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Kelly Clarkson Delivers Flawless Rendition of National Anthem at Super Bowl XLVI

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:38:21 +0000

Kelly Clarkson was tasked with singing the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl XLVI (Feb. 5) featuring the New York Giants against the New England Patriots. Clarkson had everything going for her with this performance, since she was following up Christina Aguilera‘s major mistake-filled version at last year’s big game. How bad could it [...]

Cyndi Lauper Messes Up The National Anthem [VIDEO]

Mark Richards — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:06:14 +0000

Oops looks like it's Cyndi Lauper's turn to pull a Christina Aguilera! She flubbed "The National Anthem" at the U.S. Open in New York. Cyndi took the court after a moment of silence in honor of 9-11 but got the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner" wrong.

Cyndi sang, "O'er the ramparts, we watched as our flag was still streaming." The real line for the song goes, "O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming."

Add Christina Aguilera To This List Of Cringe-worthy National Anthems

Eric Meier — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:19:36 +0000

Christina Aguilera has the right kind of voice to belt out a memorable national anthem. Unfortunately, her performance at Super Bowl XLV will be remembered for the wrong reason.

As you’ve probably heard, Aguilera flubbed the anthem, forgetting the lyric "o’er the ramparts we watched."

Aguilera is far from the first person to botch the Star Spangled Banner. Check out last night's flub and seven other singers who made a mess of the anthem on much smaller stages.