WATCH: Christina Aguilera Screws Up The National Anthem At The Super Bowl

business insider ^ | 1-6-11 | Dashiell Bennett

[muawiyah]

Hmm ~ the original song wasn't just an instance of one solid note after another ~ it was a DRINKING SONG ~ or as some have described it, a TEST to see if you'd had too much. As long as you could sing it, you were OK.

So, what is it? You don't like the way others sing the song? Solution to that is to BID for the job next time.

[Roccus]

IIRC, the Over/Under was 1 min. 54 secs. for the anthem.
Looks like the Over won.

[linn37]

Terrible rendition even the players looked disgusted.

[mtg]

When will singers ever learn that the National Anthem is not a performance venue. Just sing it like it’s supposed to be sung and quit trying to impress people... which you’re not!

[newheart]

So the next time you have to sing in front of 100 million people let’s see if you do it perfectly. For crying out loud. find something important to worry about.

[Lmo56]

Not only HORRIBLE, but disrespectful too. I HATE it when these so-called “stars” decide OUR National Anthem is fair game for their interpretation and “artistic impression”. Sing the song the way it was meant to be sung, or DON’T SING IT. All those extra voice inflections, pauses, and drawn out notes inserted at her whim made a mockery of the Anthem. Just HORRIBLE.

I remember when Whitney Houston sang it at the Super Bowl during Gulf War I. She did the inflections, pause, etc. and it was just BEAUTIFUL.

Ever since then, it seems that these Prima Donnas singing in subsequent Super Bowls want to try to "out-Whitney" Whitney ...

And they ALL fail miserably ...

[Qout]

Maybe next year the NFL can hold auditions before they choose someone.

[The Comedian]

Is anyone surprised that a pop star has no idea of of the nature of the culture that made her rich and famous?

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[debrawiest]

That was just awful. Long for the day when Whitney Houston sang it. She set the modern day standard.

[CodeToad]

Is the girl behind that flag snickering?

[TSgt]

She looked like Courtney Love on a good day...

[peeps36]

I hate the halftime shows they put on during the Super Bowl. They are ruining the game with all this garbage.

[eyedigress]

It helps if you know the lyrics. Pretending to sing it kinda sucks.

[cubreporter]

Now THAT was sung beautifully by a beautiful woman. And...I LOVE how at the very end she said: “OUR” Home Sweet Home!!!

[762X51]

The Star Mangled Banner. The halftime show sucked just as badly. The “entertainment” this year was a suckfest.

[Louis Foxwell]

Even w/o the mess up that was the worst version since Rosanne Barr,...

Got to agree. Why do these floozies find it necessary to improve upon perfection? Reminds me of my daughter at age 3 who, after teaching her the alphabet, said, "Now I will tell you my way."

[cubreporter]

I used to LOVE listening to Mariah Carey. I remember when Oprah first introduced her on her show. She was so sweet and beautiful as was Whitney Houston was when she began. I don’t know what happened to them but the women I saw and loved to listen to have since faded into something I don’t know anymore nor care to know.

[cubreporter]

Thank God the roar of the jet engines helped to drown out her voice. The real joy was the fighters and their message:

“Pardon our noise...it’s the sound of Freedom!!!!!

[Eccl 10:2]

Is that Cyndi Lauper? /sarc. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I wasn't the only one who thought so!

[The Comedian]

She looked like Courtney Love on a good day...

I think "Courtney Love on a good day" is a completely hypothetical scenario.

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.