From a very young age, Christina Aguilera was well-known for her singing capabilities after she first appeared on Star Search at just ten years of age. She was also no stranger to television, making her appearance on The Disney Channel’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” from 1993 to 1994. Aguilera has been in the spotlight of the music industry for quite some time now, beginning with her hit recording of “Reflection” back in 1998, but now the spotlight seems to be on her not for her capabilities but for her inabilities. Not many of the Super Bowl’s one hundred million viewers could have missed Christina’s flub of the National Anthem.
On January 24th, Aguilera accepted the offer to sing the Star-Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl.
“I have been performing the anthem since I was seven years old and I must say the Super Bowl is a dream come true,” said Aguilera.
Unfortunately, her performance of the anthem was not as appealing as her prior sensations, “Genie in a Bottle” and “What a Girl Wants.” Now, Aguilera is paying the price for it.
Christina belted the words “What so proudly we watched at the twilights last reaming” instead of the actual lyrics, “O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.” Since then, she has been the subject of harsh criticism on television, Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia.
One twitter user commented, “Egypt thanks Christina Aguilera for botching the national Anthem and knocking them off the Twitter trend list.”
Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski wrote, “Blowing the words of the anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow. Do they take away one of her five Grammy’s for that? Two?”
Although her performance was far from perfect, Aguilera finished strongly, and the crowd recognized her for her efforts.
“I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through,” said Aguilera of her performance.
Few people have been so forgiving for her mistake, but one man felt Aguilera should be offered another chance. Steve Cohen, general manager of the Mets minor league affiliate the Brooklyn Cyclones, has extended an invitation to the Staten Island native to give the Star Spangled Banner another go. Christina has not yet responded to the offer.
“When a player makes a mistake, they usually don’t get a shot at redemption, but with a singer, that’s a different story,” said Cohen.
After the harsh criticisms Aguilera has endured, accepting the offer of Cohen might not be a bad idea.
The Tiger Times 
Posted on February 23, 2011 by thetigertimes
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