Beyonce belts it out (Getty Images)
The second inauguration of President Obama featured some amazing performances.
Beyonce sang “The Star-Spangled Banner”:
Kelly Clarson sang “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)”—Senator Charles Schumer was dazzled by it:
James Taylor sang “America the Beautiful”:
And the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”:
