From Christina Aguilera to Fergie, it seems like celebrities can’t ever escape the nightmare of messing up the National Anthem. Sometimes the honor can be too much to handle, and this time every singer’s biggest fear came true for Rachel Platten.
On Saturday before the NWSL game between the Utah Royals and the Chicago Red Stars, the “Fight Song” songstress had to restart her performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” not once, but twice. Rachel was completely devastated that she had messed up such an important song.
“I was so nervous going into it. The anthem is such a big deal; it’s probably the most important song for our country. I always get nervous because it means so much because it is so powerful” she told People.
Rachel had performed the national anthem may times before, but she says it was “like a test that you know all the material to, you study so much and you get in there, and your mind doesn’t cooperate.”
Although she flubbed a few times, the singer's third attempt at the anthem was successful.
The 36-year-old artist has apologized repeatedly for her perfromance and is hoping to learn from her mistake, and use it in a positive way. “None of us are perfect; I’m not perfect,” Platten said. “I really understand how it feels to not like something about yourself or have a big flaw. This is an opportunity to own that message more and hopefully share it more powerfully.”