Carrie Underwood SINGS A Cappella At Donald Trump Inauguration After Music FAILS

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00:00You know the words, help me out here.

00:07Oh beautiful.

00:10Harry Underwood had to improvise during her performance at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

00:15The country star was invited to sing America the Beautiful at the ceremony on January 20th,

00:20but as she was about to begin, there appeared to be some technical difficulties.

00:24After she was introduced, there was a moment of silence before her music started playing,

00:28but then suddenly cut off, resulting in a long, awkward silence as she waited for the

00:32music to restart, before finally deciding to start singing a cappella with the help

00:37of a chorus.

00:38You know the words, help me out here.

00:58Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waters.

01:07For amber waves of grain.

01:12Despite the minor setback, she got through the song with no further issues, even getting

01:16some words of approval from former President Joe Biden, as he appeared to say to her, great

01:21job.

01:22From sea to shining sea.

01:37News of Underwood's upcoming performance broke one week ago.

01:40The singer has faced backlash and criticism from fans for her decision to sing at Trump's

01:45swearing in.

01:46In a statement, the musician explained her choice, saying, I love our country and am

01:50honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration and to be a small part of this

01:54historic event.

01:55I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit

02:00of unity and look into the future.