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

**Karen** · 09-11-2011, 09:33 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, 09:53 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, 11:29 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.

**happylabs** · 09-12-2011, 12:57 PM

Well...it's not a perfect world. Everyone makes mistakes. I didn't see it though. I was irritated because tennis was on the other night and I didn't get to watch 48-hours. Why isn't tennis played on ESPN or one of the other sports channels?

**lizbud** · 09-12-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by happylabs

Well...it's not a perfect world. Everyone makes mistakes. I didn't see it though. I was irritated because tennis was on the other night and I didn't get to watch 48-hours. Why isn't tennis played on ESPN or one of the other sports channels?

Amen to that. Same thing with Golf.

**kitten645** · 09-13-2011, 12:28 AM

"Well...it's not a perfect world. Everyone makes mistakes. I didn't see it though. I was irritated because tennis was on the other night and I didn't get to watch 48-hours. Why isn't tennis played on ESPN or one of the other sports channels?"

Ditto that. I've always been irritated that sports is NOT news. Put it at the end of a news broadcast or on it's own network. Goodness knows there are enough channels! I fully understand the supporters want to see what happened and stats and whatnot but it doesn't directly affect everyones lives like news or weather. Just a pet peeve. LOL!

**wombat2u2004** · 09-13-2011, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by kitten645

Ditto that. I've always been irritated that sports is NOT news. Put it at the end of a news broadcast or on it's own network. Goodness knows there are enough channels! I fully understand the supporters want to see what happened and stats and whatnot but it doesn't directly affect everyones lives like news or weather. Just a pet peeve. LOL!

My peeve to. Why don't they have a separate "Playing with Balls" channel ??
I suppose tho, that they are like the rest of the media, they really don't give a damn what or when they shove whatever down our throats for the sake of "maximising their own income"