R&B songstress Monica took centre-stage at the NBA Finals in Boston to perform the US National Anthem a few moments ago. Check out how Ms. Arnold fared below…
I really enjoyed this. With many an artist often opting to rehash the same arrangement and adlibs of those made famous by the likes of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, I always welcome fresh takes on the song, such as Monica’s here and Jennifer Hudson’s showing last year. Good stuff.
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O O “MISS THANG” BETTA GIT EM!!!!!! GO ON MONICA 🙂
I REMEMBA WEN BEY SUNG DA NATINIL ANTHEM,SHE WAS WEARIN ALL WHITE N SHE LOOK N SANG LIKE AN ANGLE!!!!
ERRBODY WAZ FLOORED AFTA SHE SUNG THEY HAD DA SPIRIT!!!
I THINK BEY IZ UP THARE WIT WITNEY HUSTON AZ FAR AZ DA BESS NATINIL ANTHAMS GO!!
GIT EM BEY!
First!!
Lol…ma bad!
see, Monica took it to church..keri who should take some notes after her failed attempt at singing the nat’l anthem.! No one has every made claims that Monica can’t belt cuz they know they’d be lying..I love how spiritual she is and how she has been consistent and true to herself and her fans..
Am I the only person that though this sounded like a mess =S
^^^^^^@CARL,NO MO A MESS DEN IF DAT SHE MALE CIERR0R WULD HAVE DONE IT!!!!!!
yh so anyways…
no youre not Carl. I thought she sounded congested throughout. *shrugs*
sanggggggggggggg love me some monica there is hope for music !! loved it!! LOVE MO!
LMFAO@BEYDABESS AND CARL
BEYDABESS MADE IT ALL ABOUT BEY
LMAO
AND YEAH MO IS MY GURL
Str8 up DIVA….(blinking of the eyes, the gospel head nod on runs. Ohhh soo Whitney/Miss Thang)
This Anthem had Monica stamped all over it.
Her tone and type of runs. Her non-diction on some words is typical Mo’ and the big GOSPEL ending is sooooooo Mo’.
I loved the way she came into the Anthem soothingly.
He ending was also different and no1’s done it like that..
YESSS Monica SANG that out!!!!
Preferred it even more on 2nd listen i must admit but i lovesssss herrrrrr
SHE SOUNDED GOOD A LITTLE SHAKY BUT STILL GOOD
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I think Monica was definitely not so easy on the ears. I thought there were some parts that were a little too “big” for her vocal abilities. I’m glad she did the Whitney version it was quite gutsy of her. It was a decent effort.
Well done Mo but what happened to the next single cuz this is taking 4eva!!!
I think she did great but she could have did without her backup singers.
MONICA SOUNDED GREAT GIRL GOT REAL PIPES AND YES SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE BACKGROUND SINGERS BUT BEING AS ITS MONICA SHE ALWAYS DOES IT HER WAY NEVER FOLLOWED NO ONE…..I LOVED HER ACAPELLA AT THE WORLD SERIES A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT AND LOVED THAT SHE’S NOT AFRAID TO TR SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY…SO BIG UPS
TO MISS MONICA ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED AMAZIN SANGERS OF OUR TIME!!
No ma’am. She sounded a hot mess! I like Monica, but there are some things that she’s just not able to sing and this is one of them. She lacks control. Not only that, but she sounded like a machine gun with all that vibrato. Too much. And the background singers idea was a bit off the wall. Sorry. 🙁
Very good version.
MONICA SOUNDED GREAT!! AND, ALSO LOOKED GREAT!!! FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE. AND, AT LEAST SHE REMEMBERED HER LINES SOME CELEBRITYS & SINGERS DONT EVEN REMEMBER THE WORDS!!! SHE DID PHENOMENAL EVEN W/ THE BACK UP SINGERS. AND ALL U WHO HAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK..U BETTER BACK THE HELL OFF
Mo killed it and she got the haters so sick lol.
She was fantastic!
I thought it wasn’t all that great, she sang like a 90 year old woman! and the back up singers made the song worst! I think she could have done better by herself!
THAT’S AN EXAMPLE OF AN RNB MESS!! SHE RUINED IT WITH THAT LAST FLAT OFF KEY RUN IN THE CLIMAX. THEN THE ASS SHAT BACKUP SINGERS CAME IN AND RUINED IT MORE. WTF!! SHE WAS FLAT THRU THE WHOLE SING HONESTLY. SHE NORMALLY SINGS A KEY HIGHER THAN THAT. NOT ENOUGH SLEEP I GUESS… BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME MO MO.
@ exposed: Kick rocks or eat a d***…..seriously! Im always about telling the truth, so here it is…..Mo has done the anthem with and without music on grand scales before and each time she sang it differently. Mo gets love because of how she wont jump on trends, shes got theses R&B/pop girls scared to death, back to the post, Monica does what she does best, which is to be her. I appreciate an artist artistry……thats what make Mo different, she’s always done things her way. Keep it up Mo. Someone said Mo Sounded like she was leading Praise & Worship and the background was the praise team. Keep talking you haters……just means Mo really is killing the game!
I think they should just start replaying Whitney’s version at every event
sounds likes she’s singing with phlegm in her throat.. not good.. like she it sounds like a prank!.
LMAO, you people give new definition to the word Hater. Beyonce knows she cant go against Monica?! What the hell is wrong with you, she cant even sing live, and this is the truth anybody who uses so many echoes in their song, any producer will tell you…cannot sing live.
Anyway Monica has done a great job here, and has been in the game TO LONG to be worried about you people who think Beyonce and Brittney Spears are the paramont of talent.
@THEMAN
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. JUST PLAY WHITNEY’S VERSION AT MAJOR EVENTS OR MARVIN GAY’S VERSION BEFORE NBA GAMES. NUFF SAID.
@TWHIST
SUCK A LONG PINK ONE. IMMA SURE IT’S NOT UR FIRST TIME. DOES THE CHOKE IN UR THROAT FEEL GOOD?? KEEP SUCKING “LITTLE” MAN.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FALSETTO? SHE DIDNT EVEN DO THE HEAD VOICE FALSETTO FOR THE HIGH NOTE. SMFH.
I love the version of the Anthem she did back in 1999
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBh5BPhGuW8
What i absolutely love is how Monica adds something different each time she does it.
She got lots of power and the amounts of vibrato she uses is apart of her.
And YES the 2nd single has taken FAR to loooooooooooongg to come out… FAR tooooooooo long.
J Records come ooooooooonnnnnn.
Great JOB MO!!
She sounded really throat-irritated, maybe that is why they had the backup singers. But every singer has their bad days.
Monica’s performance was GREAT! But what’s wrong with JEFF’s ears. Beyonce is also a great vocalist, she sings beautifully with or without the echo. Didn’t you hear her serenade the first couple for their first dance and countless other live performances. She has more than proved and earned her status as a recognized seasoned vocalist. Britney does not deserve to be placed in the same sentence with Beyonce or Monica for that matter.
I didn’t think Monica sounded sick at all. I think that’s just her tone. Monica does tend to oversing a bit, but I think she gave a strong rendition and added a few soulful twists. BTW, I think Marvin Gaye’s version is the most original and soulful I’ve ever heard. Of course I’d expect no less from him.
I’m a fan of Monica and I think she did a great job. Now who I think did the best is Marvin Gaye and those that follows are Whitney, Beyonce, DC together,Jordin Sparks, Carrie Underwood and JHud.
i like it. minus the backup singers.
lol