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Christina Aguilera Botches Lyrics at Super Bowl

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Feb 6, 2011 8:28 PM
I was in the car picking up a last minute item before the SB and heard this on the radio. Christina blended two different stanzas of the song.

The other thing that cracked me up was the length of her rendition. Over the week I heard someone on the radio mention odd bets from Vegas. One of the more humorous bets was an over/under on Christina's anthemn. I believe the over was 1:45. Everyone on the radio agreed they'd take that bet in a heartbeat. I think the time was a little over two minutes.
http://www.yahoo.com/_ylt=AustCqwLA.yvyNR2PStVlvWbvZx4;_ylu=X3oDMTNmaXM3MHNrBGEDMTEwMjA2IHNwb3J0cyBzdXBlciBib3dsIHN0YXJ0IHQEY3BvcwMxBGcDaWQtNjY5MzkEaW50bAN1cwRpdGMDMARwa2d2AzE1BHBvcwMyBHNlYwN0ZC1mZWF0BHNsawN0aXRsZQR0ZXN0AzcwMQ--/SIG=14a10d3kl/EXP=1297127934/**http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Video-Christina-Aguilera-goofs-up-the-National-%3Furn=nfl-317568
Feb 6, 2011 8:28pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:30 PM
Official over under was 1:54 and the only unofficial time I saw was 1:53.
Feb 6, 2011 8:30pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:34 PM
karen lotz;667242 wrote:Official over under was 1:54 and the only unofficial time I saw was 1:53.

I had it at 1:53
Feb 6, 2011 8:34pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:36 PM
ccrunner609;667250 wrote:There should be a government mandate to sing it like this:...
Yeah, that's what we need...more government mandates.
Feb 6, 2011 8:36pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:37 PM
LJ;667256 wrote:I had it at 1:53


You had the actual time at 1:53 or the over/under was 1:53?
Feb 6, 2011 8:37pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:38 PM
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.... how is it possible to mess up the national anthem at the biggest game of the year?
Feb 6, 2011 8:38pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:42 PM
karen lotz;667272 wrote:You had the actual time at 1:53 or the over/under was 1:53?

I timed it at 1:53, from first sound to the end of "brave"
Feb 6, 2011 8:42pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:45 PM
Yeah that's what I had too plus saw a couple of tweets with that.
Feb 6, 2011 8:45pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:48 PM
LJ;667291 wrote:I timed it at 1:53, from first sound to the end of "brave"

It's 1:53 if you go to the end of "brave." But then she threw in an extra "ooooo" at the end that I think should count and it takes the time up to 1:54.
Feb 6, 2011 8:48pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:50 PM
sherm03;667311 wrote:It's 1:53 if you go to the end of "brave." But then she threw in an extra "ooooo" at the end that I think should count and it takes the time up to 1:54.

Didn't know there was an "oooo" at the end of the National Anthem.... We will have to see what Vegas does. I would think officially the end would be the end of the last word.
Feb 6, 2011 8:50pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:52 PM
she left a line completely out, then blended another. she fucked it up for sure.
Feb 6, 2011 8:52pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:55 PM
LJ;667316 wrote:Didn't know there was an "oooo" at the end of the National Anthem.... We will have to see what Vegas does. I would think officially the end would be the end of the last word.

Obviously I know that there is nothing written after brave. But I would think the end would be when she stops singing. And if she's throwing extra syllables after the last word, that's part of her rendition and therefore part of the total time that she took to sing the song.

In any case, had she sang the "o'er the ramparts we watched," she would be well over 1:53.
Feb 6, 2011 8:55pm
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Feb 6, 2011 8:57 PM
sherm03;667331 wrote:Obviously I know that there is nothing written after brave. But I would think the end would be when she stops singing. And if she's throwing extra syllables after the last word, that's part of her rendition and therefore part of the total time that she took to sing the song.

In any case, had she sang the "o'er the ramparts we watched," she would be well over 1:53.
Push maybe? lol
Feb 6, 2011 8:57pm
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Feb 6, 2011 9:17 PM
Interesting...
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Anthem controversy continues. Most had over/under at 1:54. Bodog clocked it at 1:53.7 (under) Bookmaker.com? 1:54.02 (over)
Feb 6, 2011 9:17pm
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Feb 6, 2011 9:24 PM
karen lotz;667410 wrote:Interesting...
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Anthem controversy continues. Most had over/under at 1:54. Bodog clocked it at 1:53.7 (under) Bookmaker.com? 1:54.02 (over)
Hmmmmmmm...that's interesting.
Feb 6, 2011 9:24pm
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Feb 6, 2011 10:50 PM
There is no way anyone running a sports betting company can not call it a wash when she left out a good portion of the song!
Feb 6, 2011 10:50pm
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Feb 6, 2011 10:50 PM
[video=youtube;wMmIKoC3DQQ][/video]

This guy's got it right.
Feb 6, 2011 10:50pm
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Feb 6, 2011 10:52 PM
What part did she leave out?
Feb 6, 2011 10:52pm
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Feb 6, 2011 10:57 PM
Tiger2003;667754 wrote:What part did she leave out?

She left out the line, "O'er the ramparts we watched"...and then combined two different stanzas in an attempt to cover it up.
Feb 6, 2011 10:57pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:04 PM
does this screw up over/under bets on how long she'd sing?
Feb 6, 2011 11:04pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:17 PM
I had 20 on Bookmaker.com on over 1:56 and lost the wager. Their official time was 1:54.3 or something. Apparently the line moved because I heard some people got it at 1:54.
Feb 6, 2011 11:17pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:19 PM
I can't stand these idiots trying to make the damn National Anthem "theirs" by using a bunch of inflection and other unneeded bullshit.

It's "our" song, sing the fucker like it's supposed to be done. She's too worried about putting "her" label on the damn thing she eff'd it all to hell and is now a national embarrassment. I like her voice and she had the potential to knock it out of the park...fucking fail.
Feb 6, 2011 11:19pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:21 PM
ytownfootball;667860 wrote:I can't stand these idiots trying to make the damn National Anthem "theirs" by using a bunch of inflection and other unneeded bullshit.

It's "our" song, sing the fucker like it's supposed to be done. She's too worried about putting "her" label on the damn thing she eff'd it all to hell and is now a national embarrassment. I like her voice and she had the potential to knock it out of the park...fucking fail.

+1
Feb 6, 2011 11:21pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:24 PM
TBone14;667852 wrote:I had 20 on Bookmaker.com on over 1:56 and lost the wager. Their official time was 1:54.3 or something. Apparently the line moved because I heard some people got it at 1:54.

That's harsh...The way it started out I thought for sure she was going over.
Feb 6, 2011 11:24pm
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Feb 6, 2011 11:37 PM
I agree with ytown and LJ...
Feb 6, 2011 11:37pm