{"id":1717130,"date":"2022-10-30T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717130"},"modified":"2022-10-30T10:33:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T14:33:53","slug":"grammy-nominated-singer-eric-burton-forgets-words-to-national-anthem-at-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammy-nominated-singer-eric-burton-forgets-words-to-national-anthem-at-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy-Nominated Singer Eric Burton Forgets Words to National Anthem at World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrammy-nominated-singer-eric-burton-forgets-words-to-national-anthem-at-world-series%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was a banner botch! <\/p>\n<p>Six-time Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton forgot the words to \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d while opening up Game 1 of the World Series between the Phillies and Astros. <\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Texas native who is the lead singer for the band, The Black Pumas, delivered a performance of the national anthem on Friday night riddled with lyrical errors and moments of being off-pitch.<\/p>\n<p>During the pre-game ceremony at Minute Maid Park in Houston, as players lined the field and a gigantic American flag was draped across the outfield, Burton only was one line into the anthem before raising some eyebrows. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat so proudly we hail\u2019d at the twilight\u2019s last streaming,\u201d Burton sang instead of the correct word, \u201cgleaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After moving on and correctly singing \u201cWhose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,\u201d he backtracked to the previous mistake, again singing, \u201cWhat so proudly we hail\u2019d at the twilight\u2019s last streaming.\u201d  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Burton then jumped to \u201cAnd the rocket\u2019s red glare, the bombs bursting in air\u201d and finished the remainder of the anthem correctly.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd was seemingly unphased by Burton\u2019s mistakes, breaking out into cheers as he finished up the remainder of the anthem mistake-free.<\/p>\n<p>There were mixed reactions on Twitter. Some felt empathetic towards Burton, while others were shocked he messed up the lyrics. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/eric-burton-national-anthem-811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eric-burton-national-anthem-811.jpg\" alt=\"Burton singing the national anthem\" class=\"wp-image-24450969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/eric-burton-national-anthem-811.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/eric-burton-national-anthem-811.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/eric-burton-national-anthem-811.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Burton\u2019s last major event he performed at was the Biden inauguration.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than a little nerve-wracking being out there. Yeah, he erred. Big deal. He honored all the rest very, very well.. and sang the most of it strong and beautiful,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ricksinger\/status\/1586197745689206786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one Tweet read.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEric Burton just sang the National Anthem in four different keys, with three different tempos, and rearranged half the words.\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteMario\/status\/1586188022642446337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Burton and his band, The Black Pumas, have been nominated for six Grammy Awards and won Best New Artist in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Burton\u2019s most notable performance before this anthem mishap was when he sang at a concert for President Biden\u2019s Inauguration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a banner botch! 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