The "National Anthem Nerves"

Many Country Stars never get over the "National Anthem Nerves".  Our National Anthem is a song that even the best singers worry about messing up...

Darius Rucker says he still gets nervous singing it…because he’s seen some major anthem disasters.  Darius says choosing the right key to sing it in; that's the tough part.  He says you don't want to start out singing it too high, because you'll be in trouble at the end.  

Randy Houser says singing it is the easy part...it's the words that you have to worry about.  He says it's tough to remember the words; and it’s easy to "freak out" under all that pressure. 

Well, that’s exactly what happened to Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band recently at a Kansas City Chiefs game a few weeks ago.  He totally freaked out...

It’s a singer’s worst nightmare! Oh, and that crowd showed no mercy.  People are still talking about it.  I feel awful for Mike. He's a great singer, obviously, but he forgot the words, got lost and just couldn't get back on track. Mike issued an apology, saying, "I take singing the National Anthem very seriously....and hope to knock it out of the park next time." 

Well, then there’s Little Big Town…they sang the National Anthem at the Orange Bowl on Monday Nite…and people are still talking about their performance, too…but for the opposite reason…

They NAILED it!!  You can watch them sing it LIVE tonight at Cowboy Stadium…for the Cotton Bowl.

Take care and talk soon,

Ashley