OK, I’m posting this clip of Denise Richards leading Wrigley Field’s seventh-inning stretch on Friday in part so I can recycle The Soup’s “colon” bit. (You work with what you can, right?) But also, I’m wondering: What’s the lowest level of fame one needs in order to get a shot at taking Harry Caray’s spot in the Wrigley batting order? An E! show? Elimination from the first episode of a Top Chef season? Just seeming drunk and “available”? You tell me. [YouTube] MORE »
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The Backstreet Boys Are Back, Again… And This Time It’s For America
Last night, the Backstreet Boys sang “The… MORE »
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Sheryl Crow Tunes Her Guitar To “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Something tells me that Sheryl Crow was thrilled by the almost-five-hour duration of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, if only because each half-inning that passed without a team bringing a run home meant even more time between her mewling version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the game… MORE »
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Sure, I have a long-standing affection for Pearl Jam, but Eddie Vedder just sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during this afternoon’s Mets-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, and he somehow managed to turn the song into a freaking dirge. MORE »
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Billy Joel Has Forgotten The Old Maxim About Glass Houses
Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the junket yesterday: The crabby Billy Joel told reporters that singing of the national anthem is kind of a slog. MORE »
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‘Hey, It’s Enrico Palazzo!’: Can You Predict St. Louis’ World Series Warbler?
Now that the World Series is set to be an all-Midwestern affair (sigh), it’s time to prepare for new inductees to our “Hey, It’s Enrico Palazzo!” Hall of Fame. MORE »
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‘Hey, It’s Enrico Palazzo!’: ‘Idol’ Cast-Off Steps Up To The Plate
We were at Shea for Game 1 of the NLCS last night, and right before the seventh-inning stretch we were treated to a rendition of “God Bless America” by none other than American Idol also-ran Constantine Maroulis. MORE »
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“Hey, It’s Enrico Palazzo!”: Take These Singers Out Of The Ballgame–Please
Ah, October baseball; we love its crispness and high stakes, especially when the right teams are fighting their way to the top. But a good game can be tainted by its attendant musical performances–those requisite patriotism-stoking warbles of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America”–if the wrong singer is asked to step in.
In recent years, most haven’t been as outwardly sucky as they’ve been sort of “eh.” However, there have been a few completely jaw-dropping performances of recent vintage, and after the jump, we’ll look back at five of them–the inaugural inductees in our “Hey, It’s Enrico Palazzo!” Hall of Fame, named for the opera singer who Leslie Nielsen impersonated in The Naked Gun. Tune in later this week as we look for 2006 playoff-season singers to add to this exalted list, and feel free to suggest other Hall of Fame candidates in comments. MORE »
