Before Sunday night’s Super Bowl kickoff, Luke Bryan took the baton from this year’s halftime performer Lady Gaga, who sang last year’s pre-Super Bowl National Anthem. Bryan epitomizes “bro country,” the kind of artist who soundtracks spring-break blow-outs for a living. In other words, he was the perfect choice for singing the anthem before America’s biggest nationally televised frat party.
Whereas Gaga went over the top with a 2-minute, 23-second performance, Bryan – dressed down for the occasion in jeans and v-neck shirt — kept his version steady and stately. There were no ululations or bouts of over-singing, other than a long held “braaaaaave” at the finish, which tipped his anthem past the two minute mark, at 2:04.
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