As critics shame Steven Tyler for bungling the National Anthem before the Patriots-Ravens NFL playoff game this weekend, one thing is certain: the American Idol judge and sometime Aerosmith frontman was just the latest in a long line of Americans who have butchered the patriotic song. TIME take a look at the 10 most ear-wrenching renditions of the anthem
Luckily, the Secretary of State's responsibilities do not include having to sing our national anthem for audiences abroad. If they did ... we might have a problem. During a presidential campaign stop, Hillary Clinton's microphone inadvertently picked up her earnest attempt at "The Star Spangled Banner." Just mouth the words next time, Madame Secretary.
