national anthem

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This moving version of the National Anthem has people asking why it takes a major tragedy to bring us together as a nation.

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For your entertainment, check out the six biggest National Anthem renditions of all time. See if you agree.

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Surprisingly, the biggest controversy stemming from President Obama's inauguration Monday has nothing to do with his birth certificate. It's whether or not Beyonce lip-synced the national anthem.

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Oh that national anthem of ours. While beautiful and a symbol of patriotism, it's always a scary song for pop stars to perform and for American fans to watch, since it's easy to botch -- a move that makes headlines and becomes fodder for the media and 'SNL.' Just ask Christina Aguilera. Singer and 'X Factor' judge Demi Lovato tackled the task in Detroit at Game 4 (Oct. 28) of the World Series, featuring the hometown Tigers, who are facing elimination at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. So how did Demi do?

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Her name is Harper Gruzins, and she is eleven years old. Harper was asked to perform The National Anthem in front of 22,000 people before the Dallas-Los Angeles MLS match last Saturday evening. A video of her unfortunate rendition of the Star Spangled Banner has gone viral, and people are calling it the worst performance of The National Anthem ever! You be the judge. Hit read more to watch the video.

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The Fray's acoustic version of the 'National Anthem' at last night's NCAA Championship game is being widely criticized as a foul.

Take the jump to check it out for yourself, and let us know in the comments section what you think.

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First it was Roseanne Barr, then it was Christina Aguilera. Now it's Measha Brueggergosman's turn!

I was blown away with how bad this sound.  She does stumble through a few words of our National Anthem, then belts out the Canadian National Anthem.  It's not so much the words of these iconic songs that she screws up... it's the way she sings.  Am I crazy, or does she sound like Miss Piggy?  Prepare yourself for some first-class cringing after the jump!

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Kelly Clarkson was in the spotlight from the beginning, as she got the nod to sing the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl XLVI (Feb. 5) featuring the New York Giants against the New England Patriots.

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American Idol' judge Steven Tyler found himself on the receiving end of criticism yesterday. Tyler, in a glittery New England Patriots scarf, sang 'The Star Spangled Banner' before the Raven - Patriots AFC championship game.

The headline read 'watch Steven Tyler butcher the 'National Anthem'. How bad was it? Take the jump and hear for yourself.

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Zooey Deschanel, star of the Fox sitcom ‘New Girl,’ showed off  her musical side when she sang the national anthem before Game 4 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.

When she’s not setting geek hearts aflutter on screens big and small, Zooey Deschanel has a fairly successful singing career as one half of the group She & Him.

So how did she do performing America’s most famous song?

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Flubbing the National Anthem is becoming a tradition. Actually, American Idol Scotty McCreery made a good recovery after some technical difficulties at Wednesday night's World Series game between the Cardinals and Rangers. But about a minute later he joined the ranks of Christina Aguilera, Roseanne Barr, and many others as he seemed to flub, "Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave..."

"No José does that star-spangled banner yet wave..."? Would that be José ValVerde? José Cuervo? José Feliciano?

Take a look for yourself.

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