Jewel accompanied herself on the guitar as she sang the anthem word-for-word, clad in a cowboy hat. Her over two-minute rendition received over 200,000 views on Twitter.Some listening enjoyed Jewel's version, while others took to social media to express their disappointment.
"This is the perfect example of how not to do the national anthem," one user wrote."It was to the point of being disrespectful." .@jeweljk sings the national anthem at the greatest spectacle in racing.
"She didn’t change words, and really it gave me more time to think about the importance of the song," another agreed."Find other things to be offended by, but not a beautiful rendition of our national anthem!""Likely one of the best versions I’ve heard. Artists have artistic license to make slight changes and this is melodically in line with the original," one user wrote."She just sang different partials up or down that would fit the chord. One. Of. The. Best.
Josef Newgarden would go on to win the Indy 500, which he immediately celebrated by getting out of his vehicle and leaping into the crowd watching the race.
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