Twitter had some thoughts on Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church’s performance of the national anthem for Super Bowl 55.
Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church performed the national anthem ahead of Super Bowl 55, so it is only fitting that Twitter would have some things to say about their rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
It started with Church doing a soulful, country rendition with a ton of reverb on the guitar. He was later joined by Sullivan in a very interesting collaboration between the two artists. It was a slower pace than most of us expected. It also gave off some Fergie at the NBA All-Star Game a few years back vibes. Overall, it was a pleasant auditory experience, albeit an unexpected one for sure.
.@jsullivanmusic and @ericchurch sing the National Anthem ahead of #SBLV! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/dnhOTrHKfW
— NFL (@NFL) February 7, 2021
Super Bowl 55 national anthem Twitter reactions
The instant reviews of this national anthem were mixed with Sullivan getting most universal praise, while some were not that keen on Church’s bluesy rendition of it.
Jasmine Sullivan and Eric Church!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Donna Schiele (@DonnaSchiele) February 7, 2021
Amazing!! #SuperBowl
Can always count on you @ericchurch for keeping it real. God had blessed you 🎼🎸🇺🇸
— T (@TerryM_TT) February 7, 2021
Eric Church with an awful National Anthem. How do they screw song up so awfully.
— 🦌Baptised Child of God🕊 (@eturnl2009) February 7, 2021
Bluesy National Anthem 👏🏻 @ericchurch @jsullivanmusic
— Jackie (@jackieh90) February 7, 2021
Again, this one-time collaboration across multiple musical genres is not for everyone, but it does seem that most people preferred Sullivan over Church with this performance.
That had to be my favorite #NationalAnthem rendition at a #SuperBowl. Ever......
— Will McNeeley (@WillMcNeeley) February 7, 2021
Disclaimer: my favorite country music singer is @ericchurch pic.twitter.com/Usj0IPSBIr
Jazmine Sullivan & Eric Church did such a wonderful job! H.E.R absolutely killed it as well. The PERFECT way to kick of this years Super Bowl! 🇺🇸 #SuperBowl2021 #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/aLQCFgoDfG
— WellTheTruthIs (@truth_well) February 7, 2021
The man who just did the sign language during the national anthem totally killed it (over Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan) !! #superbowl #superbowlLV
— Hunter Goosmann (@gunterhoos) February 7, 2021
Eric Church: *Starts the Star-Spangled Banner*
— Unknown Beauty 🦄 (@2beAbeauty) February 7, 2021
Me: (waiting for Jazmine to come in)#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/Y5E7JIWVUJ
Ultimately, people who really dug the duet were probably fans of Church to begin with.
Eric Church is ass
— 🃏 (@HoodieHenn) February 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/Tooleyj24/status/1358559339376738311
I'm a fan of both Jasmine Sullivan & Eric Church but I would have never envisioned that duet would have worked out so beautifully #SuperBowl
— Chewey (@ms_reebe) February 7, 2021
Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan with the duet we never knew we needed. Well done. #SuperBowl
— DJ Form (@djform7) February 7, 2021
Overall, this was a different take on the national anthem from what we have seen at a Super Bowl in a while. Going with the guitar accompaniment for Church was a bold choice, but he pulled it off about as well as his purple blazer. As for Sullivan, oh, she carried both of them throughout the rest of the song. It was a beautiful rendition on what looks to be a beautiful night in Tampa.
Here is to Super Bowl 55 being one for the ages. May the best team win.