If she wasn’t so busy trying to sound black and soulful, she would do alright.
The 30-year-old, “Burlesque” star, who has sung the National Anthem at many previous sporting events, including Game 7 of last year’s NBA finals, bungled the lyrics at the opening of last night’s super bowl game, causing confusion amongst the crowd and with viewers at home.
In a statement to the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog, Aguilera said the flub happened because “I lost my place.”
“I got so caught up in the moment of the song that I lost my place,” she explained. “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through.”
Her words of explanation were beautiful and maybe even true but it’s important that she be herself., her vocals will flow easier that way.
Nobody’s perfect people.
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I didn’t even notice until they were talking about it on the news.
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You then are just as stupid!
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She still did good!
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No she did not, it was awful no matter how you look at it. She should have just sang it the way it was suppose to be written.
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it was awful no matter how you look at it. She should have just sang it the way it was suppose to be written.
I agree.
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she’s sung it several times/7x b4 and shouldn’t have messed up at all! Maybe she was high.
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Maybe she was. LOL
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I still like her and they would still have something to say if she didn’t mess up!!
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I still like her
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well damn we don’t hate her but she just fucked up! like Trace said, “nobodys perfect”
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Wow, that’s sad. I knew when she immediately jacked it up! They should have gotten Whitney Houston to do it again, she still can blow, although not as well as her younger, pre-crack years. Learn both national anthems folk! The one for America and the one for Black America! Come on ya’ll!
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They should have gotten Keisha Cole.
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Keisha? To do what? lol.
Hope not sing for real..lol
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They should have gotten Keisha Cole.
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Nah IMO JHud…Now Dat Gal can sang!
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IDK the words either but then again I wasn’t asked to sing it. Christina fucked those lyrics up in front of millions…She needs to lay off the sauce with her drunk ass.
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I don’t know what the problem was. She’s sang the National Anthem at sporting events before. To be honest I couldn’t understand what she was saying for most of the song anyway.
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If she wasn’t so busy trying to sound black and soulful, she would do alright.
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I agree….Perhaps if she hadn’t been so focused on her own “artistic vision” of the song, she might have sang the lyrics correctly. I didn’t hear her screwup. As soon as I realized she was re-interpreting the notes, and stretching it out like so many do, I walked out of the room.
Just sing the daggum song. We don’t need your own personal vision.
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Amen to that. It would be nice to have someone just sing the song instead of making it into “their way” not good. I hated it.
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Whitney Houston’s rendition in 1991 or so was the best Super Bowl anthem performance I’ve heard thus far and she wasn’t trying to be cute either, girlfriend had on sweats and tore it up!!!
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@Starr, The Jackson 5 learned that song 5 minutes before the ’72 world series and they killed it. Chrissy doesn’t have an excuse.
Whitney was the BEST of all TIME!!!!!
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I thought the Black Eyed Peas performance was horrible so whateva.
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HOW do u rehearse a song b4 a BIG game and STILL forget the words? Dont wonna hear nervous, because she already a star. And after she messed up she hung on EVERY word…nice voice, but BOOOOOO
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I mean yeah she’s a star, so that means she can’t be nervous?? This is like the most watched program of ALL time by MILLIONS of MILLIONS of people.
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like blog queen said, the girl ain’t perfect! I mean yeah she’s a star, but does that meand she can’t be nervous?? This is like the most watched program of ALL time by MILLIONS of MILLIONS of people.
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No the voice was awful too!
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No the voice was awful too! >>> I agree, 2many highs and low notes. Tried to sound black like Tra said.
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And she has been in the limelite 4 what 10 years now? I could understand a new star, but a veteran singer? I guess Im just one of the “haters”
Tracy please post Whitney singing that same song. Please and thank you mam.
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In Christina’s defense she had a drink or two….or three or four….okay fine the whole bottle! Damn it!!!!
Let a girl breath……
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LOL!!! That’s one song you really shouldn’t fuck up.
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she has been in the limelite 4 what 10 years now?
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Exactly
Christina Aguilera has a great voice but come on it’s the Superbowl. That’s the most watch sporting event in America. She should have been prepared. By now she should be a professional.
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By now she should be a professional
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Agree
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Blame it on the a a a a a alcohol
Blame it on the a a a a a a alcohol
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Whomp Whomp. It happens.
Personally I could care less. I learned the national anthem in kindergarten and I probably don’t remember it now. If she was drunk, she was drunk. If she was nervous, it happens. At least we didn’t see her naked up there. And she still sounded better than Fergie.
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I don’t think so, she was awful! One shouldn’t forget the words to their National Anthem.
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The girl can sang….but she didnt flub a little bit….she ROYALLY messed it up….damn….for all those NFL players who waited for that moment….
Thanks Christina!! Not! SMH.
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Adam: Our National Anthem is important, but she is human. Yeah, she flubbed the words (and I caught it, as soon as she did it), but I’m over it. I’m sure she was nervous cause only like a gajillion people watch the Super Bowl.
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LOL!
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No doubt she screwed up big time but for me personally, because her voice is so strong and amazing I forgave her. Its just too bad that regardless of that fact she’ll still always be known in Super Bowl history as the one performer who jacked up the National Anthem.
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she’ll still always be known in Super Bowl history as the one performer who jacked up the National Anthem.
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No she won’t. They have probably already scratched her name off of the list of future performances but she will never be as talked about or ridiculed the way that Janet Jackson was. Let’s just be real here people.
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i personally think she did a good job.. I mean she was ok.
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SHE CAN SING BUT THIS CHICK IS SO IRRELEVANT WHY THEY COULDN’T FIND SOMEONE BETTER TO SING.
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…she should have sang “I Am Not Myself Tonight’…
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One player was even crying.
If he knew she said the wrongs words he may have slapped that biatch!
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I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND Y SHE LOOK’D LIKE CINDI LAUPER!!!????
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WE STILL ON THIS SUBJECT?
THE GIRL CAN’T SING!!!!! MORNING FAM!
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THE GIRL CAN’T SING!!!!!
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I cosign @Man, she’s a hand waving yeller,
good morning.
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THE GIRL CAN’T SING!!!!!
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It’s all about who can yell the loudest then that counts as singing, same thing with Fergie of the black eyed peas.
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Morning ya’ll…..Christine A, has been entertaining too long to mess up the National Anthem like she did. Everyone gets nervous sometime. That’s understandable but thats why she is a professional. She should have had a tele-prompta she could follow. She should feel bad I do.
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Oh wow, you all are a trip!
the girl made a mistake, get over it!! You guys keep saying, she’s a professional so she shouldn’t have messed up, but even the most highly trained professionals make mistakes. Doctors make mistakes, athletes make mistakes, journalists, astronauts, firefighters, actors, and every single commentor here on this blog, IT’S CALLED BEING HUMAN.
Good morning!
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professionals make mistakes
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Yes. ^^ It has to be perfect everytime. She is suppose to be a professional singer! Didn’t she rehearse? They just let any ol’ body sing it these days. Divorced whores and all.
I feel like next time have them old people sing it that was/is actually fighting the war instead of these big name flubs. I knew she messed up when she started. Over doing it.
Halftime was shitty period. OMG was all I can say watching Usher perform. Lame. Do your own dances instead of copying MJ.
No originality at all.
Morning…
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@Joanne, I wouldn’t want a doctor to make mistakes with me or my loved ones. that warrants a lawsuit baby. professional means damn near perfect!
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Ditto-LOL @E
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she is human i agree… these posts dont move me…she made a mistake…get over it…
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Chill Joanne, no need to whoop nobody’s azz.
we all make mistakes yes. It’s not the first time she’s has done the athem so she knows the words, she just got ahead of herself.
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she sang her butt off. what mistake? seriously her talent out shined any mistake that she may have made in the lyrics.besides,we all make mistakes so chill out fanatics.
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what mistake?
are some of ya’ll bishes sippin the sherry wit ya coffee? she fucked it up, so ya’ll get over it and deal wit it2.
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THIS BROAD IS SOOOOO WASHED UP, SHE JUST NEEDS TO CALL IT QUITS!!! NOBODY IS TRYING TO HEAR CHRISTINA RIGHT NOW, REALLY. AND HER IMAGE IS SOOOO TRASHY. I USED TO HAVE RESPECT FOR HER, BUT NOT ANYMORE.
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I’m quite sure that the national anthem is the first song a professional singer would learn.
She probably did not practice the night before or partyed too much. Practice makes perfect always. I dont think there is an excuse.
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professionals make mistakes
Absolutely inexcusable and unforgivable. She is a professional, who got paid.
Not only that, it’s our NATIONAL ANTHEM. To even be considered to sing it, on the world’s biggest stage should have been an honor and a privilege.
That was a self indulgent performance and she should be ashamed of herself.
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professionals make mistakes
personally i really don’t think it’s something that she should be criticized for, yea we can say she’s a professional and there’s no excuse, but it’s really not a big deal.
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It’s not really a big deal?
Sit yo young azz down, get off this blog and pick up a history book.
I’m sure all the veterans and families of dead and active military members would agree with you. SMDH
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Morning people!!!!
She messed up, big deal, move on. It’s just a song.
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She’s HUMAN folks… And besides, half of the people here probably can’t recite ALL the words to it either…She still can blow!!!
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Good morning all: She still sounded good imo.
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Good morning people!
And Yeah @Man, we still on this subject
@Joanne, she human yes but she still fucked it up
I went to the bathroom somewhere around ‘dawn’s early light.’
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Not a football fan. But an hour before it aired my roommate told me Christina was singing and I went to study.
Morning Spice, Ashanti, Joanne, 2Thick & Man.
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Oh well you can’t be perfect all the time; home girl still has vocals. Which is why, she keeps getting asked to sing it….although, after this event, it may be awhile before she is asked again.
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Good morning everyone.
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“I lost my place.”
Even if she lost her place, she should still know the words. Maybe next time she should do a Sarah Palin and write it on the palm of her hand, you know, a cheat sheet??!?!?!?!?!?
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shes still one of the best, everyone makes mistakes!
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Ummm correct me if Im wrong, but did this bytch forget how to sing?
Does she hang out at a buffett?
And whats up with that fucked up hair?
The Christina i remember weighed about 99lbs, this bytch is 145 easy!
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I knew she would mess it up as soon as she sang the first note.
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I agree Queen, she didn’t sound her best & them extensions were jacked up or perhaps that was a lacefront lol.
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Most overrated singer ever and yeah she white.
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I used to really like her because I think she`s talented, but it seems like she`s not quite what she used to be. Even her appearance has headed south.
And what does her being ‘white’ have to do with it?
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I personally would’ve preferred Tamia to sing the anthem, rather than freakin Christina aguilera.
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she probably forgot because she was nervous, give her a break she still did great she held the last note for 10 seconds +.
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