Steven Tyler's National Anthem? } Any Beef From You?

 

What did you think?

By Tom Weir, USA TODAY

 

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By Matt Slocum, AP

American Idol judgeSteven Tyler is getting some grief for his somewhat screeching version of theStar Spangled Banner,performed yesterday before the Patriots-Ravens game.

Here's the YouTube of it, which included the muffed lyric of "as bombs bursted in air."

That made it somewhat reminiscent of Christina Aguilera's rendition of the national anthem at last year's Super Bowl, when she too forgot the lyrics.

Given that Tyler has moved on from being an Aerosmith performer to being a judge on Idol, shouldn't we expect him to give a little more attention to the simple matter of getting our national anthem right?

Our Lifeline blog ran a poll, and it's getting slammed there.

So, what do our sports readers think about Tyler's performance?