Today, I was singing the National Anthem at a school game and totally forgot the words. So I kept singing the same two lines over and over. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, during an important music audition, I fudged everything up and forgot half the lyrics of the song I was performing, so I just sort of tailed off into embarrassed silence on stage. It was an original song, I wrote the lyrics myself. All the lady could say was, "Good luck next year, dear." FML
Today, whilst singing at school in front of 300 visiting primary school children I forgot the second verse to my song and let out an F*** word with the microphone still up to my face. FML
Today, at a party, I tried to play it cool by pretending to know all the lyrics to a song, but ended up singing the wrong words and embarrassing myself. FML
Today, I was at a friend's birthday party in a packed karaoke bar/restaurant and I drunkenly agreed to sing. I picked a song I thought I knew by heart, only to realize halfway through that the lyrics on the screen were not at all what I thought they were. My brain went for a smoke break or something, and I turned into a rambling mess. The crowd actually booed. FML
Today, I attended a musical. A new song was played, and I thought I'd heard it before because it sounded strangely familiar. I sang along quietly as the song progressed, positive I knew it. Anticipating the next chorus, I belted out the lyrics with all my heart. It was instrumental. FML
Today, I went to see one of my favorite bands. When they started playing my favorite song I whipped out my video camera and sang along. As I was reviewing the video later, I realized that I couldn't even hear the band over my horrible singing. FML
Today, my brain seemingly went on vacation and I forgot the lyrics to a song I was performing in front of a live audience, so I ended up ad-libbing a bunch of garbage. FML
Today, I was the first to sign up to play the national anthem for my school, at one of my volleyball games. My teacher told me she would bring my sheet music. She didn’t. So I just sat there, awkwardly, not playing my cello. FML
Today, I had my earbuds in while walking to work. I was so into a particular song that I didn't notice I was singing out loud despite people being around. A random jogger gave me a thumbs-up and said, "Shit voice, wrong lyrics." FML
Today, I gathered the courage to sing karaoke after saying no for years. The lyrics screen froze halfway through the song, and everyone expected me to keep going from memory since I picked it. It turns out I only knew the chorus. I hummed for an entire verse as bemused strangers politely clapped along. FML
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that1guy1 13
You'd think if you're in charge of singing the anthem you'd have brushed up on it first... However if you were just in the crowd no big deal.
farnsworth 3
Haha in Canada that'd be more awkward O Canada! Uh.. O Canada! .....o Canada?
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Comments (106)
icic6772 0
COMMUNIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Akharr01 5
I would secretly change the song:)
CuddleMePanda 0
Least you weren't caught lip singing and were actually trying lol.
alexup24 13
Christina aguilera....
BulletCatcher12 0
Here's hoping you were just part of a chorus or something. Otherwise you're gonna have a hard time living that one down. Either way, it's the national anthem, you forget it, you deserve what you get.
THE_A_TEEN 28
So if one person forgets the anthem during an important event and get's assulted(and by assult I,mean physical) because of it, they deserve it?
Pelreskovich 11
At least it was just a school game, could have been way worse.. Takes a lot courage to do that.
Lexi9312 5
Fail. I believe that if you are living in this country, you should know the words undoubtedly to our national songs. I don't feel bad for you, but I feel bad for the people who had to listen to you butcher our National Anthem. Good Job.
THE_A_TEEN 28
Dear lord, living in this country doesn't mean you have to know the words the the god damn star spangled banner. Nationalistic asses like you really piss me off. He's human, he makes mistakes.
Lexi9312 5
Well the way I see it, asses like you are what's wrong with our country....
ak90 0
Dumbass kids like you piss me off feeling like you have to get you word in on everyone else's comment you said you piece once now shut the f*ck up and get out
Lexi9312 5
Who are you talking to? Lol
ak90 0
The "a-teen"
Duros1123 6
Listen, I get that sometimes, people forget things, especially in front of a crowd of people. OP is forgiven, because it is hard and stage fright will seriously immobilize you. To those of you, however, that feel that it is OK to forget our National Anthem, I say GET OUT. Why you may ask? People are fighting and DYING so that people like you can live, and breathe, not just in america, but all over the world, there are people in each Nations Military, sacrificing their lives for their country. The very LEAST you can do, is learn a damn song and what it means. Stop making excuses like, oh my school never taught me. You can bet your ass my children will know what the National Anthem means, and why they need to sing it. It's not about "some war fought, like, forever ago," it's about the sacrifices made every damn day by the men and women around the world.
pussapian 3
I'm how do you forget the national anthem ?
chaos212 10
Nice to meet you, How Do You Forget The National Anthem.
AllyyK 9
WIN #92 :)
brunettegurly 0
Are you related to Christina ?
awesomealy22 0
to the people who keep saying that she's a bad person for forgetting the National Anthem. you try getting up in front of tons of people and singing it perfectly. its not easy. everyone forgets stuff. even famous people.