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CRITICAL NOIR
A Star-Spangled Debate?
by Mark Anthony Neal
Jennifer Hudson's rather spectacular performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at the 2009 Super Bowl, immediately drew comparisons of Whitney's Houston's performance in 1991. Indeed Houston's performance is etched as a quintessential cultural moment in recent American history and a highlight of Houston's once charmed career. But few seem to remember that Houston's version occurred only a short time after the beginning of Operation Desert Storm (The Persian Gulf War), and was rolled out as little more than a commercial and music video for the patriotic fervor associated with the war. I suspect that without that context, few, except die-hard Houston fans, would remember the performance.
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