American singer Cyndi Lauper fluffed her performance of the US national anthem at the US Open.
The 58-year-old singer sang The Star-Spangled Banner after a moment of silence for victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.
"O'er the ramparts we watched," the UK's The Guardian quoted her as singing, "as our flag was still streaming".
This sounds quite plausible, but the real lyrics use more complicated grammar and a fancier adverb: "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming".
Lauper admitted the mistake on Twitter. "I got choked up, remembering 9/11," she wrote. "I hope I didn't mess up too bad. I wanted it to be comforting."
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