article_snippet.sent: (CNN)If you're famous and performing the national anthem, be prepared to become a national hero or a national disgrace.
article_snippet.sent: Whitney Houston Whitney Houston set the modern standard for the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV.  
article_snippet.sent: In the early stages of the Gulf War in 1991, a patriotic America saluted her performance.
article_snippet.sent: One of the most controversial and beloved versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" comes from 1969.
highlights_snippet.sent: Singing the national anthem is a risky proposition .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Whitney Houston nailed the national anthem; Roseanne Barr destroyed the national anthem .