Beyonce Sings the National Anthem at the 2013 Inauguration of Barack Obama

[damnedifIknow]

[northoftheborder]

1. She did a very beautiful job, (from someone who is very critical of how the Anthem is often sung.)

[damnedifIknow]

2. Yeah that choked me up.

Damn...

[Nay]

4. I also am generally critical of how the anthem is often sung, but I agree she did a perfect job.

So many singers can't even hit the notes right! And then others think they need to embroider or jazz it up, and I hate that.

[PatrynXX]

6. loved the ear piece

think there's like one line that mess people up and once she made it past that she ripped that ear piece out and sang her all. she loved every moment of that

[NBachers]

11. Absolutely flawless- and you're right, I hate when they try to add their own super-embellishments

So many moments of grace to cherish when the Obamas are involved.

[TDale313]

3. Beautifully done. n/t

[Demo_Chris]

5. Nicely done!

[indepat]

7. Had never realized Beyonce could sing so well and were so

beautiful. These are so obvious that even a deaf man should be able to hear and a blind man see.

[Number23]

8. Wow. What a voice! That was amazing. But I will be so glad when she retires the blonde hair

[AsahinaKimi]

9. She will be doing the half time show for the Superbowl...

I am not that big of a fan, I will probably be puttering around in the kitchen, making a sandwich around then!

[Tutonic]

10. Sorry Bey, you tried but Kelly killed it.

Kelly was amazing.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Confirmed: Beyonce DID lip-synch at the inauguration

All music is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many eventualities and conditions that day,” Kristin DuBois, a rep for the band tells Page Six. “We performed, live, the band. But we received last-minute word that Beyonce was going to use the pre-recorded vocal track. Those were the instructions we were given. We don’t know what the reason why.”

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/confirmed_beyonce_did_lip_synch_jfpmmlw5kWNr9NSl4VOLSL

It's the NYP, but this is the kind of story they usually get right.

[damnedifIknow]

13. Oh well, even if she did

it still sounded darn good. I enjoyed just looking at her......