I feel that many of today’s singers give more attention to the sound of their voice than to the lyric. The meaning or story told by the song is sacrificed in order to have their voice do what they are feeling. Where a word of importance should be accented it is sacrificed for ??????

I met a singer years back who when ask how she handle the task of remembering lyrics. Her answer was: My first step is to understand and feel the story. After that the lyrics seem to come easy.

The words and story in the National Anthem is all I am interested; everything else comes second.

Oh well, so be it, John C.