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And infomercials making sign-off obsolete. now 350 are playing "the star-spangled banner." they claim it creates unity. but it can also create a dividing line. given the controversy regarding kneeling and president trump's reaction to the protests, it begs the question is playing the anthem itself now partisan? with me is musimusicology assoc professor at university of michigan mark clegg. some are saying, wait a minute, you can't even play the "national anthem" without creating controversy? wherein lies the controversy? >> one thing about the "national anthem," we don't even think about it. b...

Something else going on here, this is note a quiet unity, that's why it sparked unity. >> i think we learned from jimi hendrix, and i got this from you, the song can be boast a protest and patriotic. i'm referring to woodstock. >> absolutely. i think hendrix's is just a beautiful version of "the star-spangled banner" because it brings all the complexity of what it means to be an american. in my research, one of the things i want to do is to show the country's history as complex. ice filled with cacophony, filled with dissidence. it's actually changed a lot over time. so someone like hendrix gi...