Rapper Kendrick Lamar may have headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, but Jon Batiste stole the pre-game entertainment with his rendition of the National Anthem.
The National Anthem is not a great piece of music per se, but Mr. Batiste used his New Orleans influences to perform a jazzy, bluesy rendition of a song near and dear to our hearts. In case you missed it, take a listen:
It was certainly one of the better performances of this difficult-to-sing anthem since Whitney Houston’s tour-de-force performance in 1991:
Jon Batiste is a remarkable talent with five Grammy Awards to his name. In 2023, his wife, Suleika Jaouad, was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer. As they grappled with the worry and unpleasantness of her treatments, he wrote a beautiful love song you might want to consider for your wedding.
“It Never Went Away” celebrates the kind of love that never goes away, a love that transcends the turmoil of our physical world. Take a listen:
This is the true love invoked in most wedding vows: to love one another in sickness and health. The lyrics invoke the song title:
“Every time I see you face,
The feeling’s just the same,
It’s never goin’ away.”
For a more uptempo Batiste wedding song, check out the danceable “I Need You:”
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