Whitney Houston - Star Spangled-Banner REACTION!! | OFFICE BLOKES REACT!! 

As an American, I can attest to you that this is the greatest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that I've ever heard

Whitney came dressed in a windbreaker like she was running errands and had “Sing National Anthem” on her To Do List. -Pick up kids -Have the oil changed in the minivan -drop Bobbi off at Grandmama’s house -sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl -buy butter, eggs, ground beef, tuna -pick up dry cleaning

For us Americans, hearing Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem the way she did was the most amazing day of our lives. For Whitney Houston... it was Tuesday.

I was in the Army and deployed to Saudi Arabia for the Gulf War. There was around 30 of us up in the wee hours of the morning to watch the Super Bowl. We all stood at attention and rendered a salute during the song. There wasn't a dry eye in the tent by the end of it.

Whitney Houston’s rendition IS the American National Anthem. Nobody has or will ever match her beautiful performance.

she looks like she isn't even trying and its effortless and she looks like she is just having fun singing her national anthem...phenomenal voice...

I'm an American and in my 62 years of life I've NEVER heard anything better than Whitney's rendition. I may have thought I did until January 1991, then I knew that I hadn't and would never hear anything better. It brings tears to my eyes and gives me goosebumps at the same time. I don't know why I get so emotional every time I hear it, but I do. RIP Whitney and thank you for sharing your talents with the world. You are missed. God Bless America!!!

Arguably the best rendition of this song of all time.

It’s Whitney’s rendition of the national anthem that plays over the speakers at the DC Smithsonian national museum in the room where they keep the original flag from this song. That’s how iconic her version is

Absolutely correct. Houston’s voice is incomparable.

i love that little smile she has about halfway through , she knows that she has nailed it . Love the confidence . This is easy for her

Not a dry eye in the entire country that day. We had just gone to war. No one ever will sing it like she did. Thank you for this gift Whitney. Rest in eternal peace.

Whitney was a once in a lifetime talent. Nobody before or after her can match her Super Bowl national anthem performance. So many have tried to replicate her song arrangement, but there's only one Whitney.

There are only 3 people that should sing the anthem. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston and Whitney Houston

Americans agree, best Star Spangled Banner arrangement ever sung! Effortless, elegant, and ferocious!

No American who ever saw it, either in the stadium or live on TV, will ever forget it. No one ever did it better and no one ever will.

I’m American and this just brings me to tears every time. Beyond choked up

The greatest rendition of this song. Ever.

The Star Spangled Banner is a very tough arrangement to sing. It may seem deceptively simple but as we've seen not everyone can do it. Whitney did a beautiful job with that.

Man I miss her voice. Legendary. RIP Whitney 🌹

She was the definition of effortless power and control

No Singer Today Will Ever be this Good or Even in the Future, its Been Done ! Whitney Did IT !

Her rendition makes my chest swell with pride and I am not even American.

Whitney was full aware of how important this was. SHE NAILED IT! no one can tell me she didnt feel the Patriotism singing this. I got out of the submarine Force in July of '91. The support from our Nation was unreal! But, i felt guilty, cause our Veitnam Vets deserved it , they, in fact, even after how they where treated , where the first to welcome us home. In my eyes GOD dont make them any better!

Best rendition ever. Whitney is timeless.

Still gives me goosebumps when I hear her sing that song.

Whitney is the best voice ever. She's soooo missed.

There isn't a discussion anymore as to who sang the anthem the best. The vast majority of Americans will tell you that this will nevwr be topped. RIP to our beautiful Diva. Not comparable.

This IS the one and only, no one has produced anything better

Many people don't know this about Whitney Houston's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. It was Whitney Houston herself insisted that the orchestra change the notes of the song. She wanted a gospel feel to the song, which means the song had to be slowed down. The allows her to sing and elongated the words. So. You not only hear every word clearly but you feel it, every word she sings. She got some push back from the orchestra because know one has ever asked that it be done this way. They were not sure off how this would work. However, Whitney pushed hard for this song to be structured this way. People accused her of lip singing. You will never find a gospel singer lip singing. They don't have to they have sang in the church choir for many years. They have proper training. Whitney Houston could stand there flat footed, barefoot and sing. If you ever listen to anyone else sing the Star Spangled Banner, you will notice the song, the musical notes is much faster. You don't hear each and every word annunciated. It's to fast. I bet you this is the first time you understood and heard each and every word of the Star Spangled Banner. There is a video of music producer Narda Michael Warren who worked with Whitney Houston on that rendition of the song explains just how Whitney Houston wanted the to sound and her push on the orchestra to for the first time in history change the structure of the song. Whitney Houston knew what she was doing.

The greatest rendition ever. No one else is close. It's the breath control. Most people cannot hold crisp, long, clear, loud notes!

The BEST RENDITION of this song e v e r! So sad she is gone, who knows what she could have done in future.

My goosebumps have goosebumps…a grateful nation bow’s it’s head…and still honored to have lived to hear our nation’s anthem done so well…

My family and I were stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia just after Desert Storm concluded, there was still smoke in the air in Riyadh coming from the burning oil fields in Kuwait, the one thing we wanted to make sure we took with us was this video of Ms. Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem.

This was the best I have ever heard this song sung as an American. I can tell you there is no one better than her. I always cry when I hear Whitney sing this anthem.

I remember that performance like it was yesterday…just after the beginning of the Gulf War…I was at my buddy’s house…we were all stunned…One of the last of those TV moments that everyone saw like Fonzie jumping the shark and MJ doing Billie Jean and doing the moon walk the first time with the white glove…

My brother was in Iraq when this took place. When he came home after 9 months, I threw a huge welcome home party & played this on big screen & sound blasting. It was emotional, but in a good way being that he came home safely....to his new baby boy. 🥰

This is literally just a good normal time she's having. Doesn't look stressed at all, smiling the whole time.

The GOAT.

Thirty years later and I still get goose bumps. She was that good.

One of the greatest vocal performances of all time.

This is hands down the greatest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever!!! Nobody will ever top her EVER!!!

Nobody has or ever will top this performance. Nobody 🔥👍🏼

To this day, hearing her sing the anthem chokes the hell out of me, tears and all

As a American this brings me to tears! I miss Whitney and I miss the US of that time 😪.

Heard some damn good renditions of this profound song, and some came close to Whitney, but her version is still IMHO THE best version. She + The Blue Angels, that is. From her effortlessness, vocal control, pitch, power, elegance, volume adjustment, combined with the orchestral timing, then the crescendo of the flyover? Chills and tears for the Beauty and Art on display here. P.S. - Thanks for reacting to this, Blokes. America ain't perfect, but my patriotism does include enjoying a good parade and celebration of the good in the U.S. R.I.P. - Whitney

No other rendition is better nor will be better than Whitney. I never get tired of hearing that power and grace.

Hearing this version makes me proud to me American.

A testament to how good she was is that The Star Bangled Banner" is not a particularly easy song to sing & she made it sound like it was the easiest thing in the world to sing.

American here- no matter how many times I hear this rendition.. it brings tears to my eyes..

I attended middle school between 1995-1998 and every morning, they would play this Whitney Houston performance at the start of each school day and I never got tired of it. I especially liked how they changed the time signature of the song from 3/4 to 4/4. The sheer control and power of her voice is almost indescribable, too.

No one ever heard it so beautiful before. Extremely hard song to sing and hit all the notes. She stunned the whole nation that day. Ever since it's been legendary.

What makes America great is our diversity. I couldn’t possibly imagine living in a country where everyone is the same! ☮️❤️

Coming back from Desert Storm on the plane they put it on the screen when she sang this at the super bowl...we were in tears...we were all patriots...remember my special moment hearing her singing this...GOD BLESS AMERICA....

Unlike most everybody I've heard, she doesn't sing this with *hope*. She sighs it with TRIUMPH

She's as close to the voice of an angel as we're ever going to get on Earth.

I can’t help but cry when I listen to this.

NO ONE HAS EVER DONE IT BETTER

What a loss, I miss hearing her sing. I still remember the first time I heard her… chills!

This is the only one…. She’s the only one that can move me with this song. You say effortless and that exactly it. Smiling, pointing, casually channeling that song. 🙌🏼

doesnt matter how many times i hear this, as an american…instant goosebumps

I remember watching it at the bar, absolutely rapt and skin tingling. At the end, everyone in the bar was standing and cheering. The moment and the performance came together in a transcendental way.

Nobody will ever be able to touch this performance.

This moment is one of our national treasures. ❤️🇺🇸💙

I watched this game...and when I heard Whitney Houston sing the Star Spangled Banner, she had me in tears. This hands down is the absolute best rendition of our national anthem. We love and miss you Whitney. ❤️

The Best Voice Ever.

Whitney sang like she waa the one who led the win of the war. My gosh as always. The standard!!!! Not just the voice but the delivery!!!

This version gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes. And to this day, every time a person sings the anthem, I go back to this version. It’s just so incredibly beautiful and patriotic.

It just kills me that there were state flags with the confederate flag on them that were being displayed while that beautiful woman was singing the anthem with that perfect voice. 😔

Hopefully someone in Washington would make this version the official version for our country. I would vote for that

Yeah, Mike, your back. We missed you.

The beautiful Miss Whitney Houston sings with the voice of Angels.

I remember it was the Super Bowl and they introduced Whitney Houston who was AMAZING Singer to sing the National Athem - We are so proud of Whitney that did an outstanding performance for America. We are fortunate and I believe God must have been thrilled too.

I m not American,but that make me cry, beautiful voice, RIP miss Houston.

Whitney was called "The Voice" with good reason. Thanks for sharing your reaction on this one with us! Always love hearing her do her thing. I completely agree with Daz about Mariah too!

Whitney Houston has the best rendition of the star spangled banner in the history of America. She will forever be missed 🌹

I'm proud to be an American. I agree with Mike, it gave me goosebumps.

She knocks them out of park - you said it right Sir

Have watched this so many times, she is just stunning in every way. Have seen things this might have been prerecorded and lip-synched... even if it was, she still did it in the studio - no ProTools or autotune.. doesn't matter. Still stunning.

Our #1 rendition EVER!! I miss her beautiful smile and voice ❤️

Seen it many times and many reactions to it and still brings a tear to my eye, especially now in these crazy times and how sometimes we take freedom for granted. Amazing effortless performance.

This wasn't just an amazing performance this was historical Whitney Houston's performance of The National Anthem became a hit single it peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[3] and was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA. This made Houston the first musical act to take the national anthem Top 10 in the US, and have it certified platinum3x it sold 1 million copies, and she was only 27 years old It's just amazing she was amazing and was and still is to me The greatest female singer of all time.

That gave me chills ❤️ she's the best ever!! I've just watched all the others and they can't compare

The last high note was so beautiful

Greatest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever! It's Whitney's incredibly powerful voice that makes it. (My second favorite is Lady Gaga)

As an American, that has to bring a tear to your eye, it did mine

I cannot believe mike has detransitioned lol Btw those flags the soldiers were holding in long row were the flags of each individual state.

When I was in the military in 2000 they would play the specific rendition before every movie shown at the base theater. Its the best rendition ever sung in my opinion. Love from downey ca.

She makes it seem effortless! She was amazing!

The best rendition EVER.

This was during a time when many artists were putting their own spin on The National Anthem. This was a breath of fresh air, as well as one of the best performances of the song, ever.

Whitney gives everyone goosebumps.

Whitney Houston - BEST Version Ever!!! ♪♪

Whitney Houston & Chris Stapleton have the two greatest renditions I've ever heard.

Choked a wee bit with forever American pride ! Godbless Whitney Houston!

That gives me goosebumps every time and I’m not even American

We’ve missed you Mike! Welcome back! Enjoyed the video guys.

Every time I watch this, it still gives me chills💗

chills. RIP Whitney. My mom LOVED her back in the day

This rendition can bring a grown man to tears. Powerful