Singer Defends Super Bowl National Anthem Performance
The flu tried – it really, really did – but in the end, Grammy Award winning singer Pink told it to go to hell, spit out her throat lozenge and proceeded to sing the hell out of “The Star Spangled Banner” before last night’s Super Bowl LII. An equal brew of raw power and quiet grace, Pink was an absolute force of nature as she soared her way through the national anthem, smashing it out of the park and nailing notes that give most singers pause even on their best days.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeumRbrFIWj/?taken-by=pink
Social media lit up with high praise for both Pink’s vocal performance and the sheer force of will that ushered her through the biggest moment of her career:
INCREDIBLE.@Pink sings the National Anthem at @SuperBowl LII! #SBLII https://t.co/xWgACgwNib
— NFL (@NFL) February 4, 2018
@Pink with the flu in zero degrees is still better than most without the flu in moderate temperature. Get it Mama. #superbowl
— Alisan Porter (@alisanporter) February 4, 2018
Man, @Pink just killed it singing the National Anthem! #Pink #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/ibwWsSNJK1
— Jasmine Cain (@jasminecainrock) February 4, 2018
But of course, there’s always one. Shortly after Pink headed offstage, Twitter user Dirty Coüch took aim:
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 1000 times. Pink sucks and if you like her singing you’re dumb #SuperBowl
— Simp Bizkit (@King_Sullivan) February 4, 2018
Wrong move.
After the week she’d just had – the flu (which, by the way, is killing people), rehearsals, an entire pre-Super Bowl concert at Nomadic Live at the Armory in Minneapolis Friday night, press junkets and the biggest moment of her career, Alecia Beth Moore was not having it.
https://twitter.com/Pink/status/960314739535462400
Fans responded in droves:
Not that you need my validation, but I saw you live in concert, and you blew my mind. You sang your face off – and you were upside-freakin’-down on a trapeze for crying out loud. Ignore naysayers. You are a massive talent, and it was an honor to have you sing our nation’s anthem.
— Richard Speight, Jr. (@dicksp8jr) February 5, 2018
Love you @pink pic.twitter.com/EeWBxZBp4W
— CBW (@ameryluna) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/ricoj3323/status/960365967464308737
@rmayer94 file this under "why i'm obsessed with pink"
— Gabrielle (@gabbbyyybabyx3) February 5, 2018
But at the end of the day, Pink went right back to being her usual sweet self and shared a sweet snap of herself with daughter Willow, thanking fans for their love and support.
https://twitter.com/Pink/status/960316400924372998