News: Cyndi Lauper forgets words to US national anthem during 9/11 memorial
Singer botches performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at US Open, fluffing same lines as Christina Aguilera earlier this yearCyndi Lauper fluffed her performance of the US national anthem this weekend, as part of a 9/11 memorial at the US Open. The 58-year-old singer was performing The Star-Spangled Banner following a moment of silence for victims of the terrorist attacks in the US – but failed to sing the words correctly."O'er the ramparts we watched," Lauper sang, "as our flag was still str...
Guardian Music — Singer botches performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at US Open, fluffing same lines as Christina Aguilera earlier this yearCyndi Lauper fluffed her performance of the ... more info
ContactMusic — Cyndi Lauper mixed up the words to Americas National Anthem during a live TV performance at the U S Open semi-finals on Saturday 10Sep11 The True Colours hitmaker flubbed... more info
VH1 Blog — Cyndi Lauper became the latest in a long line of singers to draw a temporary mental blank while singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Saturday night’s U.S. Open... more info
ContactMusic — Cyndi Lauper stumbled through her rendition of the national anthem on Saturday 10 11 2011 after mistakenly singing the wrong lyrics The 58-year-old singer was performing ... more info
Pop Crunch — I Botched The Star-Spangled Banner: The Cyndi Lauper Edition… An ’80s new wave icon has joined the likes of divas like Christina Aguilera, Kat De Luna, Keri Hilson (D... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Add the name Cyndi Lauper to the list of singers bested by the national anthem. Singing on Saturday at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Lauper declared our fl... more info
E! Online — This seems to be happening time after time.
Cyndi Lauper is the latest singer to have a wee bit of trouble with the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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