Embarrassing, Singing and Miscellaneous: Hang in there - FML

Hang in there

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

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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By fail - 19/11/2009 06:10 - Australia

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

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By Anonymous - 09/02/2023 04:00

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

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By Morrissey - 06/04/2025 03:00 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 11/10/2010 22:29 - Canada

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

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By CA19oo - 16/01/2012 03:08 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 18/02/2023 02:00

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

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By Anonymous - 07/09/2020 17:00

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

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Lost in music

By Anonymous - 12/01/2025 09:00 - United Kingdom - Bath

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

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Coda

By Anonymous - 05/09/2022 10:30

Today, I was at a very important music competition. When we'd rehearsed the song in question, the conductor said we were to repeat the last four bars of the song three times. As I went to play the third time, the whole orchestra stopped playing. I kept playing by accident and we came in third because of my mistake. FML

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Make an entrance, not a scene

By Anonymous - 14/03/2022 18:00

Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML

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that1guy1 13

Friday 13 January 2012 8:50

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

Friday 13 January 2012 9:33

Haha in Canada that'd be more awkward O Canada! Uh.. O Canada! .....o Canada?

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Dusty_Busters 15

Friday 13 January 2012 17:31

I don't know it either, it's boring

legresley85 1

Friday 13 January 2012 17:59

Christina Aguilera?

Egao_fml 8

Friday 13 January 2012 18:05

It's okay, kid. Even celebrities mess it up at the superball game.

Drummer389000 0

Friday 13 January 2012 18:21

You pulled a Christina Agulara. It's okay she proves it happens to everyone.

hateevryone 14

Friday 13 January 2012 19:09

why did you sing it if you don't know the lines?

davek 36

Friday 13 January 2012 19:20

Probably no worse than the players. And nobody knows more than the first verse of the national anthem on this side of the pond either.

AllyyK 9

Friday 13 January 2012 19:30

This one isn't really an FML either. Unless OP was the only one singing, then I would understand why it's an FML. But if OP was singing with a crowd it's not bad at all.

AllyyK 9

Friday 13 January 2012 19:34

Nevermind. I think I read it wrong, it sounds like OP was the only one singing it. Disregard my last post :X But I'm ready for all the thumbs down :D

sjhill 32

Friday 13 January 2012 19:58

That's why I love my country's national anthem...it's just music and no words.

Xxak907xX 0

Friday 13 January 2012 20:29

Christina...?

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