Former 'Idol' Lauren Alaina Flubs National Anthem At Lions/Packers Game: 'I Messed Up'

I just like a simple color guard and a bugle or trumpet player from our military. It shows so much respect for our armed forces & also ensures no one flubs the lines. Moreover, I am tired of the disrespect showered on the anthem by celeb singers, embellishing it with screeches & unnecessary melisma. (I still haven't forgotten Steve Tyler's scream of "Yeah, baby!" at the 2007 world series, right before the last line.) It should be about the song, not the singer.

Audiences used to sing the national anthem. We no longer do that. The anthem has been yet another performance by "artists" trying to one up each other.

No more celebrities! Let a local school or church choir sing it and encourage the crowd to sing along. Celebs are useless.

Ah what the heck anyway. Our politicians have forgotten the constitution.

Dear NFL,
Quit hiring big names to sing the National Anthem; instead select a choir/glee club from an area high school to do the singing. Make a donation to the school district in the amount that you would have paid the celebrity. And make sure that the school selected is a public school, not a private school; they can use all the financial help.

THEY SHOULD NOT PICK SOMEONE TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN THE 1ST PLACE. EVERY SINGLE FAN IN THE PLACE SHOULD BE PROUDLY SINGING THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!!!!!

If the National Anthem ever appeared on a Lady Gaga album and then played on the TV and radio 50 times a day, then everyone in America would be able to sing it.

From Christina Aguilera's now infamous Superbowl Anthem flub to today's snafu, I am seriously starting to wonder: Why are so many singers having trouble with the US National Anthem? Either they attempt to dazzle us with reverbratta and the result is inconprehensible or they just forget the words and hum. For this year's Superbowl, I just want someone to sing the National Anthem solidly and on key. Please?

the NFL could train the players to place their right hand over his heart for the song, and face the flag..........i learned tha in elementary school 40 years ago

Since this keeps happening frequentlly ... why don't they use singers who can do the job right?

Without exception, I always mute the sound when any celebrity tries to sing our National Anthem. They either try to jazz it up or they forget the lyrics. On the other hand, I always enjoy listening to a member of our armed forces or police or firefighters sing. They treat our National Anthem and God Bless America with respect.

If they were still allowed to sing the Natinoal Anthem in school growing up they would remember the words forever.

Why don't they just have the lyrics of the national anthem on the jumbotrom so that these singers will stop embarrasing themselves. Most stadiums have a big screen, just have the lyrics up there. Somehow most of us knows the words but when singing in front of thousands and knowing millions more watching on tv, you tend to get nervous and forget the words I guess.

Here is the problem , In every other nation on this planet, you will here every citizen and small children singing their national songs or anthems flawlessly, why ? They are taught from an early age and sing them in their schools. In America, the ACLU and progressive liberal teachers and their school systems have dropped the pledge of alliegence and the national anthem before school begins or at their sporting events. One immigrant or anti-Christian parent calls the ACLU and files a law suit and the school administrators fold under the pressure like an accordian, that is why our youth does not have pride and patriotism in their own country not to mention that they do not have a grasp how our anthem is sung. THAT IS WHY THEY SCREW IT UP.

i like the idea of the crowd singing the NATIONAL Anthem.

I wish we would quit alowing celebrities to masacre the National Anthum at any event. Have the audience sing it together.

Man invents tools to use them! Why deny her the use of a teleprompter especially when the politicians are allowed to use them?

I admit that I'm older then dirt, BUT, we used to sing our Anthem Every Morning in my school.
It's never forgotten.

Maybe this is that lack of practice in today's world. Se La vie!

Is this a surprise most of the people in this country can't even speak english

I learned the song in school. We used to sing this and other patriotic songs. Now of course, the school system has stopped with the singing of these songs along with the banning of the pledge of allegiance. I guess it's politically incorrect to be patriotic.