[新聞] 10 Worst National Anthem Performances

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去年在超級盃唱錯國歌歌詞，很不意外的上了榜。 http://goo.gl/Quh84 10 Worst National Anthem Performances Ever by Billboard Staff | July 03, 2012 11:15 EDT It must seem like a good idea. How else to explain why so many artists will try anything -- whether it's fiddling with the arrangement or striving for the glory notes that only divas can hit -- to put their own stamp on the national anthem? Getting booked to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a major event is an honor for any artist, so why not try and make it memorable, like Whitney Houston's epic take in 1991 or Marvin Gaye's eminently soulful '83 version? Alas, not everyone -- in fact, almost no one -- reaches that level of greatness. With that in mind, Billboard brings you the 10 worst national anthem performances ever, after which you're welcome to purge your ears by listening to the five all-time best. 10. Keri Hilson, 2010 http://youtu.be/m6A9Fuv72CE

Keri Hilson has the vocal chops to make "The Star-Spangled Banner" soar, but unfortunately, the R&B star's performance at an NBA Lakers vs. Hawks game in 2010 did just the opposite. Why? Hilson committed the sin of all sins: forgetting the lyrics. Let the grumbling commence! 9. Josh Groban and Flea, 2010 http://youtu.be/cynKT3gf6SI

Back in January 2010, we asked whether this unlikely coupling at the BCS championship game was the "weirdest national anthem ever," and with good reason. Josh Groban and Flea may be friends in real life, but their musical inclinations -- he's a popera star who cameos on "Glee," he's a funk-punk bassist who plays with Thom Yorke -- don't exactly scream "hot collabo." 8. Christina Aguilera, 2011 http://youtu.be/b94aBPC5T-E

No one is saying that Christina Aguilera, with her powerhouse glory notes, couldn't totally kill "The Star-Spangled Banner." But did she last year at the Super Bowl? Nope. Aguilera changed the words in the song's fourth line, merging the lyrics with the song's second line. And that final note? Yesh. （文章長，可以用 end） 7. R. Kelly, 2005 http://youtu.be/PkI7F5u1BGY

Notoriously excellent at turning ordinary performances into logic-defying moments, R. Kelly must have been trying to channel the great Marvin Gaye when he decided to go with a soul arrangement of the national anthem for a boxing bout. The results got people talking, but for all the wrong reasons, from the unnecessary use of handclaps to the even more unnecessary use of Chicago step dancers. 6. Steven Tyler, 2001 AND 2012 http://youtu.be/psi2930wuVo

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The Aerosmith frontman's one-of-a-kind voice is perfectly suited to howling choruses like "Love in an elevatuhhh," "What did her daddy doooo," or, "Dream until you're dreams come truuue." "O'er the land of the freeeee," however? Not so much. And he just won't stop singing it, most recently botching the words at the 2012 AFC Championship Game 5. Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin and Dr. John, 2006 It had all the makings of a potentially great national anthem performance. Super Bowl XL was the first since Hurricane Katrina, and two New Orleans heroes -- Aaron Neville and Dr. John -- were there to proudly represent their hometown, along with Detroit soul queen Aretha Franklin. Also, a gospel choir! But sadly, these elements added up to something that just didn't leave us feeling good. Perplexed, maybe, and surely uncomfortable. But definitely not good. 4. Scott Stapp, 2005 http://youtu.be/oDEPd7ygIII

It had all the makings of a potentially great national anthem performance. Super Bowl XL was the first since Hurricane Katrina, and two New Orleans heroes -- Aaron Neville and Dr. John -- were there to proudly represent their hometown, along with Detroit soul queen Aretha Franklin. Also, a gospel choir! But sadly, these elements added up to something that just didn't leave us feeling good. Perplexed, maybe, and surely uncomfortable. But definitely not good. 3. Michael Bolton, 2003 http://youtu.be/MZrK_kOk8Lw

Before there was Sarah Palin reading notes from her hand, there was Michael Bolton. At a Red Sox vs. Yankees baseball game in 2003, the crooner invited the wrath of fans when he dared to peek at the lyrics scrawled on his palm. Between that and the bizarre echo following his every line, Bolton's performance was an epic fail. 2. Roseanne Barr, 1990 http://youtu.be/JDMvfAq7QPw

Even the most thick-skinned Americans had their feathers ruffled by Roseanne Barr's national anthem performance at a 1990 San Diego Padres game. She wanted to be obnoxious, in a number of ways -- by shouting the lyrics totally off-key, grabbing her crotch, and spitting on the pitcher's mound -- and it worked. The best part of this particular video, though, is that it serves to remind us that Madonna not only felt honored by Barr's performance but spoke with an entirely different accent 20 years ago. 1. Kat DeLuna, 2008 http://youtu.be/q98BuAX2T0U

Oh, Kat DeLuna. Once a pop newcomer with a bright future, the Dominican singer never quite recovered from this national anthem performance at a 2008 Dallas Cowboys game. Any way you look at it, it's a spectacular failure. She tries too hard to hit the notes that only a rarefied circle of divas can, then takes us on a painfully bumpy roller coaster ride of vocal runs. She half-forgets the lyrics. She completely botches the last note. And she does it all with the swagger of something who believes she's positively killing it. When a chorus of boos erupts at the end, it's far too little, too late. Now that you've suffered through the worst of the worst, listen to how "The Star Spangled Banner" should be performed. 1. Whitney Houston, 1991 http://youtu.be/YHmdu_I_0zI