Cyndi Lauper's national anthem flub at the U.S. Open

**cassiesmom** · 09-10-2011, 10:06 PM

Did anyone else see Cyndi Lauper mess up the "Star Spangled Banner" at the U.S. Open before Serena Williams' match? I know it's not the easiest thing to sing. But this is the 9/11 anniversary weekend, so I would think she would have gone over the lyrics beforehand to be sure this wouldn't happen. I've heard there are people who want to change the national anthem to "America the Beautiful".

http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/blog/...urn=ten-wp3242

**sasvermont** · 09-10-2011, 10:24 PM

I thought there was a flub. I cannot believe the people singing don't know the words. What gives?

**momcat** · 09-11-2011, 08:27 PM

Gee, I've known the words since elementary school and we won't get into how long ago that was! This is so sad

**Karen** · 09-11-2011, 08:33 PM

It could have just been nerves. Yes, even seasoned performers can flub the words for things that, if you asked them on a normal day, they can recite by heart.

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 09-11-2011, 08:53 PM

I have noticed that a LOT of flubs occur at the exact same spot in the song. I think the "we" in that line makes you think back to the first "we" a couple lines before and causes momentary loss of place in the grand scheme of things.

**kitten645** · 09-11-2011, 10:29 PM

I agree it's disrespectful. She isn't the superstar she once was. She prefomed in front of millions in the past. Give the lyrics a once over. This is what she does as a profession. It's not life or death but if I make an avoidable "flub" at work, there are consequences. No ones perfect but the national anthem on 9/11 warrants some practice.