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austinrealtor wrote:Might catch some grief on this forum for this choice, but I have always enjoyed and admired this "version" of the Star Spangled Banner (though I fully understand why some don't appreciate it). There's just something I find truly American about Hendrix's distorted version. If he did this to some other countries' national songs he'd be arrested, tortured, and killed by the government. And I guess that's what I appreciate so much - it's a statement of our freedom in this country that he was able to play this song in this manner.

Plus I just think some of the high notes of Francis Scott Key's song sound amazingly cool on an electric guitar.
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