Antonella's National Anthem?

Posted Aug 7th 2007 10:43AM by TMZ Staff

Antonella Barba, the wannabeen "American Idol" with the racy pics, was recorded while "singing" the Star Spangled Banner at an event that seems to be a high school homecoming or junior high graduation -- which she then posted on her MySpace music page. Rollover Francis Scott Key!

Either nerves got to the winged songbird, or she wasn't sure which country's anthem she was singing -- because when Barba didn't quite know the words, like any pro, she just made 'em up! Genius!

Her mistakes were minor ... like changing "through the perilous fight" into "ooh the perilous fight," and "bombs bursting in air" to "bombs bursting in there." In where, gurl?! Every song should end on a good note -- although she might not have gotten that memo. Ant ends with "O'er the land of the free, IN the home of the brave!" Classic! Keep those hits coming!

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16. The National Athem is about the hymn, NOT the singer! (Whitney Houston started this mess with making the singing of the Athem about the performer, with her vocals, all the runs and crapola, instead of it being a time to respectfullly reflect on the sacrifices that have been made to make this country free!) If you have been invited to sing the Star Spangled Banner, you should have the decency, respect and intellect to memorize the words - correctly, and sing it true to the melody. If you don't have the range, which most don't, then you should repectfully decline to sing it as a soloist.

Posted at 1:00PM on Aug 7th 2007 by rj

17. rj - AMEN

Posted at 1:12PM on Aug 7th 2007 by martinsmama

18. I prefer O Canada to your anthem-- it's a lot less violent!
We also learn in school to sing it in both English and French. I think most Americans are just indifferent to your anthem--I agree with #18; Better watch out or one of these days your kids will learn it in BOTH of your languages, English and Spanish.

Posted at 1:45PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Maple leaf forever

19. Next on Antonella's list of things to do: Pose in Playboy, and get paid dearly for it... I wonder what has taken her so long!!!!???

Posted at 3:03PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Willow

20. She still did a better job than Rosanne Barr

Posted at 3:16PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Noble

21. Oh, Lord. Waht an idiot.

Posted at 3:28PM on Aug 7th 2007 by VeriSheri

22. PLEASE, all who sing the national anthem sing it the way it should be sung so that others might sing along, It is just awful to sing it if you warble it or if you don't know it... Let someone sing it who does know how to. That is not a time to show off the singers voice, but to show off the song!

Posted at 3:28PM on Aug 7th 2007 by TN Angel of Mercy

23. who cares.. she is hot. i will buy her albums just to look at her.

Posted at 3:30PM on Aug 7th 2007 by ant fan

24. Actually, and sadly, very, very few kids today know the words to it. My niece was never even taught the lyrics. Very sad!

Posted at 3:42PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Leigh

25. Come on folks, ummmm "bursting in the air" vs "bursting in theair/there" Too close to say it was a flub up. Maybe a bit of an accent you don't understand. Man too many people out there really need to get a life!

Posted at 3:47PM on Aug 7th 2007 by c2cdweller

26. Come on folks, ummmm "bursting in the air" vs "bursting in theair/there" Too close to say it was a flub up. Maybe a bit of an accent you don't understand. Man too many people out there really need to get a life!

Posted at 3:50PM on Aug 7th 2007 by c2c

27. Good Gravy! People should not sing songs they do not know the words to. As an example, Jessica Simpson singing one of Dolly Pardon's songs to Ms. Pardon and then forgetting the words. Don't singers practice singing the songs so they know where the band is playing on the song? I can't believe the youth of today. Did they all fall out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down?

Posted at 4:27PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Leigh

28. She'll end up on the pages of PLAYBOY...That is her destiny.

Posted at 4:30PM on Aug 7th 2007 by scottford55

29. She's not the only "Idol" who flubbed the words to our National Anthem. At a grand opening of a store locally, an Arizona "Idol" winner with the last name of Bonds sang the song and in three places replaced the orginial words with ones that rhymed because she did not know the exact words. For me, I know all FOUR VERSES of the Star Spangled Banner and am proud to say it! I think if anyone is singing this song, for goodness sake, use the appropriately written words!!

Posted at 4:54PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Dianne

30. come on guys, it was probably a case of nerves! That's a really long & hard song to sing. Maybe now she'll learn the words & that won't happen again. Maybe we should think about teaching it more in school! The fact is, we don't teach the kids these things like when I was in school. We said the pledge, we prayed every morning before we started our first class at school. We sang the national anthem before every school function, pep rallys, football games, any sporting event or school program that we had. That doesn't happen now.

Posted at 4:57PM on Aug 7th 2007 by Jo

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