As fans know, Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige was tapped to perform the U.S. National Anthem today at this year‘s annual showdown at the Kentucky Derby. Beaming in a royal red, the singer undoubtedly hope to disprove the naysayers who graded her last stab at the historic number with great mixed review.
Spectators were glued to the Derby to have one question answered: not what’s in the chicken wraps Could Blige best her NBA All-Star performance?
One of few urban acts to ever grace the Kentucky Derby stage, see Mary unwrap a fresh, soulful spin on the historic number below and you tell us :
Yes, she nailed it! The arrangement, though similar to NBA showing in parts, was still a much much better display of her vocal skill and control. Bravo Mary!
Tidbit: See yesterday’s soundcheck before today’s big showing:
(source: Kentucky Derby)
Your thoughts?
GREAT JOB MARY!!!!!!!! Very soulful but extremely classy!!!!!!!
Excellect range control.
Outstanding rendition !
umm… it was aight.
Ummm… Was I the only one who heard her go flat on the most important note of the song?!?! -__- it was all good till the end when she fuckd it up…. SMH … Those white people at the Durby seemed to Love it tough…
except for….
@ the 1:45 mark look at the soldiers expression when Mary goes for the high note, and look at the lady behind him holding her chest and cringing. lol
The Queen slayed! Enough said.
Mary J. Blige gets a standing O from me.
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THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@millhouse —
@ the 1:45 mark look at the soldiers expression when Mary goes for the high note, and look at the lady behind him holding her chest and cringing. lol
You probably never serviced in the military… I am retired. Did 21 plus years (I serviced in Iraq, Kuwait and Panama). It doesn’t matter who would’ve song the Nation Anthem… As a Soldier we DO NOT smile or grin or LOL when the National Anthem is performed or played.. That’s our call of duty..it’s our secret code and proper protocol.. Enough said. ***Freaken’ AWESOME JOB… You Nailed MJB!!! Thank you for keeping it classy and traditional….!!!!!! U SO ROCK OUT LOUD!!!!
What’s in the new chicken wrap?
Hey Shug Avery
She did great. I loved it. I’d like to see your fav get in front of 150,000+ with no music, no pre-recorded vocals, no background vocals and do the same. I think not. The Queen reigns supreme.
uht uhn. UHT UHNNN. I AM NOT HERE FOR MARY J BLIGESES to f*** up the national anthem AGAIN. This is the 2nd time she caught sqawking away
crispy chicken!! Wrapped up in a…flour tortilla!!!!
mary will never beez as classy as queen bey bey! LMAO @ this mess!!
THE QUEEN!
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Did anyone else notice that the announcer said she’d sing “A” National Anthem and not “Our” National Anthem as is commonly said before a performer sings the US National Anthem? #LowKeyDisrespect
I feel Mary held her own.
Awful, as per usual! Gosh, may she never sing this EVER again! Heard child birth in more tune
GIRL YOU BETTER “WERK”!
MJB sang the hell out of that song! Now that’s how you deliver the U.S. National Anthem! This is the THIRD BEST rendition I’ve ever eard after Whitney Houston followed by Marvin Gaye!
PETA, I wonder why breeding is acceptable when it’s horses for say the KY Derby? Oh right, I forgot…..LOL 🙂 –>fanatical, fringe, racist organization
Good job Mary!
Nice, soulful rendition but not feeling the dress and hat.
or gloves.
Her voice is not for this. Just that
I’m sorry but she didn’t sound that good at all to me. I don’t see this as any better than her last trainwreck performance of this song. The National Anthem is a tough song to say and not everyone can handle it. This just isn’t a good song for Mary to sing. In fact she wasn’t even ‘singing’ she was screaming. There was nothing ‘soulful’ about this performance it was just painful to watch. And to think this was just her sound check. Eek!
IT WAS BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME
Loved it !!!!!Love her
She did the best she could do. Take that how you want.
Mary J did an excellent Job… she the best……..been a fan since day one…..Haters aint nothing but amirers…….God Bless u Mary J…. do u baby…..Stop hating people .let me see u sing…. Give back ……married…. role model….. where is your recording contract…… Hello…. haters…….let’s just support each other……. that was a beautiful……love me some Mary J……you go girl…….. it dosen’t matter if you good or bad people going to talk about u anyhow…… so it like whatever…..Mary j …. is still the best in the game…. if u worred about what people say about u all the time u will go crazy…. president obama is a good man … that talk about hime too… sad…. when u are a hater on others …. u are a unhappy person… yourself……
people even talked about jesus….. and God ….and jesus and God are amazing…. the best……. Good…….. it werid the more u messed up and this world the more people accept u and like u but if u doing the right things and positve then something is wrong with u…. I’m on God side for life and Mary J…. she a good person …….blessings to everyone…….
Y’all love to hate on Mary ! Smh and she is way to classy ! Y’all must have been watching a different video 0.0 and why do you have to compare her to beyonce beyonce is trash compared to Mary ! Beyonce can’t do what Mary has done ! Mary came in the game and made a whole new genre ! Beyonce came in r&b and sold out for more record sells she can’t do r&b she is too pop now ! She needs to get back with kelly she knows r&b but Mary did her thing ! Mary is the queen !!!
@Eyebrow LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 😀
Much better Mary YASSSS!! She seems to do better under pressure.
@johnb
stay delusional! Bey bey eats mary live on her worse day. I love mary, but she falling off. Oop! 🙂
just kidding! Mary did a decent job. I don’t know why beyonce was brought up. Lmao! Some people need attention.
Guess Im the only one who thinks the outfit is hideous.