For my money, the best rework of the American National Anthem was when Marvin Gaye performed it at the 1983 NBA All Star Game. So Smooth. https://www.youtube.c

For my money, the best rework of the American National Anthem was when Marvin Gaye performed it at the 1983 NBA All Star Game. So Smooth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2KYZ1BritY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2KYZ1BritY Clearly I'm a fan of people putting their spin on this. I take pride in American's being given free reign to interpret it how they wish. I feel like it embodies the spirit of invention, ambition, freedom, and creativity that I consider to be a (mostly) positive quality of our national character.