anthem
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Then he broke into Edwin Starr’s anthem, singing loudly: “War, what is it good for?”
From Salon • May 29, 2026
After the color guard and the national anthem, Ruth R. Wisse made her way to the podium to deliver the annual Jefferson Lecture, the nation’s highest honor in the humanities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In one of the more arguably iconic sequences, David Byrne and his band — all attired in bright blue uniforms — appeared Tuesday to perform the Talking Heads anthem “Burning Down the House.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The 62-year-old later awarded the crowd's patience by delivering a full run of the club anthem, but it was of course mixed to a host of cleverly intertwined samples.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“That’s Maddie Thornton. She does gymnastics and dance. And she’s a really good singer. She sang the national anthem at a professional baseball game last year.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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