I heard this on TV. I had to mute it she was so bad.

...I was saying boo-urns.

This is how a talentless hack singer tries to sound like they can sing, by doing all sorts of shit with the song. A good singer can sing a song straight, no extra flourishes, and leave everyone gobsmacked with the quality of their voice.

A no talent 'singer' like her (who I don't know from a bar of soap as we don't know her in Australia and hopefully never will), is just trying to disguise that they can't hold a single note for any length of time.

I guess she lost the audition. Oh wait..she was picked! She sounded like she was sitting on an off balance spin cycle.

I've heard worse!
Also, word on the street is that a couple seconds after she finished, the Eagles came out of their tunnel.
Seriously though, it's difficult to do, and i've definitely heard worse performances on live tv.

this is one song you don't want to give a personal interpretation to. unless you are whitney houston.

haha yeah, national anthems, although they are boring as shit, are not songs you should try to spice up.

I disagree with the personal interpretation... What could be more american?... THIS on the other hand... That was rough to watch... I looked around the room at everyones faces... and we were all just wincing...

Having said that... I can't sing for beans... and it strikes me as a difficult song to TRULY sing... I won't judge her to hard... I think her mistakes are more from trying TO hard, and i like to think we can still forgive that in this country.

This calls for a National Anthem Desecration Amendment. Where are those Republicans when you need them ?