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    Steven Tyler’s scarf better than ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ rendition

    By Maggie Hendricks | Shutdown Corner – Sun, Jan 22, 2012 4:44 PM EST

    Steven Tyler, lead singer of the Boston-based, Hall-of-Fame rock and roll band Aerosmith and an "American Idol" judge, was brought in to sing the national anthem before kickoff of the New England Patriots AFC championship game at home. Well, sing is an overstatement.

    It was more of a warbled scream. Associated Press is saying that it would not get him to Hollywood, while Deadspin called it one of the worst anthems of all time. Radar gave him credit for getting all the words right, but that's about it. Sports Grid asked, "How is this guy supposed to pass as a judge on a singing competition when he does… this?" The Boston Herald was one of the few voices to defend Tyler, calling the performance, "pretty decent."

    At least he did wear the best scarf in the history of scarves. Pageant queens everywhere now know why there is a worldwide shortage on sequins.

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    • jenny
      jenny  •  Mt Hamilton, California  •  4 months ago
      The only thing wrong with it was it was missing Joe Perry on guitar.
    • Oddly Enough
      Oddly Enough  •  Norwalk, Ohio  •  4 months ago
      He was in tune, he sang it like he sings in concert and on their recordings. He is in his 60's which is incredible for an artist that has been doing rock & roll for decades. This is his style. I am sure HE DIDN'T INVITE HIMSELF. And believe me, there have been alot worse. I am not a Steven fan, but I am fair-minded.
      • AvaD
        AvaD 4 months ago
        AMEN!!@ Oddly Enough/ norwalk, Ohio, you are completely right :)
      • Billie
        Billie 4 months ago
        I agree with Oddly enough. He got the lyrics right, stayed on tune and only screamed on the highest notes which is the way he always hits his high notes. I'm not a Tyler fan either, just like music. What I don't like is the singers that take the melody all over the place. You shouldn't rewrite the Star Spangled Banner.
      • Slurpy
        Slurpy 4 months ago
        he has been rocking across 4 decades. His music will rock across at least 4 more.
    • Tobias
      Tobias  •  Albany, New York  •  4 months ago
      Better than a lot of renditions I've seen the past few years. Not bad for an aging rocker. It was raw, real, and seemed from the heart. Let's not tear it apart!
    • lll
      lll  •  4 months ago
      Hey. At least he tried to be respectful and probably did his best. I think he has grown up alot in the past few years and his heart was at least in the right place. I think the worst I ever heard and felt totally insulted as an American was when Roseanne sang...Now that was disgusting. If I was her I would be begging forgiveness to the whole country for the rest of her life...so many years later and I am still upset and so is everyone else who remembers it.
      • writer'sblock
        writer'sblock 4 months ago
        And Roseanne regrets it to this day !
      • Chad
        Chad 4 months ago
        Grown up? He's like 64 years old!
      • Josh
        Josh 4 months ago
        I think Roseanne's rendition was pretty hilarious.
    • Andrew
      Andrew  •  Concord, New Hampshire  •  4 months ago
      Lighten up. He sang it with pride and that's what counts.
      • Bob from Cape Cod
        Bob from Cape Cod 4 months ago
        Screaming ain't pride .... it's screaming!
      • Victoria
        Victoria 4 months ago
        exactly and it was heart felt i would say
      • Spook
        Spook 4 months ago
        Oh crap, is that what counts stupid.
    • John and Tara
      John and Tara  •  Belle, West Virginia  •  4 months ago
      its what i expected, nothing wrong with it to me, he sung it with his style and without music, so dont judge peeps, he has more balls than most of us put together,, great job steven
    • Michael
      Michael  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  4 months ago
      And just what was wrong with that version????????!!
    • cindyv
      cindyv  •  Chesapeake Beach, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      I'm not a huge football fan, but I'm a huge fan of our National Anthem. I thought it was on key, "rocker-style", and quite well done. Kind of sums up our Country- Many different Peoples, One beloved Country- nice. You rocked, Mr. Tyler!
    • liz
      liz  •  Fort Myers, Florida  •  4 months ago
      it wasnt that bad and at least he remebered all the words unlike others have
    • Ashley
      Ashley  •  Texarkana, Texas  •  4 months ago
      He's a rock star. That's how he's supposed to sound.
    • sweetheart4ever
      sweetheart4ever  •  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  •  4 months ago
      people just love to complain about everything. He sounded okay to me.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Youngstown, Ohio  •  4 months ago
      So? No one ever said Tyler had the best voice on earth to begin with...I always was an Aerosmith fan but rockers don't "sing" they scream...that being said, at least he didnt' fill it up with a bunch of "soul" runs and he knew the freakin' words!
    • gatorbabe79
      gatorbabe79  •  Doylestown, Pennsylvania  •  4 months ago
      It was his style and he nailed it. Get over it armchair critics.
    • .
      .  •  4 months ago
      For him, it wasn't bad.... He's a Rock singer, not an Opera singer....
    • JohnE2
      JohnE2  •  Sacramento, California  •  4 months ago
      Sounded Like Stevie to me , Ya' Shoulda' let my 1st 2 comments get posted too !
    • Marie
      Marie  •  Tampa, Florida  •  4 months ago
      at least he didn't screw up the words.
    • Lebo
      Lebo  •  Temple, Texas  •  4 months ago
      lol, common people, hes been around for how long? and he got the lyrics right, and if you judge worst of all time, then you need to watch some more!! definetly not the best ive heard, but a cry shy of the worst!!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 months ago
      It was heartfelt, what really bothers me is when the National Anthem is being sung, alot of players and people don't have thier hands over their hearts.....WTH!
    • Cal
      Cal  •  Boca Raton, Florida  •  4 months ago
      The media should write about all the other idiots that have sang the Star-Spangled Banner in a way that is disgusting and unprofessional. In 25 years if he sings it again, it will be the same because this is the way he sings and is not to change it for you or anybody else. God bless you Steven.
    • Patty
      Patty  •  Port Orange, Florida  •  4 months ago
      Steve is going to do what Steve does best and rock it . Just keep rocking Steve :)
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