Popular Singers singing "your" National Anthem what's your view?

please correct me if i'm wrong. as from what i've heard, i think the reason why it's okay for Americans to sing their National Anthem differently is because originally, the song was made with just lyrics and the melody was just added at a later time. as for the Philippine National Anthem, it was composed with both lyrics and the melody. personally, i don't have any problems regarding the slight changes that singers make (as what happened on the boxing fight that you have mentioned) because what matters to me is/are the emotion/s that the singer conveys with the song while singing it. :) i would prefer watching or hearing the National Anthem being sung with genuine emotion/patriotism/appreciation even if it is sung differently rather than hear it's original melody but the person singing it doesn't even feel what is conveyed in the Anthem. what i would like to ask is that why the agency that you have mentioned complained about the certain singer's tone when he sang the National Anthem when they didn't even complain when another singer sang the National Anthem with correct melody but wrong lyrics.

One of the striking similarities that I found with Dessa who recently sang the Philippine national anthem and Martin Nivera during Pacquiao's fight is that they both sang the last part in an ear-splitting high tone. From my observation (just my observation folks) is that both singers have tried to sing it the way the "Star Spangled Banner" ends, with a high note. For one thing, the organizers of these events should make sure that the singers that would sing our national anthem knows how to do it properly. It's in a march/beat tempo. Just my two cents on this matter.

In our case,we have a law that requires the proper singing of our national anthem and should not be altered to their desired ending. I really think for this law to be enforced one should give the necessary penalty or punishment to the one that violated the law. The problem is that those that critic them are not doing anything to penalize those that violated it. if we really want a law to be enforced we should act on it accordingly not only do press releases that they are violating laws and do nothing afterward.If no one can enforce this law then better abolished it since no one can really stop them and might as well let them do their thing like in the American national anthem.

i don't mind if they sing it as written-but those ones that take licence with our anthem to use it as an opportunity to showcase their vocal range piss me off. we don't need all this extra "wo wo wo" stuff.

I hated the how Martin Nievera sang the Philippine National Anthem... i thought other singers would not dare make the same mistake again... but i was wrong... some are really stubborn and prefers to put their own flavor in our national anthem... which i think is wrong... It should be sang the right way... correct lyrics, melody and tone... that is what the law says... and doing that is like a form of giving respect to Jose Palma and Julian Felipe... the two Filipinos responsible for our Philippine National Anthem...

Yes, I noticed that there is always an issue of singing the National Anthem every time there's a popular boxing fight. I just don't know if the event is not popular, would they still talk about it? Now, Congress is reviewing the law on how it should be sung and this will finally end up this controversy. However, I think no one should change the hymn of any national anthem without the approval of the law although the interpretation may sound better and according to the scene. But of course, there should always be respect. Thanks!

Yes, I totally agree with you. The National Anthem should be sung the way it should be sung and not as an avenue to show how good the singer is and how high their tones can be reached or how low. I just hope that the singers that are chosen to sing the song can realize that watchers do not wish them to belt out their highest when singing our National Anthem, but sing it with emotion and nationalism that will show by singing the song the way it's meant to be sung and sing it well that way.

i am not disturd at all, i think that is the new style of the new generation. or maybe they also wanted to be like the people from the US that has different version of their national anthem. as long as this singers will give pride and dignity on singing it and also they will give justification, then it will not disturb me. but if it will be like another version of christian bautista then that will be really disturbing. there are a lot of makabayan choirs in the philippines, i hope sometimes they choose pne of those singers to sing the national anthem. it would be a better version than what we here from this popular singers.

I have no problem how anyone sing the anthem. I guess it's about time that our law which regulates the singing our anthem be modified, seems like I am a pro cha-cha? LOL Not actually, I just thought, it's already old and unfit in the modern times. More, if we are in occassions like international audience is watching, we can't be told, oldies. It's just my opinion and I have nothing against the anthem. I love to sing it specially on Mondays during the flag raising cerenomies. If the law-makers can see it, the way I see it, then good. If not, fine. PEACE!!!

I have to agree with you I dont like when singers try to change the national anthem it should be sung the way it was written or not at all I wish singers would leave it alone

For me, it is a form of disrespect when a professional singer does their 'own' version of the National Anthem. I would like to use the same example that you've mentioned of Flash Donaire's fight yesterday. Dessa, who sang 'Lupang Hinirang' at the start of the main event did the song in a disrespectful manner. With the latter singers like Nievera and Bautista, they did it on their own style and they should have sung it in a march beat. It was sang slow and she even belted it as if she was singing in a competition. As a national heritage, they should have followed the rules set by the Commission of Culture and the Arts. Sad to say, they havent learned the lessons from the past singers. I hope so that the concerned government official should implement NOW a strict compliance in singing our National Anthem.

yes, i believe the tone shd not be changed because it is the national anthem. the other song s we can changed the tone but not the national anthem because the next generation shd not be confused by hearing different versions .it has been a common mistake now by artists chosen to do the task.i guess they shd be briefed regarding the matter or they have another agenda ( popularity by intrigue). whatever ,we stick to one tune ,as a gesture of patriotism.

It's totally annoying when artists are singing it in a slow manner. It's our national anthem so the tune of it should not be altered like an ordinary song. I think that our anthem will be appreciated more by the other countries if the artist will sing it properly.

During the war of 1812, Francis Scott Key was inspired by seeing an American Flag still flying and it inspired him to write a poem "Defense of Fort McHenry. He never meant for it to be a national anthem. His brother in law noticed that the poem would go well with a tune written for a gentleman's club in London. The tune grew in popularity, including in the United States (the tune was also once the national anthem of Luxemburg). It gained in popularity to be the tune played by the U.S. navy when raising the flag. In 1931 Congress finally made the song our national anthem. Naturally, I never heard Francis Scott Key sing the tune but it might sound different than the song that we are familiar with now. It seems to me that it has been a matter of interpretation from the beginning and I do not have a problem with that. I do not believe it is important where the song came from or if someone sings it with their own interpetation, it is the patriotic spirit that the song evokes from Americans and that is a good thing. It kinda fills me with pride when I hear it (any interpetation).

Their are always debate when it comes to singing our National Anthem. I don't understand why our singes can't sing it in the original tune for the fact that it was being taught to us in our primary school. I assure their school taught them are the original tune . I don't understand why they can't sing it in a right way. The right tune was composed with pride and that is for me should be sing that way. Eversince singer will sing in this kind of event on our National Anthem, there was always a complain , why can they keep repeating the same mistake? Is this a contest for the best version of our National Anthem or they are just showing they are great singer so they alter the tune. They are good in altering the style of every song they are singing. For me singing our National Anthem is sacred and with pride, if the National Anthem of America is used to have with different style , not in my National Anthem. Our National Anthem have only one tune and as a Filipino that is the rule we have to follow. We are different form other country, so lets make a difference. Let's just sing our National Anthem with one tune. YOu know it only express that Filipino have lack of discipline and we are not respecting our authority. we can't follow rules.

Yes, I agree with you. I don't like the way those singers sing the National Anthem during boxing matches. It's not right, they're imitating yah right the Star-Spangled Banner, but the US Anthem is really that with high and low notes. And most singers singing the US anthem has more or the same style of doing it, belting it out. And it seems whenever a singer belts out the last lines of the Lupang Hinirang, it seems out of tune and not pleasant to the ears. Even my 9 year nephew commented that the singing was not right and that they were taught differently in school. How come the singers who are adults sing it differently? I just answered that, they (the singers) wanted to tell the world that they can reach high notes. Just thankful that during the olympics or sea games or asian games, the anthems are recorded and not sang or else we get different versions of the Lupang Hinirang.

I think it is ok for popular singers to be singing the National Anthem provided that they do not change the way of how it is sung originally. We have to abide with the law that it could not be altered even if some people want to give a twist on how it is done.