Top 10 Worst National-Anthem Renditions

As critics shame Steven Tyler for bungling the National Anthem before the Patriots-Ravens NFL playoff game this weekend, one thing is certain: the American Idol judge and sometime Aerosmith frontman was just the latest in a long line of Americans who have butchered the patriotic song. TIME take a look at the 10 most ear-wrenching renditions of the anthem

Kat DeLuna

For the aspiring pop sensation, the opportunity to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" can easily turn into an exercise in one-upmanship. Who can have more superfluous trills, embellishments, and instances of unnecessary melisma? Well, future singers might have a tough time outdoing Kat DeLuna's 2008 rendition. If you can suffer through her lengthy, ahem, interpretation, the boos raining down from the Dallas Cowboy crowd are easily the best part.

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