I have to say, the Army singer they had did good on the national anthem.

[TheWraith]

Yeah, I know they had sound problems that resulted in the beginning being lost, and I know he stumbled a little on the end. But the man had the pipes and depth of voice to sing it well, far better than almost any other version I can think of.

[Bonobo]

1. It wasn't a sound problem.

He fucked up -twice.

I hope he has a good support system.

But he DID have a great voice.

[NoQuarter]

2. Yep. He did...

...and was visibly upset with himself at the end during the cheering.

[cynatnite]

5. I felt very bad for him. n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. Poor guy

The whole world - you just know it - flinched when he made those two flubs.

But, it added a sweet note of humanity to the whole thing, don't you think?

[TheWraith]

6. I thought that the mic wasn't live at first

Which was why we came in on one of the later lines. I mean, if you're going to forget the lines, aren't you going to forget in the middle?

[Bonobo]

7. I think he thought there was going to be an intro perhaps.

[liskddksil]

11. In his defense

The arrangement particularly the introduction was not well written, for the singer to be able to start in sync with the orchestra. It didnt like the conductor gave a great cue either. These difficulties are magnified by the extreme cold weather and technical issues in hearing the orchestra everything through an earpiece.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

4. Martin Luther King III screwed up, too

Reading the lead-in to the clip of JFK being sworn in as President, MLK3 said "the office of oath."

I levitated on that one..........

[TheWraith]

8. I hadn't noticed that one, actually.

I tend to be forgiving of mistakes in live broadcasts. In any show with a lot of moving parts, it's often nothing short of miraculous that the whole thing doesn't come off the rails.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

10. Can you imagine?

I, too, am always more embarrassed for the speaker/actor/singer than anything else. I just imagine myself in their position, and then I sort of die laughing.................

[tabatha]

9. Gorgeous voice. Noticed only 1 flub.