National Anthem CPAC 2021 - She Just Needed a Little Help
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Singing the Star Spangled can be hard. Singing acappella can be hard. I feel for this girl, might as well have some fun with it. This is all in jest, and is not a political statement.
Also trying out the new Studiologic SL-88 Studio piano
Video recorded with Sony A6000
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"GIANT STEPS" absolutely killed me.
Hahahaha. That seems to be everyone's favorite part lol
This is kind of how Giant Steps has always sounded to me.
National steps
Super cool idea for a chord fill on a pedal point. Gonna have to steal that one ;)
There is a climax, for sure lol
I can't stop watching these. The pain on the faces of musicians when they match her tone deafness is water in my thirsty land
Hahaha, it was fun to make
I’ve watched about a dozen so far. Every musician has the exact same facial expression! I love to learn about composition and music theory, so it’s amazing to see how they musically shift around with her. (I laugh my ass off the whole piece-except the multiple half- eighth- and seventeenth tone misses!or whatever indiscernible intervals they are)
😆😅😅🤣
Well the musicians weren’t sending there best to CPAC. I am sure there are some of them are very fine singers.
@@SamTheBeardGuy on ur camera, is the frame rate matching recording stream? looks like 30 fps but you recorded with 60. I could be wrong but if so get them matching and it will look smoother, could just be me, i haven't had my coffee yet.
As a former Marine Corps bandsman who cringes every time someone murders the National Anthem, I approve of this newly improvised jazz version in all of its ironic glory.
thanksss!
@Jim
WERE YOU PART OF THE PRESIDENT’S VERY OWN?!
@@biggSHNDO No. I was in a field band. I had buddies go to DC with PO and even the Pentagon, but honestly, I think I prefer a field band out in the fleet. It's still a bit of dog and pony, but you get to serve local commands and do gigs among civilians that the PO would never do.
Semper Fi, MarForPac Band 2012-2015 trumpet!
@@bryansitka9544 2nd Mar Div Band, 1987-1991. Trombone.
Plot twist: she's actually a musical genius and spent months painstakingly preparing the most harmonically complex rendition of the National Anthem ever experienced by human ears. Shame on CPAC for forcing her to perform her masterpiece acappella.
she fooled us all
Stop it, Catherine! 😂😂😂
This reminds me of a Joke I heard about a lounge singer and her accompaniment pianist. Before walking out on stage for their nightly evening performance, the pianist pulled the singer aside for a second. “Okay, just a couple quick changes for this evening”, said the pianist. “We’re gonna start this first piece 20 beats up tempo from usual for the first 8 bars, then slowly move it back to the normal tempo. Also, take it up a half step when we get to the second repeat, and change the meter from 4/4 to 5/4 for measure 14 through 17, add a fermata at the end of 18, then take the coda a measure early and move back down a half step for the last measure’s high note.” The singer replied “What!? I can’t remember to do all of that!”. “Why not?” Said the pianist. “It’s what you did LAST night.”
😂😂😂😂😂
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There are no "wrong notes", only substitute melodies and modified chord changes - a tribute to Dissonance, in the school of Shonberg, or Bill Evans. Brilliant and hilarious!
Thank you!
I can't belive the Republicans are one upping the Democrats by hiring Avant Garde musicians. The dems are going to have to hire Yoko Ono if they want to recover from this crushing performance.
@@Richard-jj9bj *Atonal screeching intensifies* lol
🤣🤣🤣
As long as you're roughly within equal temperament there are no wrong notes. This is extremely impressive but it's still not enjoyable (except for the memes and the joy of chords)
OOH, such juicy chords. This woman was, perhaps more "outside" than I thought. I never realized how progressive the CPAC is. Dude, you're brilliant.
hahaha, thanks!
Yes, evidently CPAC has taken its diversity campaign to a new level. Now they contend that "All Chords Matter."
@@mdickinson
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect intonation, establish chord extensions, insure tonal Tranquility, provide for the common entertainment, promote the general jazz harmony, and secure the Blessings of artistic Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
And of course: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all wave lengths are created equal, that they are endowed by their Performer with certain unalienable Rights."
This should be in every music school's harmony class.
how to sidestep hahaha
The little girl has brought out some amazing pianists on the internet! Probably was not her intention, but it was good for real artists to shine! Bravo!
hahaha thank you!
Someone did a great Rachmaninov cover too! Well done
little girl?
Lady: Sings national anthem just- awfully
Musicians: I can Milk You
hahaha, i'll take it
Where was Charles Cornell when everyone did this tho
@@pianoraves I think Charles decided tuning the kumbaya celebrity singers back in the beginning of Pandemic Bowl 2020 was enough for him.
@@pianoraves I'm glad Charles Cornell stepped aside for this one (and also "I got maced"), since it gave so many lesser known musicians a chance to shine.
I just love the “spicy jazz” face he makes when covering the worst parts
comes naturally lol
Stank face!!!
The other play-alongs are funny but this is by far the most creative. This is why Jazz is magical.
Absolutely. Check this one out too: czcams.com/video/AQ-O72WMRKo/video.html
Pianist: "What key?"
Vocalist: "Yes."
hahahahahaha. Nailed it
Cringe
Yeah, you got me.
🤣
😭 😭 😆
I freaking JUMPED OUT of my Chair at Giant Steps. Because this is ALREADY the Most Incredible Level of Musicianship I've seen from all the great videos out there. #1!! I may use this at my Masterclass.
hahaha, thank you!
Ha, you got 88 likes.
What kills me is the fact that the timbre of the singer is pretty pleasant. Also, she really does go for it... it's just that the pitch isn't really there.. :(
nah its more like the pitch had left the building in the first few bars/measures
Yeah, i never thought of it that way, she was hand selected as the best singer they had. And she didnt hold back, not nervous at all, i love her style.
@@self4autism333 She was hand picked as the daughter of a rich donor. Probably cost her dad $100,000 to get her the gig.
Best one so far. The Giant Steps insert was a stroke of genius
lol, thanks
Now THAT's making lemonade. Tart. But good. :)
Tart lemonade honestly is the best
@@SamTheBeardGuy I won't disagree! Really excellent job harmonizing that bowel moving rendition of The Star Mangled Banter.
When he added the giant steps towards the end.... I damb near fell out out my seat😂😂😂😂
Hahahaha, that seems to be everyone's favorite part
@@SamTheBeardGuy Worked so well I almost forgot the Trane connection. Also thematic connection with "twilight's last gleaming". Best version I've heard so far.
Yep! I died! Then I had to explain Giant Steps to my wife, by singing Giant Steps.... and she died!
The "that our flag was still there" part especially always turns my brain inside out.
Well done... I lost count of the modulations, but your chord choices were amazing. You're a top-notch accompanist and musician, bro.
Hahaha, thanks my man.
That was genius! If you've got lemons, make the most artful, delicious, mile-high meringue pie out of it.
Hahaha. That's right
Ears still bleeding but your help did improve things.
Sometimes we all need a little help
So fun - that's some beautiful piano playing too.
Hahaha, thanks!!!
Amazing musicianship. I watched 3 times so far. Also, Giant Steps never disappoints.
Hahaha, thanks! You're right, Giant Steps never disappoints lol
I've counted at least 9 key changes
seems like not enough lol
Don't forget the frequent strays into 4/4 time and back again! This was my first time hearing that particular innovation added to this piece.
@@mdickinson Actually, the original time signature of the piece is 6/8. The 4/4 version became popular with Whitney Houston's rendition. If you listen to the rendition that Lady Gaga gave at Biden's inauguration, it's in both 4/4 and 3/4 in a beautiful way.
@@GuyNamedSean Adam Neeley did a great breakdown and gave it a lot of props in the process.
I think this is the most delicious reharmonization I’ve heard yet!
Thank you!!!
It's not like he had a choice though :D
“Mario” Cadence at the end there? All very nicely done btw!
Is that what that is? I just made something up (i think), but maybe it was stuck in my head from something.
I come back to this like, every other week.
hahaha, thanks
Needing to use fully altered harmony just to hold the melody. Voicings even covered a lot the flat spots. Brilliantly done.
hahaha. some of those flat spots I wish I had bended some of the notes
I've never been more amazed at someones ability to follow a singer that far all over before. You are a super G for the musical vocab.
hahaha, thanks!
Giant Steps and The National Anthem!!!!! Woah! That’s great!
That giant steps quote had me dying!!! Easily the best I've seen of this!
Giant steps can go in everything lol
@@SamTheBeardGuy No lies told!
Hahahaha terrified my cats sitting here listening to you. I never heard Giant Steps applied to perfectly to a situation.
Giant Steps works almost everywhere hahaha
Imagine if we all decided to see the good.
To build instead of tearing down.
To add and not subtract.
Beautiful!
she just needed a little help
You had me at Giant Steps!
Hahaha, that seems to be everyones favorite moment
WOW 😮 you saved her! She was fallllliiiiiing and you caught her every time! Masterfully!
You absolutely killed this. Almost made sounding to her bearable
I'd forgotten all about this. It deserves to be seen again.
OMG, I need you in my church bro! If you can follow this, you would do great with the black church divas...at least they stay on one key!!!
This is amazing!!! CPAC Spangled Stars meets Charlie Mingus and Bill Evans
hahaha, yeppp
oh man you are beyond AWESOME!
hahaha, thanks!!!
This does nothing to make her performance better. But your keyboard chops are ridiculous! Mad respect.
hahaha, thanks
This is my favorite one! Very well masked. There's an A Cappella HARMONY one that masks even better, but they're not limited to piano notes :) bravo! cute giant steps
Thanks!
Best one you almost make it sound right
Yeah, being able to sing harmony "in the cracks" is almost like cheating. They turned a lot of her flat notes into major thirds, which are sharp in equal temperament.
I love this classic jazz piece, always a good one.
Hahaha, a classic
Who knew that a jazz accompaniment could make this so pleasant! Awesome job! : )
Hahaha thanks
such a beautiful arrangement dude. i laughed, I cried, I was blown away
hahaha, thank you
Bloody brilliant! Got the Coltrane reference. I think this one is the best, after this comes the male voice a capella version. 👌
Hahaha, thanks! Idk about the best lol
God I am loving these reharmonizations 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
hahaha, thank you!
The best of about 20 of these I have watched!
thanks a ton!
Wow! The amount of talent it takes to make something like that sound even pretty good, is astounding.
thanks :)
This reharmonization - and the giant steps quote - is bloody amazing.
Well played
thanks!!!
Your accompaniment makes that train wreck beautiful and sophisticated. Well done.
hahaha thanks!!!
Remember “All Keys Matter”
Wow!! Simply amazing accompaniment.
Thanks for listening!
@1:36 That giant steps had me bust out laughing thank you
hahaha, you're welcome
Reminds me of Adam Neely's polychord rendition in his anthem video :Ъ Amazing!
I will take any comparison to Adam neely
You did an amazing job of creating transitions that came as near as I've heard to making this palatable. Wow
thanks!
Jazz saves the day... Again. Love your feel man. You literally made this palatable.
Thanks for watching!
of course jazz is the genre that makes this sound good
jazz fixes everything
Thanks for the laughs... precious!
Any time!
One mans pitchy is another mans microtonal. Brilliant. Giant steps agreed.
Preach
Thank you, Sam! I thought I was the only one that noticed how she was freely changing keys and modes! Many seemed to confuse this with singing 'off-key' (sharp or flat). She DID go flat in a couple of places, but this HAS to be the HARDEST version of a song that's already difficult to sing!
I prefer this version over Whitney Houston's where she sings SHARP throughout! (BTW, she sang EVERYHING sharp!) :)
hahaha. Idk. Whitney houston's version is hard to top.
@@SamTheBeardGuy The arrangement is wonderful, unfortunately she sang over most of it :(
I unironically cherish this duo.
no no no, we're a one time thing lol
Genius. I actually comment once every ten years (for real) and this one deserved it. Hope I find something this great in 2031. Thanks.
Hahaha. Lets see if I'm still posting in 2031. Cheers.
Absolutely brilliant!
Hahaha. Thankss!!!!
Giant Steps! Brilliant. 👏
haha, that seems to be everyone's favorite part
It really is a tribute to humanity that instead of mocking this girl you and others have chosen to raise her unfortunate, yet passionate performance to something truly beautiful. I like to think of this as a metaphor for America. She's not perfect. She sometimes hits a wrong note or two, but with a little help from her friends, she hopes to sing in harmony with her people and the rest of the world. Well done!
I knew it was. Well you had me in stitches musically but also gave me a warm feeling as you lifted her patriotic performance. Bravo!
Hahaha, it was all in fun jest. We've all had our public performance moments.
Are we sure it wasn't deliberate? It just seems so "botched" to be so truly inadvertent, if that makes sense. On the other hand we have Roseanne Barr's "rendition". Lady Gaga's pushed the edges. Neely delves into the mixed meter aspect. czcams.com/video/Y_GY3DB8pL4/video.html
That's it I'm playing this at our candle lit dinner. I'm sure my husband will enjoy
Please do!
The best rendition yet!!!
hahaha, thanks!
The best ever!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Just like those photos of Bernie Sanders with his mittens, the hits just keep on coming!
hahaha, that meme is hilarious
OH man. That was a musical event.
that's one way to say it haha
Damn that's Talent... She is all over the place and your Progressions just make her sound like it was all done on purpose. Wish I had your Ear!!!
hahaha. Thanks!
This was actually awesome to listen to!
thanks!
Incredible. And that giant steps quote.
yuhhh
This is like when herbie hancock said “miles made my wrong note RIGHT”
haha, love it
Absolutely fantastic! My fave out of the whole bunch of reharms!
thanks!
This is amazing, remember always follow the singer, they’re always right
yep!
I couldn't hold my laughter any longer when I heard giant steps
hahaha, if it works then it works
That’s crazy!!🔥 love that Yamaha keyscape piano bro! I can hear it anywhere!!
Thanks 🔥
i LOST it at GIANT STEPS 🤣 bravo good sir.
thanks hahaha
Loved your music! Poor doggo, doesn't want to hear that singing any longer and is trying to leave the room lol
Absolutely loved the triumphant sound of that modulation at 0:41, if only she would be a little less flat on her B! And then going back to the G flat key sounded so nice.
hahaha thanks
Sam! That was genius. This is literally the first arrangement that does her train wreck singing justice. I am stunned at what you turned this into. Really excellent. Wow. Great work.
hahaha, thank you very much
Sam, your accompaniment is brilliant!
thanks :)
Wow! THAT WAS PAINFUL!!!!!!! This woman is not brave, she is misguided. Poor thing!
😢😞😔😕
Great keyboard adaptation, gallant effort to save her from herself.
thanks for watching!
Nice b6-b7-1 cadence, classic national anthem trick to close out a giant steps turnaround
Can never go wrong with that progression haha
Marvelous. Subscribed after this. Gotta love the good old tone-deaf anthem
haha, I feel for her. Thanks for the sub!
Wow she ended with the start mode. Pitch perfection. 👍🏻
Yeah. Her ending in Gb makes me wonder if she didn't intentionally do it
Man the part around 26 sounds really cool
the d natural actually sounds pretty tasty. the rest is far too spicy for me though
A broken clock is right twice a day
hahaha, thanks for watching.
GIANT STEPS!?!? MY GOD🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
hahahaha, yes.
Was that anguish in your face while doing this or just your expression of deep commitment to the project? lol Cause if I were playing accompaniment on this I'd be in PAIN.
it was weirdly fun haha
How good you made her sound is a testament to your talent! Genius. Who needs autotune? Just hire Sam and there are no wrong notes.
thanks!!
The greatest arrangement of our national anthem is now being played in heaven, because this girl is Monk's latest inspiration!
hahaha
This is utterly brilliant! It sound as if someone had asked Hermeto Pascoal to reharmonize the song- in a weird way, this is a musical masterpiece
hahaha, thanks!!
Bruh I’m speechless 😶, I hope they call you to play with her next year 🤣
lol, oh gosh
You magnificently smoothed it all out!
lol thanks!
"Giant Steps" part got me
hahaha. Giant Steps is always welcome
@@SamTheBeardGuy petition for the music community to make Giant Steps quote the next "the lick"
Epic, nice juicy chords!
thanks!
I legitimately felt LESS patriotic after watching her sing that.
Hahaha. Go watch Whitney Houston's so you can back to being patriotic
I'd just like you to know that I (a non-American) was just playing this song on the piano from memory, and I unintentionally played Giant Steps at the exact same moment as you, and thus realised that your version has become ingrained into my head as the 'canonical' version of the national anthem. Make of that what you will 😂
hahaha, that's awesome