Can a broken nation forgive the guy from Staind for singing badly (this time)?
Aaron Lewis, singer for sorta-metal band Staind and occasional dabbler in country music and guest vocalizing, has tweeted and posted an apology for flubbing a line of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before game five of the World Series last night. The lyrics are a little complicated, and Lewis did a good job putting the performance back on its feet after sensing—along with the crowd—that something had gone slightly wrong. (He mixed up the line about “gleaming” with the line about “streaming.” Honest mistake.) On his website, Lewis went a little over the top with the sorry, stating,