go as smooth as their white shirts?
July 4, 2013 12:10 pm

It was boring, but they had good voices. In their perspective, it probably went as planned

Not Bad
July 4, 2013 11:51 am

A bit off time, but not bad. What’s the big idea?

That was realy good !
July 4, 2013 11:43 am

That dude has awesome talent.
What didnt go smooth??
twas quite powerful.

Not smooth?
July 4, 2013 11:37 am

I thought they did a very good job. What was wrong with it?

Seemed alright to me
July 4, 2013 11:29 am
Hahaha
July 4, 2013 11:14 am

At first I thought this was a legitimate minor league game, until the camera panned out to all the Chassidishe players and the 12 fans in the stands. Nonetheless, it is still an embarrassment that these people don’t know their own. national anthem. If you are going to live in this country, take their welfare checks, and live in the government’s subsidized housing, you ought to learn the national anthem.

Whats wrong?
July 4, 2013 11:01 am

i thought it went very well.

Hmm,
July 4, 2013 10:50 am

The title is slightly misleading, I thought they did a wonderful job.

Btw which game was that??

oy, the national anthem
July 4, 2013 10:30 am

kol hakovod for the good kepl!
ach di peilishe pateites

What was wrong?
July 4, 2013 10:14 am

I dont see what didnt go smoothly?

aussie aussie aussie
July 4, 2013 10:09 am

I don’t get what went wrong?

I don't understand
July 4, 2013 9:52 am

What didn’t go smooth? They sang just fine, didn’t make any mistakes, sounded quite nice. Everyone applauded, looked like a Kiddush Hashem.

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