Purposeless after finals, Bwog stumbled across video of Joey Goldberg singing the national anthem at this year’s Commencement. It brought a tear to even our most cynical of eyes. Here’s the official University footage of Commencement 2010. Joey starts singing at about 45 seconds in.
The university’s official Youtube channel is full of videos from graduation ceremonies this year. Happy summer and congratulations again to the Class of 2010!
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@Anonymous YAY JOEY!!!!
WE (your beloved EC suitemates) LOVE YOU!!
@Anonymous Aw, that was pretty heartwarming. I think the “pitchy”-ness people were talking about could probably be contributed to nervousness/emotion. Jesus, I can’t imagine how nerve-wracking it would be to sing at commencement.
Question: How is the national anthem singer chosen?
@oops! *attributed
@Speaking of Balloon Boy That reminds me:
http://philolexian.blogspot.com/2009/12/kilmer-2009-winner.html
@anonymous bwog…i miss you. hope summer is going well.
@Anonymous he is talented…but the national anthem clearly isn’t his forte.
@Well I’m pretty sure the national anthem isn’t anyone’s forte. It’s something the good singers in a community always get dragged into doing.
@Anonymous nice censorship, bwog. prezbo would disapprove.
@Anonymous Joey did a better job than the girl at GS Class Day. A little pitchy, bro. Yikes.
@what? No seriously, what the hell does “pitchy” even MEAN? Quit quoting Paula and learn yourself some music.
@really? pitchy = off key
@No. Pitchy is a made up word. Lose it.
@Anonymous Who says that neologisms are not fair game?
As someone who sat during class day as a graduating CC senior, I must day that he did a great job on the anthem.
@really? yes, a made-up word. in contrast to other words, which apparently are not made-up.
@anonymous i thought he sang extremely well
@Anonymous JOEY IS AMAZING!!!
@Anonymous I agree, Joey is amazing and an extremely nice guy. Great job, Joey!
@what what? “they’ve started casting a television show, and not looking for the most talented auditions”
have you ever watched the show? and if joey has such a great personality why didn’t he make it?
Your argument makes no sense.
@Anonymous joey doesn’t need some ridiculous competition on a tv show to reach his dreams.
@what what in the but what? if you don’t make ‘American Idol’ then you can’t be a successful pop singer? I’m confused. If I want to lose weight and don’t make ‘The Biggest Loser’, I won’t know what to do with myself.
@alum Grace Lee CC08 sings the most amazing anthem!
@Anonymous joey goldberg is an amazing person and has a great voice!!!
@loved him as did the crowd
@Anonymous What’s with this hate? Why are people on Bwog so damn ridiculous?!!
Joey isn’t remotely a douche, American Idol is a JOKE (they’ve started casting a television show, and not looking for the most talented auditions), and he did a really wonderful job with the National Anthem. Congratulations to Joey on graduating, and chasing his dreams.
@ya if he's so great how come he didn’t make american idol????
OK, so maybe he’s not that good and won’t become famous
@oh f you. I’m sure your voice is like nails on a chalk board.