Christina Aguilera was roundly mocked this week for flubbing the words to the national anthem before Super Bowl XLV. In a typically histrionic performance, the singer, 30, belted out the words, “What so proudly we watched, at the twilight’s last reaming,” in place of the correct “O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming.” An apologetic Aguilera admitted she got confused in the heat of the moment. “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem came through,” she said.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
The Week Unwrapped: How did Japan become a space superpower?Podcast Plus, why on earth are Labubu dolls so popular? Will buy-now-pay-later cause a new financial crisis?
-
The week's best photosIn Pictures A tomato fight, painting behind bars, and more
-
Mountainhead: Jesse Armstrong's tech bro satire sparkles with 'weapons-grade zingers'The Week Recommends The Succession creator's first feature film lacks the hit TV show's 'dramatic richness' – but makes for a horribly gripping watch
