Twitter goes in on Aretha Franklin for marathon national anthem
Aretha Franklin blessed the crowd at the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings Thanksgiving Day game with an extended rendition of the national anthem.
As expected, Twitter went to work on her stirring, though long, performance.
Great anthem, but it's headed to Bleeding Gums Murphy territory as far as its length. pic.twitter.com/diaafUXsVq
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) November 24, 2016
Over/under on this National Anthem: 10 minutes
— Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) November 24, 2016
This Aretha rendition may force players to take a knee just because their feet are getting tired. Christ.
— Mike Ryan (@MichaelRyanRuiz) November 24, 2016
We sat down for dinner at "o say can you see" and now we're serving dessert
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 24, 2016
My turkey fully cooked during that anthem. 🇺🇸
— Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) November 24, 2016
I was able to do all my Christmas shopping while Aretha sang the national anthem #happythanksgiving
— Strombone (@strombone1) November 24, 2016
Aretha Franklin is pretty far up at the top of the list of folks who can take however long they want with the national anthem.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) November 24, 2016
Aretha will be done when Aretha is done.
— Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) November 24, 2016