Lauper blames 9/11 memories for anthem flub

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Cyndi Lauper is the latest singer to have a wee bit of trouble with the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner."

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While performing the national anthem at the U.S. Open on Saturday following a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11, the Grammy winner flubbed a few of the words by unintentionally replacing "O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming" with "O'er the ramparts we watched as our flag was still streaming."

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Of course, this is the exact same line that Christina Aguilera botched during an otherwise rousing rendition of the song earlier this year at the Super Bowl.

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Although, in Lauper's case, one could argue that, given the emotions associated with the tribute at hand, such a mistake is somewhat understandable. In fact, the singer herself seemed to suggest that after the fact.

"Whew, I just did the anthem for the US open. It was an awesome experience. I got choked up in the middle remembering 9/11," she tweeted. "The moon shone done (sic) on us and I tried to say a prayer at the same time. I hope I didn't mess up too bad. I wanted it to be comforting."

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