No-Brainer Stud No. 3 – Lady Gaga
Admittedly, I know very little about Lady Gaga. The No. 1 song in her repertoire that I’m familiar with is the Star Spangled Banner. Thankfully, that was the song she was asked to sing at Sunday’s Super Bowl 50.
While no one will every top Whitney Houston’s rendition from 1991, gobs of internet denizens were saying Gaga’s was the best since that time. Fitting that they would come on the “Silver” and “Gold” anniversary games. Still, Houston is the gold standard.
Usually the National Anthem is a “stand, hand over heart, sit, listen, listen, listen, okay get back to writing” affair for me during game coverage, but Gaga had me taking pause and really relishing the anthem.
Who cares if it was pre-recorded? It was soulful, touching, and most importantly, not overly self-indulgent. From what I’ve heard, it was a little unlike the Lady herself.
