The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist's lives. When they're not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they're watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist......

Dear LAist, I came here and saw that you were making fun of Clay Aiken singing the National Anthem. Why must you be so rude? Clay is a top notch singing star who has sold millions of records and performed in front of more people than your stupid web sight? - Amber Dear Amber, Why do we diss Clay and his Claymates? Let us, count the ways... Actually, watch this newly unearthed video above......

Star Spangled Banner |Funny Jokes at JibJab Jib Jab has a history of giving us great quality and highly snarky video creations. Their newest is to help us celebrate our Nation's 231st birthday and is an assortment of Presidents saying words and lines from the Star Spangled Banner. Obviously we're only privvy to those who have made their way into TV Land. Which is too bad. I heard Andrew Johnson was a hoot!......

On this day in 1984, a paranoid, drug-taking, freaked out Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Sr., at the elder's home on Gramercy in the Crenshaw District. 1983 was very good for Gaye, he won his first Grammy, he performed that unforgettable version of the Star Spangled Banner at the Forum before the All-Star Game, and he toured around the US. Unfortunately he was driving himself crazy with the concept......

Who ever would have thought that Kelly Clarkson would have become a Grammy-winning superstar, and who would have thought that Justin Guarini would have fizzled off into where-are-they-now land? And who on Earth would have thought that Clay Aiken would still be on people's radar? Apparently Justin is still trying to make it happen and this morning we bring you his halfway decent version of the Star Spangled Banner, which, just like his career,......

Every morning we fight terrorism by playing the National Anthem. Lately we've been playing versions sung by people we know from American Idol. Today we present Kellie Pickler who is so loved at this event that not only does she get the "amen" that she asked for but fireworks exploded when she brought the tune home. Not many AI contestants can say they've done that.......

Now let's hear an American Idol who can actually sing. This morning we have Fantasia Barrino singing "The Star Spangled Banner" in what appears to be Houston Texas as the Astros were about to face off against the New York Yankees for the All-Star Game. Maybe one day "American Idol" will invite all the winners and almost-winners face off against each other in some million dollar winner-take-all Super Idol series. Of course we'd miss......

Tuesday morning we posted a video of Clay Aiken singing the National Anthem that noone seemed to like, and yesterday we busted with one with Ms. Kelly Clarkson singing the same tune. Today we give you what is probably the least-talented, least-exciting American Idol, Taylor Hicks, who didn't do a bad job in this performance. But what we liked the most was the huge truck with the giant American flag trailing behind. If you......

Yesterday morning we played a video of Clay Aiken singing the National Anthem and today we will play a video of Ms. Kelly Clarkson singing the same tune. This video was shot last year at a Boston Celtics game and what's interesting is those people were louder for the anthem than the entire Staples Center was last week when we saw the Lakers lose to the Jailblazers. What's up with that? Another Idol singing......

Clay Aiken singing the National Anthem is worthy of a joke. It's begging for a joke. It seethes with jokes. But this is our nation's song, so let's be respectful. Of Clay Aiken singing the National Anthem.......

Every morning at 6am we let someone try their hand at the national anthem. Today we chose just a normal guy playing his trumpet at the California State Fair not too long ago because right when you'd think that the dude would lose his concentration because of the disturbance he keeps playing on. Like a good American. Happy Tuesday. Oh crap, since it's Tuesday you probably want a two-fer, so after the jump Jimi......

Every Almost every morning we bust with the "Star Spangled Banner" for your hard-working asses. We think it's nice that you now get to put your hand over your heart and sing along with the national anthem every morning there at your desk. Last night Ellen told a little joke on the Oscars that if you wanted to accept an award on a big show like that that you should lie and say you......

She didn't win the Rockstar: Supernova gig, but it's just as well because that freaky Canadian dude didn't really take the world over either, infact did that band ever play any gigs? All we know is this version of the National Anthem was performed right before the Season 2 finale of The Contender at a fight that looks to be in Staples Center. And we know that Storm successfully milked this song out for......

Every morning at 6am we post a version of the National Anthem so you can honor the country from your cubicle like the patriot we know you are. Yesterday, however, was Kurt Cobain's birthday. He would have been 40. We knew about it but we were busy at the Barack speech and then we had to jet over to Burbank to watch the Silversun Pickups do a half dozen songs on the Carson Daly......

Every morning at 6am we have been playing the National Anthem. We're pretty sure we can do one a day until the end of the year without repeating. Today we're happy to bring you Phish, in what is surprisingly a fine example of excellent harmony. It's not crazy and swirling and show-offey, it's happy, proud, and solid. Not at all what one would expect from a bunch of ice cream eating long haired hippies.......

Last night was the NBA All-Star Game, and if there was an all-star team of NBA national anthem singers, the coach would be Maurice Cheeks, who saved the ass of Natalie Gilbert in this clip that still brings a little mist to our eyes. On this President's Day, feel free to sing along to the "Star Spangled Banner". Why not?......

Back in the day television stations would end their "broadcast day" with an instrumental of the National Anthem accompanied by images of wind blowing through farmlands, of flags be lowered from flag poles, and olde fashioned butter churns being pumped by young ladies in hot pants. When the song was over, the screen would flicker and a test pattern would appear, followed by a steady, high-pitched tone, waking you up you secret stoner. If......

"Where are the Jews?" We get a lot of email at LAist. Especially when the comments are being a tad wonky. "You let everyone else sing the 'Star Spangled Banner' why not let some men of the Hebrew faith up there?" So in honor of PITCHERS AND CATCHERS reporting to spring training yesterday, and to honor a pretty simple request, we bring you Sam Glaser at Dodger Stadium with his jazzy rendition of our......

Every morning at 6am we bust with Francis Scott Key's biggest hit. Today we go halfway around the world and find Japanese pop star Koyanagi Yuki bringing some of that engrish we love so much to the party. Are we projecting when we think we see players trying to hold back from cringing? We have all seen this song bring actual American singers to their knees, it's amazing to see what it does to......

They're here, they're pre-teen, and they're not going anywhere. Every morning at 6am we bring you the love of the greatest national anthem of all, ours. Today we bring you these very young girls, Clique, who seem to have no problem scoring gigs and making appearances while belting out the Star Spangled Banner.......

The Grateful Dead were given a Lifetime Achievement award by the Grammys last night. After decades of selling out every concert they ever had since the 60s it makes you wonder what took the Grammys so long to get off their asses. Every morning at 6am we present our national anthem. Of course none of these three gentlemen were there, two of them are no longer with us, but that's ok. We hope you......

Every morning at 6am we show a video of someone singing or playing the National Anthem. Unless we're drunk. Last night we were challenged to find a video of someone half way across the world to sing our nations anthem. Why? Because it would probably upset those who are highly sensitive and overly anal about the going ons of a web blog. Also because pretty much every new change that we've made to this......

Every morning at 6am we have been posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner." This morning we give you Sondra Prill, whose videos from the 1980s we highlighted yesterday. Trust us, this wont be the last time that you hear this marvel. So stand up, take your hat off, and sing along to the Star Spangled Banner.......

Every day at 6am we stoke you with the "Star Spangled Banner". Today we are playing a request that we got yesterday. When possible we love to take a good tip and make it happen. If you know of a really good rendition of our National Anthem, and it's on YouTube, do what this person did and just give us the url. The Aerosmith singer belted this one out during the World Series that......

Every morning at 6am we have been posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". This morning we have tv and movie star Jamie Kennedy punking X'ing a minor league baseball crowd by singing all of the verses of the National Anthem. The real singing part doesnt happen until a few minutes into this clip, so be patient.........

Every morning at 6am we have been posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". Depending on how many people stuck around to halftime to hear Prince, this was probably the most-heard song in the entire world yesterday. We've got to say, Billy Joel was a safe choice, but a good one. We would have preferred someone from Indiana or Chicago, like, say, John Cougar Mellencamp or Billy Corgan or......

Every morning at 6am we will be posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". Thanks to this version by Tug McGraw's son's wife at the 2000 Super Bowl, we now know how to do it in sign language. Enjoy Faith Hill's rendition and enjoy the big game today.......

Every morning at 6am we will be posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". Most people don't know that Beyoncé is a trivia answer. "Who sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' before the Janet Jackson Super Bowl?" The answer is bootylicious, and here is that performance.......

Every morning at 6am we have posted a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". In honor of Black History month and Super Bowl week here is Mariah Carey singing the national anthem before the 2002 Super Bowl. Word is that Carey, the best selling female singer of all time, is going to be on the cover of an upcoming Playboy magazine, and even though she's an east coast diva, when......

Every morning at 6am we are posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner". One of the coolest things about 2006 was the return of The Dixie Chicks, who came out with an amazingly powerful record, a successful nationwide tour, a super insightful documentary, and several Grammy noms. Turned out that their only crime was in criticizing the President a few years before the country did. Lou Reed used to......