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Video: Christina Aguilera Botches National Anthem
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 7, 2011
Modified Feb 7, 2011
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Everyone is talking about Christina Aguilera messing up the lyrics to the national anthem at the Super Bowl last night. The video is below, where she belts out: "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, what so proudly we watched at the twilight's last gleaming." The correct lyrics are: "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming."
Of course, Xtina isn't the only one who's butchered the Star Spangled Banner—here's a look back at past performers who left their own marks of shame on the anthem. And, upside, at least the Black Eyed Peas didn't perform it?
As Pat Kiernan points out, Christina did get it right when she sang the anthem at age 11.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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