Tenors singer joins list of memorable anthem fails

Remigio Pereira of the Canadian quartet the Tenors created a controversythat touchedboth sides of the border when hechanged the lyrics ofO Canada to include the message "all lives matter" before Tuesday night'sMLB All-Star Gamein San Diego.

Pereira, though, is far from the first figure to raise eyebrows during the playing of a national anthem before a sporting event.

Here are some of the more memorable ones:

Dwyane Wade

Prior to a playoff game this year against the Toronto Raptors, the NBA star, then with the Heat, rankledCanadians by continuing his warmup routine in Miami at the outset ofthe singing of O Canada.

Roseanne Barr

The comedian and sitcom star delivereda shrill rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner before a 1990 San Diego Padres game, and threwin a few crass gestures (she saidshe was mocking ballplayers' habits) for good measure.

Greg Bartholomew

During the CFL's brief foray into Las Vegas in 1994, the curiously coiffed crooner gotthe words to O Canada right (he appearedto be reading them),but badly fumbledthe melody.

Caroline Marcil

In a scene that playedout like one of those nightmares we've all had, the 24-year-old singerforgotthe lyrics to the U.S.anthem before a 2005 U.S.-Canada hockey exhibition in Quebec City. She fledfor the tunnel to collect herself, returnedto the ice and, incredibly, slippedand fellflat on her back. That's usually when you wake up in a cold sweat.

Mark Donnelly

Performing at a 2014 junior game in B.C., the operatic Vancouver Canucks anthem singer learnedthat the skating is best left to the players when he forgotabout the red carpet draped over centre ice. Give Donnelly credit, though: he barely misseda beat.

Carl Lewis

Before a 1993 NBA game, the American track and field legend trippedover "rockets' red glare" ("Uh-oh!") then promised"I'll make up for it now." He didn't.

Maurice Cheeks

Let's end on a high note. When a young singer falteredprior to a 2003 Portland Trail Blazers NBA game, the coach steppedin to offer a comforting hand and helpher through the rest of the song.