▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Tom ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁Up ▁with ▁People ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁sing , ▁as ▁a ▁gesture ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁B ic ent enn ial . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Speed way ▁began ▁inv iting ▁notable ▁artists ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁national ▁anth em . ▁In ▁nearly ▁all ▁cases , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pur due ▁Band . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁James ▁A . ▁Hub ert ▁fl ub bed ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁He ▁omitted ▁the ▁line ▁" O ' er ▁the ▁r amp arts ▁we ▁watched , ▁were ▁so ▁gall antly ▁streaming ?" ▁and ▁instead ▁repeated ▁the ▁second ▁line ▁" What ▁so ▁proud ly ▁we ▁ha iled ▁at ▁the ▁tw il ight ' s ▁last ▁gle aming ", ▁st umb ling ▁on ▁the ▁word ▁" tw il ight " ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁around . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁is ▁performed , ▁the ▁public ▁address ▁announ cer ▁or ▁the ▁grand ▁mar shal ▁gives ▁the ▁command ▁" D ri vers , ▁to ▁your ▁cars !" ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Steven ▁Ty ler ▁of ▁A eros m ith ▁caused ▁a ▁controvers y ▁after ▁he ▁changed ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁Rec ent ▁perform ers ▁include : ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 : ▁Pur due ▁Band ▁ 1 9 6 1 : ▁Pur due ▁Band ▁ 1 9 6 2 : ▁Pur due ▁Band ▁