Star-mangled banner: Moment singer at hockey game forgot the words to national anthem ... and made up her own

You know you are in trouble when a crowd of baying Canadian hockey fans stops laughing and helps you complete your butchering of the Star Spangled Banner.



Folk and jazz singer Alexis Normand claims she had only a few hours to learn the American national anthem, however her embarrassment was broadcast nationally during Saturday's Portland Winterhawks-Halifax Mooseheads game.



The Canadian singer started to turn her rendition into a live train wreck as she approached the third line, but in true professional style she powered through, much to the mirth of the crowd who helped her along.

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Bad: Alexis Normand begins her awful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on Saturday at a hockey game

Approaching the line, 'whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight', Normand was became flumoxed and ended up singing, 'those broad stripes and bright stars... at the dawn's early light.'



After that point, it all went downhill for Normand, as she began making up words, pausing and missing her cues

Obviously, Normand will have thanked her lucky stars that she was performing in Canada and not the United States - whose citizens were outraged when Christina Aguilera fluffed her lines to the national anthem during the 2011 Superbowl.



Tweeting her shame, Normand's explanation of 'I wish I'd more time to learn the American anthem' might raise an eyebrow.

Mangled: Alexis Normand made up words and messed up verses in her weird rendition of the U.S national anthem Eh? Even Canadians know that Normand is singing the wrong words as the prepare for the start of their hockey Members of the hockey teams can not control their laughter as Normand murders the national anthem During the Memorial Cup game between the Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks on Saturday in Saskatoon, the Canadian singer delivered one of the worst renditions of The Star-Spangled Banner ever

At one point during her awful rendition she simply starts making vocal noises, rather like you would do if you were blasting out a favorite song in the shower - on your own.



Despite her obviously impressive singing voice, Normand began trailing off during her song, pauses and begins mixing up lines and verses from the song which has been sung with pride since 1831.



Indeed, as Normand tries to wrap up her performance she is egged on by the crowd, who try and help her get back on track.

