O, Say Can You Sing That High Note?

Let’s face it, the USA may have a lot of things going for it, but a singable national anthem ain’t one of them. I for one am rather tired of people with dubious musical chops singing off-key a cappella versions of the National Anthem at… well, just about everywhere. (What happened to singing to music? When did we give up on accompaniment anyway?) And be honest, for every awww-shucks moment of some 9-year-old girl with amazing pipes and pitch, how many cringeworthy versions have we all sat through?