Posted on 11/25/2016 4:31:15 AM PST by drewh
The only thing more dramatic than the Lions' 16-13 fourth-quarter win over the Vikings on Thursday was Aretha Franklin's rendition of the national anthem.
Actually, "dramatic" might not be the best word to use to describe Franklin's performance.
"Never-ending" would probably work better after Franklin somehow managed to belt the anthem out for a full four minutes and 35 seconds.
To put that into perspective, oddsmakers usually expect the national anthem at the Super Bowl to run for roughly two minutes.
Franklin doubled that, plus some, and let's just say people on Twitter weren't amused.
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Had a senior moment, confused Aretha Franklin for Ella Fitzgerald!
Ella is a whole nuthor deal. :)
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