James Taylor Botches National Anthem at World Series

James Taylor momentarily forgets he’s singing the national anthem (USA Today)

James Taylor sang the national anthem at tonight’s Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park.

Or, he sang it eventually.

Taylor actually began by singing “America the Beautiful” before quickly transitioning back to the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

Now, it’s not clear if Taylor forgot the song he was singing. The transition is so smooth and so quick, it might have just been Taylor taking some creative license at the beginning of the song, a little flourish to remind everyone out there that he’s James Taylor and he can do that sort of thing.

Or he just got really cold and forgot the song.