While the lyrics were based on words submitted by Dutch citizens, they were put together by four writers.

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"For me, having words or lyrics in the national anthem is not very important, " says one Madrid man.

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In places where I didn't have the lyrics just right, I added a few words as placeholders.

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We were learning figurative language and looking up lyrics from music and they became totally interested in words.

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Pop singer Kelly Clarkson performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Sunday, managing to get through the lyrics without a problem, unlike unfortunate Christina Aguilera, who got some flak after botching the words at the 2011 Super Bowl.

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