DL Hughley: Marvin Gaye Sang Better National Anthem than Whitney Houston (Part 22)

[@timmy841212]

Marvin and Whitney’s versions were both the G.O.A.T’s.

[@BridgetSmith-nb2pz]

Marvin had way more rhythm than whitney's

[@rosettabosley5562]

Marvin gaye had us feeling the song, even though it wasn't written to include people of color. God Bless You Marvin.

[@whitneyfan9019]

The two can’t even be compared to be honest. Two different takes on the same song but both versions are amazing. It’s rare when you can get a hit out of the National anthem.

[@annadraper8403]

Agree💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@shamondavis406]

Couldn't agree more!!

[@87spiderrico]

true- also Whitney's was pre recorded and Marvin's was live, you can't compare those

[@donjohnson9114]

they cant be compared cause one was down outside the other inside, different acoustics

[@terekalynn5505]

I can't say one was better than the other, I can't compare GREAT to GREAT. They are both EQUALLY AMAZING!!!!

[@toragirl2189]

Marvin Gaye rendition was amazing!!!! Has yet to be done like his and will never be!

[@anthonysmith2050]

Always thought Marvin's rendition was better. He made it his own song. His own Groove. Whitney performed hers while we were @ War. That adds another Dynamic to it. Nostalgia. I still Digs Marvin's.

[@otisyoungblood]

She had old white guys in the audience crying I just watched it on KZbin in tears

[@auramonroe6966]

@@otisyoungblood Exactly. Whitney's Version hits different. She bought all different races together to marvel at her talent. Marvin's version is good, but Iconic? not Whitney Iconic, sorry.

[@cuttingedj2011]

No doubt! Been saying that for years!

[@royrichardson9164]

@@otisyoungblood the country was at war

[@BridgetSmith-nb2pz]

Hell what the fuck a war got to fo with it America ass always was in a darn war😅

[@creating1_c1999]

Jermaine Jackson is incredibly talented. He's probably the most talented. There is no other Jackson who has produced a multiplatinum record (Whitney Houston) for anyone other than himself. Whitney's anthem rendition was top flight on vocal power, but Marvin's was next level song stylist. If you know you know...Whitney sang it, Marvin styled it.

[@newgroundsbwanahmady]

100 percent. Marvin Gaye’s rendition of the national anthem oozed with swagger I’ve never seen before. It was truly one of a kind, this is why I put it at the top.

[@satiricalsartorial]

Gonna go listen now

[@newgroundsbwanahmady]

@Ja Strong that’s the best rebuttal you can think of?

[@paytonbf1]

Anytime that you can make a classic out of the National Anthem, you really are something special. And both Marvin and Whitney was something special. But Marvin Gaye made the National Anthem funky, but yet traditional at the same time! Marvin had the entire audience at The Forum rocking towards the end of his rendition. A classic performance!

[@mariahyohannes]

Marvin's version was groovy but not many people came back to it after he sung it , unlike Whitney's her version became so popular that the record label was pushed to release it as a single. That single sold 750,000 copies in less than a week and was #1 on the charts.

[@paytonbf1]

@@mariahyohannes and part of why Whitney’s version was so popular, is because America was at war, and the country was feeling patriotic at that time. Marvin’s version, however, was very unique and funky, and only Marvin Gaye could sing the Star Spangled Banner the way that he sung it. And no one has sung it better, therefore, I’m rolling with Marvin Gaye’s version. But to each his or her own!

[@mariahyohannes]

@@paytonbf1 Whitney's version became a global hit, people in America were demanding it be released as a single. How are people in America feeling patriotic for a country they don't live in? Once again when Marvin sung his nobody cared to hear it after he sung it.

[@paytonbf1]

@@mariahyohannes that’s not true. I actually have an article that was written a few years ago on ESPN, in regards to how Marvin Gaye really mesmerized those that were in attendance when he sang his version, and how folks wanted to keep hearing it at the All Star game after parties. I’ve never seen any in-depth articles that have been written about Whitney’s version versus Marvin Gaye’s version. And I’m not saying that Whitney’s version wasn’t great. Her version was much more traditional, where as Marvin’s version was very innovative, funky, and special. If I can find that article about Marvin Gaye’s impact in 1983, I’ll link it here. Otherwise, I’d advise you to try to find the ESPN article on Google. You’ll then see why folks are still talking about Marvin’s version to this very day. And by the way, I love Whitney Houston. That woman could sang her tail off!

[@denniswatt5664]

@@paytonbf1 naw hell naw that woman can sang

[@_unclecharles_]

i had this convo with my mom and i share DL's sentiments. Whitney brought tears to your eyes with how good did vocally but Marvin owned the anthem and for those few minutes made that shit sound like the coolest thing ever

[@bfs1209]

Agreed!! The coolest thing ever!!

[@mariahyohannes]

Whitneys became a global hit record. Numbers don't lie

[@_unclecharles_]

@@mariahyohannes they might not lie but they dont tell the whole truth either

[@mariahyohannes]

@@_unclecharles_ Yes they do, if you were alive and old enough than you would know that her national anthem was a global hit, it was being talked about months and months after her singing the song. Her fans that weren't even in America were in complete awe and demanded it to be released as a single and once the single was released it sold 750,000 copies in less than a week. The song was being played everywhere. Whitney was extremely talented and admired globally they never had to manipulate the numbers for her because people were drawn to her organically, she never had to fake the funk. Nobody was checking for Marvin's version after he sung it.

[@_unclecharles_]

@@mariahyohannes u talking about sells and numbers like that means everything. Whitney was a bigger icon globally than marvin gaye ever was so yeah ppl gonna buy her records but u making it seem like because she had numbers for her version that thats what makes it better. Puff Daddy got an album that sold 10 million copies does that make him a better rapper than Jay-Z or Rakim..? hell no. its like you tryna invalidate MY opinion by throwing numbers around. I never said Whitney version was bad. Whitney sang that shit so good it damm near made u wanna cry but i said i preferred Marvins because nobody ever made the national anthem sound cool. He took it and damn near made it a bop which i legendary. i don't want no smoke lol

[@uniquedavenport7232]

If yall watched the clip he said whitney was the best vocally but he liked Marvin's spin on it better he never said marvin was a better singer then her lol he actually gave her her flowers this whole clip listen first before you assume because of the title

[@klizzyykicks1712]

I’ll admit I was about to rip into dL until I read this comment..😅

[@kevindube7096]

Watch the actual clip before commenting?!?!? Are you crazy? This the VladTV comment section! 😑

[@uniquedavenport7232]

@@kevindube7096 lol that's true but in this case they BOTH gave her her flowers we have to give credit where it's due even if that person is not our cup of tea after all you are watching his clip so that's that lol

[@NOYB700]

I love Marvin’s version the best and I’ve read that his version was the inspiration behind Whitney’s rendition. Both 🐐‘s

[@fredrickbrown6206]

I been saying that for twenty years, that Marvin Gaye sang the best national anthem.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Ditto.

[@6LjacK]

Marvin's rendition of The Star Spangled Banner" will never be touched.

[@bara7331]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thestrangemanreturns]

Jimi Hendrix

[@Wallflower381]

BIG FACTS👊👊UNDEFEATED🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@I-AM-BELIEVER]

It was touched and not remembered. Whitney performed hers and literally had ppl from all over the world demanding it be released or they have a copy of it. The record company released it and it became a number one hit, the first time any artist in history has ever done it. And the only time. It sold over 750k in 8 days. Eventually selling over 2 million. Beyonce and Lady Gaga said their versions they sang was inspired by Whitney’s. Marvin was the man but his is not better. For over 30 years every poll and critic has voted Whitney’s number 1

[@mariahyohannes]

Nobody outside of black Americans was interested in his version

[@vladtv]

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[@scw8735]

I do like Marvin's rendition better, but I wouldn't deny that Whitney did her thing too!

[@kabn3211]

They both was excellent in their own right....💪🏿🖤✔👏🏿👑

[@montethomas2667]

Facts

[@georwill11]

Amazes me that he keeps returning to this show to talk about other black men and women. Great comment bro they both are great.

[@kabn3211]

@@georwill11Thanks Sis

[@SPTO]

A couple things make Marvin's better than Whitney's 1. It was LIVE. Obviously she couldn't help the fact that the NFL at that time time mandated that the anthem performance be lip synced so it's no fault of her own but Marvin's was live and electric in the moment. 2. Marvin did what he always did. He "Marvinized" the song. It had his unique spin to it with the groove AND the profound/spiritual as he sang "thy star spangled banner" and invoked The Lord's name.

[@jonesjonz1]

Pryor said it best, the next day folk was looking for Marvin's anthem at the record store. Marvin killed it softly.

[@WittynotSilly]

😂 when Richard Pryor said that ?

[@evelyntaylor4470]

I saw the Marvin Gaye performance of the national anthem. Loved it!!!

[@mickealwise3342]

Pau Gasol is a first ballot hall of famer. Kobe was asking to be traded before Pau got there.

[@arizonaFIREent]

For real as soon as Gasol got there every on ESPN said they were automatically contenders

[@thadonjuan2339]

He will be a first ballot hall of famer but that's because of Kobe.

[@rhasonjones4628]

Thank you but Kobe fans are emotional and don’t rationally

[@erickennedy8534]

@@thadonjuan2339 No Gasol was a hall of famer maybe first ballot before played with Kobe

[@2Faded247]

I was just gonna write this, but I didn’t feel like arguing with Kobe fans today

[@RaquelCGary]

Just listened to Marvin’s for the first time…um…his first notes singing “Oh say can you see” are the some of the best notes I ever heard in my life, but overall Whitney’s entire version was better for me. But his first few notes did make me sit up in my seat and rewind a few times! Lol

[@bfs1209]

Marvin Gaye's rendition ... Goose Bumps!!!!!

[@willellis502]

Marvin Gaye’s version should just be played via audio at every national anthem...that’s how good it is.

[@tristannutall2129]

Imaging someone saying a 6 time all-star, 4 time all nba team, rookie of the , first team rookie and 2 time nba championship not a hall of famer. Man has 20k points and 10k plus rebound and almost 4K assist. One of the greatest European players even. Kobe any do shirt by himself. And Ron artest wouldn’t been a hall of famer if it was not for his mental health.

[@treedillinger5801]

Pau Gasol is a first ballot Hall of Famer 😳

[@earljohnson2613]

Marvin's anthem was a vibe I grab my girl and started grooving 😆 🤣 😂 we was about to make a baby off of Marvin Gaye national anthem

[@sivaddavis2518]

Both are my favorite

[@pernellhaynesworth1212]

Rest well Whitney Houston’🙏🏼‼️and Bobbi W.

[@kennylafortune63]

He’s buggin, Imma keep it real , Marvin is an icon but in his version he was doing too much lol , I hate when artists try to out their spin on the anthem, Whitney got straight to the point and bodied that jawn

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

You do know that wasn’t live, it was a prerecording

[@sweettee6827]

THANK YOU!!!! I love Marvin Gaye too, but DL is trippin'. Whitney did murder that!!

[@Ben2bwild]

@@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast Doesn't matter, it's still her voice and doesn't change the point that she didn't do too much with it. She also sang it live few weeks after that and bodied it as well.

[@thadonjuan2339]

You crazy, Marvin Gaye bodied the National Anthem. I agree I hate when people try to put their own spin on it too because they usually trash but Marvin Gaye killed that joint tho.

[@Bodyhealthsoul]

Amen!!!

[@fawaka5006]

Why things always have to be a competition. It's sickening. Better, greatest etc. All subjective and BS. Appreciate them both. Period. This competitive line of thinking is poisonous and so stupid, childish and infantile. Why put Whitney down to make Marvin better. Marvin doesn't need that. He's Marvin for christ sake. Whitney is Whitney with that voice and ability!

[@thestrangemanreturns]

facts

[@ibervillezee9142]

Did you even watch the video?

[@fawaka5006]

@@ibervillezee9142 Yes I did and DL’s response was not that serious. At least that’s what I gathered from it. My comment was more towards the whole line of thinking when ‘the best’ the greatest' or whatever is mentioned. The interviewer does it repeatedly for instance. In my opinion it’s a toxic and extremely limited and limiting way of thinking often times. But to each…

[@robeltsegaye5800]

"Life is competition, u either adapt or die!" God

[@benmoller1375]

This is a bold statement because both are legends. Marvin's was by far the most unique and soulful rendition of the star spangled banner. Whitney's voice is amazing and her rendition in a classical was by far the best. If I had to watch only one it would be Marvin's but they both killed it.

[@ginaphenix3519]

I know that's right DL (Jeffery)🎵🎶definitely my favorite,My Main man,Love him always‼️❤💯

[@324cmac]

You were right the first time. Marvin Gaye did the best national anthem hands down. You don't have to belt to be great. Soulful and smooth is much better.

[@Clyde]

Thanks for the shout out Vlad

[@mrcainessuits]

pau gasol is absolutely first ballot HOF. hall of fame encompasses all of basketball, not just the NBA. 2x NBA champion 6x All Star 4x All NBA Rookie of the Year "Internationally, Gasol has won a FIBA World Cup title, three EuroBasket titles, two Olympic silver medals, and an Olympic bronze medal with the Spanish national basketball team. Gasol was named MVP of the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and MVP of the 2009 and 2015 FIBA EuroBasket. Pau Gasol shares (with Krešimir Ćosić) the record for most EuroBasket MVP awards, with two each. Gasol is also the all-time leading scorer in the EuroBasket."

[@shanehowell8169]

Listen to the crowd during Marvin's rendition. Even the players were blown away.

[@megamafiarecords]

Just off the fact that Marvin Produced the backing track and had the balls to do his own soulful version bruh won. Whitney lip synced

[@mrbrownroyyal]

FYI, Whitney was not singing "I Will Always Love You" when she opened for Jeffrey Osborne. This was the early 80's before or right after her 1st album was released.

[@megamafiarecords]

Marvin Gaye also produced the background track that he sang the anthem over. Most people seem to not know about that

[@macadon041]

I didn't know that

[@megamafiarecords]

@@macadon041Yh he and his guitarist produced the background track like a week before the performance

[@dandowell8501]

Marvin's rendition was weirdly great. He did something above and beyond with a war song. He invites you into it and you feel the pride and soul of it. He is not just merely singing the war song. Nor was he blowing up the joint like Jimmy Hendrix did with the song. In the end its about how the song works in you and Marvin does that unlike anybody else.

[@thathawaiiandude787]

BAM!!!! I’ve gotten raked for saying I liked, and thought, that Marvin’s was better for a few reasons. It’s MY opinion. But, it is nice to hear it from someone else.

[@pudgestayssuckafree4145]

Marvin Gaye singing the national anthem in 1983 is still fire in 2022 🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎤

[@bara7331]

trash

[@Wallflower381]

BIG FACTS👊

[@mariahyohannes]

Which one became a global hit record? Marvin's or Whitney?

[@henrylockett2020]

@@mariahyohannes Whitney's version. LoL. I loved Marvin's rendition, but better than Whitney Houston? Absolutely not.

[@thegawdtheynotlikeus]

Pau is definitely a first ballot hall of famer

[@BigDapPacino]

Marvin Gaye was on the verge of a comeback with " Sexual Healing" and the Midnight Love album...Whitney Houston was promoted as America's Sweetheart but she came from musical royalty with Cissie Houston and Dionne Warwick as Family members...Jermaine Jackson who played a part in launching Whitney's career...shared lead vocals with Micheal on several songs and believe it or not, he had a fairly successful career after going solo and staying on Motown especially during the 80's .." Let's Get Serious" and " Don't Take It Personal" topped the Billboard charts and earned him some Gold plaques...he was doing MJ Thriller numbers but Jermaine was making some noise and a lot of money on tour back then!

[@superdunninger]

Whitney killed it period!

[@glennusher4160]

Nope. Marvin's did it when, Blacks weren't even singing it like that...He broke the mode. Whitney was just yelling... lol

[@auramonroe6966]

@@glennusher4160 you need to stop embarrassing yourself. Marvin's version did not chart like Whitney's. Stop with the abomination

[@nakitapalmer656]

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S WAS THE BEST BY FAR!!!!

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

It wasn’t live tho, it was a prerecording

[@user-ib7rk9yj2r]

RIP 🙏🏿 Marvin RIP 🙏🏿 Whitney if I may say this let Whitney tell it she may agree that Marvin sounded better we will never know lastly stop being so bias smfh

[@lsingleblessed8702]

And Ms Baker I loved her voice

[@auramonroe6966]

Whitney's Version is the ONLY version that matters, everyone else can fight for second place

[@cocafaye]

Period!!!

[@trillwallace]

I remember when Whitney Houston was performing at The Hartford Civic Center and it was sold out and I couldn't get a ticket you could hear her voice outside of the Civic Center so powerful

[@kimariokiji]

Why does Marvin Gaye have to be compared to Whitney Houston? Why can’t their individual talents and gifts stand alone, side by side. Always a competition…

[@k.y3551]

Blah blah blah

[@manzellbroom3462]

That's because ppl are competitive. Always pitting one against another, instead of esteeming style and difference.

[@auramonroe6966]

Well EVERYONE is compared to Whitney seeing she is the STANDARD

[@raidennc]

"She won't be opening for him again" I spit out my drink 🤣😂🤣

[@rarecandycave]

I love DL…Marvin’s rendition…his version…his way…loved it…but bruh….Whitney’s version…greatest of all time.

[@jwalt8019]

Incomparable! Exactly!

[@hayesc0]

Pau Gasol is definitely a hall of famer and Lamar Odom was an elite defender and passer. Odom would have consistently been an allstar if he wasn't so unselfish.

[@mikeyy425]

he was the sixth man

[@user-gn9tk9lj5x]

The difference between Marvin's version and Whitney's is that Marvin sang his live. Whitney's version was lip-synced. She did the actual recording before the game and then lip-synced it during the telecast. A lot of ppl don't know that but look it up.

[@Will-ex2wr]

Marvin Gaye has the G.O.A.T rendition of the National Anthem.

[@teelrush8618]

Marvin Gaye’s rendition of the Anthem was the best ever!!

[@TimTop-0]

Marvin Gaye national anthem was immaculate

[@Bodyhealthsoul]

No it was not.....extremely overrated AND overdone..

[@lyndatang6458]

To who?

[@TimTop-0]

@@lyndatang6458 to everyone with a half a brain cell and a nostril 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marythreatt6685]

Marvin I ❤Marvin ❤❤

[@KnowThyself47]

Stop the 🧢 Kobe is not better than Michael Jordan

[@arizonaFIREent]

@Tommy Stacks wasn't even the main star on the team he was carried by Shaq

[@chim91]

Pure nonsense ! There isn’t anything superior in Marvin’s rendition ! I don’t feel anything listening to it and one must be completely insane to claim there is something superior to Whitney’s version ! She made you feel so many emotions and she is UNTOUCHABLE!!!

[@noeltaylor3594]

Here's why Marvin's is so awesome. Prior to him, the national anthem was just a run through and every one sounded boring. Then Marvin Gaye put his " Marvin Gaye" on it. More importantly, and you can listen for yourself, he slowed it down to where the audience can actually ponder the true meaning of the words. He literally asked you: " Sayyyyyy. . .can you seeeeeeeee. . .BY THE DAWN'SSSSSS earlyyyy liiiiight. . ." He draws out the words. It wasn't done before and hasn't been since. He put that track below and got your attention. It made us listen. It was the curve ball of all curve balls because it had failure written all over it. Then those threer notes that preceded his first word. After hearing that track and you thinking, "WTF", those three notes shock back into, " whoa, it's the Star Spangled Banner". Then he starts telling you slowly about what happened. Love Whitney, but Marvin's version is #2. Jimi is #1.

[@whiteheart6827]

It was pre-recorded

[@noeltaylor3594]

@green micdrop You hear that crowd when he asks " oh sayyy, doess, thy star . . .spangled bannnner yet wavvvvve"? You can't get anymore patriotic than that.

[@noeltaylor3594]

@green micdrop Yeah, Whitney has THE VOICE, but it doesn't make her rendition better.

[@TimTop-0]

Pau gasol is most definitely a 1st ballot hall of famer

[@kendricjonrs8581]

MS, that is true; D.L. got (hyperbolic) to strengthen his point, but KOBE did win BACK2BACK rings w/o SHAQ. For perspective.... Tim Duncan outta 5 rings, NEVER defended a Championship successfully.

[@derickfields8428]

I have to disagree DL Whitney Houston saying one of the most iconic national anthems of all time

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Marvin's performance is my favorite!

[@mpinchinat]

Marvin DEFINITELY sang the anthem better. He told that anthem "You belong to me now".

[@bellestarr4040]

Marvin Gaye for me also

[@monk3070]

Stop it, to me it was wack off beat like hell all over the place. Withney Houston was way better. Dl hughley likes Marvin's Gaye better cause it was sang in a black way not how its normally sang and if you like it because of that ok but he did not sing it better than withney.

[@auramonroe6966]

@@monk3070 Right! Say that. Whitney was just a whole other level of Vocal Superiority

[@mpinchinat]

@@monk3070 First, "off beat like hell"...that phrase, as it pertains to this topic, speaks to the lack of credibility of your "musical ear". If you don't like the way he sang it, that's perfectly fine, you are entitled to your opinion, but Marvin was not off beat...that is not opinion, that is fact. Second, your claim that "DL hughley likes Marvin's Gaye better cause it was sang in a black way..." is an assumption an your part, as he didn't say that in this interview. Know what they say about assumptions right? Third, what is "in a black way"? That is a rhetorical question. I'm not really interested in your answer. There is more I could say, but let's agree to disagree on this, as the answer to "who sang it better", only generates opinions.

[@mpinchinat]

@@auramonroe6966 You're entitled to your opinion

[@nicholarasdale79]

He’s the best male , she’s the Queen rest in peace both TRUE LEGENDS ❤️❤️❤️

[@lonniepartlowlp]

If I can be real honest with y'all, Jasmine Sullivan has the best national anthem I've ever heard !!

[@lonniepartlowlp]

@green micdrop In your opinion. Y'all mainly say these things because other people say them, not because it's really how you feel.

[@tdoggsmackem7498]

I just listened to both and Marvin’s didn’t move me like Whitney’s did

[@theeradiantgoddess]

I agree D.L

[@jwalt8019]

I say to each his/her own but I can’t agree. Whitney’s rendition moves me every single time I listen to it, Marvin’s doesn’t. In terms of musical arrangement, his arrangement was more original than Whitney’s but for me, her rendition will ALWAYS be the standard.

[@ChefFineaswine]

I know you smoking 🚬 something. Nobody did it better than Whitney!!!!

[@janicex7976]

Cant nobody do the Anthem like Marvin, Whitney did it and you cant take that from her but I told people you got to hear Marvin because they felt she was the best but after they heard Marvin they was like umum Marvin got that, till this day July 9th 2024 NOBODY can do it like Marvin he done it the best by far ... I Love You Marvin you got this and nobody can take it from you ❤

[@hardheadpaco6415]

He’s 1000% right! I’ve been saying this. Marvin Gaye came in with the shades on fulla that heroine and literally had the crowd clapping to the national anthem

[@mechelle230]

Not full of the H…😩😂🤣

[@hardheadpaco6415]

@@mechelle230 😂😂😂

[@megamafiarecords]

Bruh was a cocaine addict not a heroin addict smh stop commenting on the dead legends if u dont know your facts.

[@macadon041]

@@megamafiarecords I agree

[@eddiecoleman1504]

They’re both up there.

[@LboogieEntertainmentTv]

Vlad telling us this story like we don't already know it 😒 1:45

[@ginaphenix3519]

Allen Iverson said that EXACT same thing about Kobe...

[@charlesjackson2512]

Thr casual way Vlad and his guest dismantle Black History..

[@PamPooh1111]

Both are good but i vote MG cause he changed the entire song, music and tempo ❤

[@dwannbrown280]

AGREED!!! I LOVED AND ALWAYS WILL LOVE WHITNEY!! BUT MARVIN WAS THE FIRST 2 DO IT HIS WAY!!! MARVIN'S WAY WAS THE G.O.A.T.

[@datboyjalen]

Now Pau not a 1st ballot HOF’er 😂😂😂 this guy

[@mistaidgaf9166]

Marvin Gaye will forever have the best national anthem ever

[@pissonuremix9195]

Whitney Houston sang the best National Anthem ever period

[@MrGMAN92985]

Facts

[@auramonroe6966]

Yassssss

[@PapiKD]

Trippin

[@unorthodoxwarlock3685]

Marvin was the rendition I ever heard. He’s right.

[@rosalindwilliams196]

He didn't sing it better than her, but it was sung different , a slower tempo.

[@rollingwins]

Pau Gasol is a 1st ballot

[@lamont70]

They still play Whitney's version to this day 32 yrs later says something

[@jarmonmadison3132]

Marvin Gaye was definitely the best all time period

[@latricetaylor7928]

Yeah he’s high. Nobody beats Whitney but Marvin Gay did kill it

[@josiahwashington2530]

“Got a little to much dip on ya chip” 😅

[@leonhall856]

Thank you. Somebody actually giving kobe probs for winning without a HOF against a superteam. He is 2nd best player ever after MJ

[@tristannutall2129]

Pay Gasol will be a hall of famer stop it

[@leonhall856]

@@tristannutall2129 stop it. He aint a 1st ballot HOF is he. Stay of the weed.

[@tristannutall2129]

@Leon Hall it’s “Off” so you need to stay off the weed. And he still a hall of famer so what’s your point. And he still meant be 1st ballot only time will tell.

[@9hottotrot]

NO COMPARISON THEY BOTH WERE THE BEST AND NOBODY CAN TOP THEM

[@mackmeister1495]

Marvin Gaye was a talented singer and he was one of my favorite male artist, but the way Whitney Houston hit them notes in Super 25, Marvin Gaye's national anthem could not compare to Whitney's!

[@mackmeister1495]

@green micdrop Amen you can say that again!

[@CedRockStarr]

Whitney, Marvin, and Jimi have THE three best national anthems and it’s not even close. I don’t really care which order you put them in but those are the three.

[@CedRockStarr]

@Jae_732 Ha! I know right 😏

[@plantbased5673]

1. Jennifer Hudson 2. Whitney Houston 3. Jordin Sparks

[@ddavis8988]

Pau Gasol is a HOFwr and will be 1st ballot. Andrew Bynum was a very good center and would've been. HOGer without the injuries. Lamar Odom was a starter coming off the bench. 2nd ring had Ron Artest, one of the best defensive players of all time. Plus had a top 3 coach of all time.

[@wiltchamb8789]

Yea gasol was soft Kobe had to get him right . Bynum def gave us some good solid years Odom was solid Ron Saved us that Game 7 He had Phil Bt Kobe was Coach on the Floor Kobe stayed with that team until demanded the best out what he had & Won

[@tarencekeith5788]

Marvin’s version EASILY!!!

[@DimChordsRFire]

Marvin sang with a karaoke track. Whitney sang with moving harmonies, and her voice complemented those harmonies.

[@megamafiarecords]

Marvin Gaye produced the background track he sang over. That alone makes his version better than whitney's

[@auramonroe6966]

@@megamafiarecords Boy bye, that was some rushed made in the garage type of production. Don't you EVER compare that cheap tacky production to Whitney's Classy Huge Symphony production. There is NO competition whatsoever

[@I-AM-BELIEVER]

@@megamafiarecords Whitney produced and arranged her production and vocals on hers. Do research

[@megamafiarecords]

@@I-AM-BELIEVER stop lying he music director produced and arranged that song 🤣🤣y u gotta lie bruh she has never produced any of her songs.

[@megamafiarecords]

@@auramonroe6966 bruh u know that her performance was pre recorded right ? Marvin originally produced the track for luther to sign the anthem on but luther refused and he did it. And dont discredit his production skills he produced one of the greatest albums what's going on. No discredit to whitney but she was a mere singer not an artist

[@Lala-Lin-i2u]

It's a matter of opinion. And by popular vote, Whitney's was not only the more favorable but also the most memorable! Of. All. Time.

[@ardoniswilliams7241]

Kobe couldn't win without another great big man, Pau Gasol, first ballot HOFer

[@panafrico]

Was Gasol a first ballot hall of gamer before he got to LA?

[@ardoniswilliams7241]

@@panafrico He turned into one while playing for them but he was a very very good big man before he got there ask the Grizzlies when he played there that's why the Lakers had got him.

[@arizonaFIREent]

Or without Phil as his coach

[@arizonaFIREent]

@@panafrico by your logic Tre Young is trash since the hawks aren't a good team

[@panafrico]

@@arizonaFIREent …? What logic did I propose?

[@I-AM-BELIEVER]

So here’s a bit if history. When Whitney and her musical director, Rickey Minor were trying to plan how they would do the anthem. It was Whitney who took inspiration from Marvin Gayes rendition. However she wanted to add space in it to give her time to flourish the melodic lines into the song. To add some flavor. I love Marvin Gaye but the entire planet has spoken. Whitney’s is the most memorable and better. And why are we even considering anything what DL Hugely has to say. He’s not a singer. He’s not even a real comedian.

[@mylegacytransformed]

How is he not a real comedian? Please elaborate.

[@nd3991]

IDK they both were really really good. It's like saying who's better LeBron or Kobe! It's a debate everytime

[@moseslrsmith2625]

Perfect example is Ricky Bell from new edition. He was mainly background and then lead bel biv devoe