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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
Bently24 6
You don't know the words for the national anthem but I bet you know all the words to a Justin Bieber song
bebekinza 5
oh say can you see by the dawn's early light oh say can you see by the dawn's early light oh say can you see by the dawn's early light :)
katerbug112768 9
I know exactly how you feel. This fall I was singing at my school's Vetran's Day assembly and my voice cracked and I couldn't get back on key. It's a really hard thing to do. Don't give up on it though. It gets easier!
nickelyeti 0
omg. my school had a basketball tournament n it was the 13. ppl were singing the national anthem.creeeeppy
GentleGreenOhio 5
Why the hell does EVERYONE forget the lyrics to this song?
Omgitsveronica 4
Win!
friedeggyolive 7
YDI for not knowing the national anthem!
atomicmrpelly 2
I'm overwhelmed by an immense wave of giveashit.
blutigenbonbon 10
Poor thing.
SpeechQween94 14
Don't feel bad. It truly is the American singer's worst nightmare to have to sing that song. It's hard. If people laugh at you, tell them to get up in front of everybody and do it!