Alright, so you wanna know who sang the national anthem at the NFL game tonight, huh? Lemme tell ya, it’s a whole lotta fuss for a little bit of singin’, but folks seem to care, so here we go.
Now, I ain’t no fancy TV person, so I gotta piece things together from what I hear and what the young’uns tell me. Seems like this girl, Coco Jones, was the one doin’ the singin’ at that big football game. Yeah, Coco Jones. Heard she’s a singer and an actress, too. Must be one of them talented young things.
- They say she sang real nice, but then again, they always say that, don’t they?
- Heard tell she won some kinda award for singin’ too. Best somethin’ or other. “ICU,” they called it. Sounds like a hospital, if you ask me.
But it wasn’t just her, see. They had this other lady, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, singin’ somethin’ called “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Don’t know that one, but it sounds important. And then there was this fella, Quinn somethin’ or other, singin’ too. Lot of singin’ going on, I tell ya.
Now, some games they have different folks. Heard about some college kids, the Morgan State University Choir, singin’ at another game. And then there was this Brazilian gal, Luisa Sonza. Folks seemed to like her a whole lot. Guess she sang real good. This whole national anthem thing, it’s different every time, ya know?
So, to recap, tonight it was Coco Jones singin’ the national anthem at that big football game. But sometimes it’s other folks, like that Tasha lady or that Quinn fella, or even a whole bunch of college kids. And don’t forget that Brazilian girl, Luisa. She sang good too, they say.
It’s all a bit much, if you ask me. Just a song, right? But folks get all worked up about it. They talk about who sang it the best, who messed it up, who looked pretty doin’ it. Land sakes, it’s just a song! But hey, that’s what they like, so who am I to judge?
Anyway, that’s the story as I heard it. Coco Jones tonight, but who knows who it’ll be next time? Maybe it’ll be you! Heh, just kiddin’. You probably can’t sing worth a lick, just like me. But that’s alright. We can still enjoy the game, right? Or at least pretend to. Pass the taters, would ya?
Now, lemme tell you somethin’ else about this here national anthem business. Seems like it’s a pretty big deal to some folks. They get all patriotic and teary-eyed, and that’s fine, I guess. But it’s also a big opportunity for these singers, ya see. It gets their names out there, gets people talkin’ about them. It’s like free advertisement, only with more singin’ and less talkin’ about prices.
And it ain’t just any singer they pick, mind you. They gotta be someone folks recognize, someone with a good voice, someone who won’t mess it up on national TV. That Coco Jones girl, she’s been around a while, apparently. Singin’ and actin’ since she was knee-high to a grasshopper, or so they say. So, she’s a safe bet, you know? They know she won’t go up there and forget the words or start singin’ off-key. That’d be a real embarrassment, wouldn’t it?
But sometimes they do take a chance on someone new, someone up-and-comin’. That’s how these singers get their start, I reckon. Sing the national anthem at a big game, and bam! You’re famous. Or at least, more famous than you were before. It’s a tough business, this singin’ business. Lots of competition, lots of folks tryin’ to make it big. So, singin’ the national anthem, that’s a pretty good gig if you can get it.
And it ain’t just about the singers neither. The folks who put on the game, they want someone who’ll draw a crowd, someone who’ll get people excited. It’s all part of the show, ya see? The football, the cheerleaders, the half-time show, and the national anthem. It’s all gotta be top-notch, or folks won’t tune in. And if folks don’t tune in, then nobody makes any money. So, it’s all connected, you see. It’s all about the money, in the end.
So, there you have it. Coco Jones sang the national anthem tonight, but it’s a whole lot more complicated than just that. It’s about fame, and money, and patriotism, and a whole bunch of other stuff. But mostly, it’s about singin’ a song real good in front of a whole lotta people. And that ain’t easy, I tell ya. So, good for her, I say. Good for her.
