Sing It Right Or Don't Sing It!

I am absolutely sick to death of these people who try to use their chance to sing the national anthem at a sporting event to get their entire 15 minutes of fame at one time! They drag it out like they are going to be executed the second they are finished. They are supposed to be musicians, yet they read every quarter-note as a full note, every half-note as a full note and every full-note as multiple notes! And no one in the stands can possibly sing along because no one has heard this particular rendition before! They make me long for Rosanne Barr!
The national anthem is supposed to be uplifting and inspiring. It is supposed to inspire chills of patriotism and a sense of pride. In short, IT IS AN ANTHEM, NOT A DIRGE!! So start singing it like an anthem, peppy and with obvious pride in your voice. And stop sounding like you are going to weep uncontrollably at any second.
I, for one, enjoy singing along to the national anthem and find it quite annoying when the singer makes that almost impossible by bastardising it to fit "their interpretation" of the song. Well, here's a newsflash for you all, you don't get to "interpret" this song. This song does not belong to you. This song belongs to all Americans and all Americans should be able to sing along whenever and wherever the national anthem is played. Forget about trying to best Whitney Houston's performance at Super Bowl XXV. Yes, Whitney did elongate the song somewhat, but she sang it with vigor and an obvious sense of pride in her voice with a smashing crescendo. It is by far the best national anthem presentation at a major sporting event that I can remember. You want to be remembered for your national anthem? Then listen to how Whitney sang it and emulate her. Make the hair on the backs of necks stand up! Make blood race into everyones face. Make people swell with pride and joy at being a citizen of this great country. Then, you won't just have fifteen minutes of fame, then you will be remembered for a long, long time.
If you can't do that, then just stay home and let some local high school student sing it. They usually do a better job, anyway.