Critics Say Steven Tyler Butchered ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ At AFC Championship Game

Steven Tyler, presently a judge on “American Idol,” was on the receiving end of some sharp judgments himself after singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the AFC Championship game in Massachusetts.

Tyler, famous for rock anthems such as “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” happened to “butcher” the US national anthem at Gillette Stadium, sports website Bleacher Report declared.

The site’s Brian Mazique wrote that this will go down as one of those horrible celebrity renditions of the national anthem.

FOXSports columnist Jason Whitlock was in agreement, going so far as to say Tyler’s rendition “far more obscene” than Janet Jackson’s infamous 2004 Super Bowl nipple slip.

The performance ignited a debate online, with some commenters backing the critics while others disagreed.

Whether Boston’s most famous rock star assisted or stumbled his hometown team with his “Star-Spangled Banner,” the New England Patriots were able to edge out the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 to clinch their spot in Super Bowl XLVI.

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