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Albania Get The Wrong Anthem Before Match Against France; Apology Made To "Armenia"Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Paris between Albania and France was delayed for 10 minutes after the stadium crew used the wrong national anthem for the visiting team, who were disrespected by the mistake and refused to take the field until the right song was played. Can’t be mixing up those “A” ...

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Maple Leafs Fans Finish "Star-Spangled Banner" After Mic Cuts Out Before the Predators blew out the Maple Leafs Tuesday night, the pregame singer's microphone broke. The Toronto crowd picked up where she left off and finished out "The Star-Spangled Banner" strong. Crowds singing national anthems might rank above instrumental national anthems....

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Shreds National Anthem At Sounders Match

We've mentioned this before, but instrumental national anthems are better than vocal performances nine times out of ten. Another example: Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before last night's MLS Cup playoff match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC....

Where Does Aaron Lewis's Rank Among The Worst National Anthems Ever?

Aaron Lewis, lead singer of Staind, butchered "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of last night's World Series game. He has since apologized, but he needn't; his rendition immediately goes down in history as one of the most memorable. ...

Macedonians Bemused When Wrong Anthem Played At Friendly Match

It's international friendly season, as teams either get their final tune-ups before heading to Brazil for the World Cup or regroup to make a run at qualifying for 2018. Macedonia took on Cameroon yesterday in Austria, but ran into a bit of trouble before the match even started....

I Sang Two National Anthems At An NBA Game And Did Not Start A War

Canada ruins everything. At least, it does when it comes to event planning your standard regular-season NBA game. As you probably know, any game that features an American team playing a Canadian team must include the singing of both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada." If you look up into th...

Ann Wilson Puts Barracuda Spin On "Star-Spangled Banner"

The Seahawks went with Ann Wilson, lead singer of Heart, for the pregame national anthem. Anthem traditionalists might hate the creativity on the climax, but this is Ann Wilson. She can do what she wants. The crowd's building cheers towards the end were pretty cool, too....