Those of you who had tuned in to the super bowl in time for the opening festivities heard Christina Aguilera flub the national anthem.
While I'm in no way a fan of Ms.Aguilera, I feel sorry for her. Don't get me wrong, she totally messed up and it should never have happened; but we've been headed for this moment ever since the first time an artist decided he or she could improve on the way the national anthem was written. I don't know who that first person was, but creative interpretation should have been stopped right then.
This would be the perfect time to enact standards on the singing of the national anthem.
There's a whole portfolio of rules governing the do's and dont's of displaying the American flag, there should be a similar set of guidelines attached to the national anthem.
An honor guard carrying the American Flag doesn't recreate the flag as a diamond to show off artistic talent - they are honored to carry the flag as it was created.
A singing artist should feel honored to be asked to sing the national anthem just the way the song was written. The national anthem is a challenging song. Belting it out just right should be proof enough of an artist's talent.
Singers who want to create unique tunes should schedule a concert tour.
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