The first error(s) of the 2022 World Series came before its first pitch, courtesy of Eric Burton.<\/p>
The Grammy-nominated singer\/songwriter of the Black Pumas opened Game 1 of the Fall Classic on Friday with a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” containing multiple lyrical errors and pitch issues.<\/p>
Burton was in trouble just a couple notes into the performance at the Houston Astros<\/a>‘ Minute Maid Park, but the misadventures didn’t really start until he reached second stanza. To get a sense of what went wrong, here are the first two stanzas of the national anthem as they are supposed to be sung:<\/p> Oh, say, can you see<\/p><\/blockquote> By the dawn’s early light<\/p><\/blockquote> What so proudly we hail’d<\/p><\/blockquote> At the twilight’s last gleaming?<\/p><\/blockquote> Whose broad stripes and bright stars<\/p><\/blockquote> Through the perilous fight<\/p><\/blockquote> O’er the ramparts we watch’d<\/p><\/blockquote> Were so gallantly streaming?<\/p><\/blockquote> And here’s what Burton ended up singing:<\/p> Oh, say, can you see<\/p><\/blockquote> By the dawn’s early light<\/p><\/blockquote> What so proudly we hail’d<\/p><\/blockquote> At the twilight’s last dreaming<\/strong>?<\/p><\/blockquote> Whose broad stripes and bright stars<\/p><\/blockquote> Through the perilous fight<\/p><\/blockquote> What so proudly we hail’d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote> At the twilight’s last<\/strong> streaming?<\/p><\/blockquote> Someone tell Eric Burton to learn the lyrics to the National Anthem before you sing it before game 1 of the #WorldSeries<\/a>
pic.twitter.com\/kwPCnU6rs4<\/a><\/p>— Michael Ball (@Michael44004861) October 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>