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)
Solid_Hippo 4
Patriotism FTW?
pinkWabbits 0
If you were singing a solo in front of everyone, that would be completely understandable. Oh, the things nerves can do! But if you were in the crowd that's really sad. The least you could do for this country is learn its song.
linnie_wesker 20
Ugh that's really embarrassing I'm sorry. =/ You're not alone though, I did theater in high school & one time I forgot nearly all of my lines so I had to start making shit up.. it was really awful.
FrankHotpants 31
I've seen one too many videos of people totally screwing up the National Anthem. It's not that difficult.
chazeola 4
To all the people who said that you deserved it are assholes. If you asked them to sing the national anthem, I guarantee 98% of them wouldn't know the words. And if you ask them to do it in a crowd, they'd do even worst.
xskidmarksx 4
Next time make up words so it looks like you didn't forget
anythingmustbe 18
I watch the football (soccer) and I see teams singing the nation anthem most of them dont even know it they just mouth the words
Amanda4tno 1
Wow! Only Americans don't know their own anthem... So sad
Amanda4tno 1
Wow! Only Americans would forget their own anthem!! So sad!!
Missporsha 0
Lmao????????????????????????????