Watch: Aretha Franklin Takes Her Sweet Time Singing the Longest National Anthem Ever [Video]

Aretha Franklin sang the National Anthem before the Lions vs. Vikings game on this fine Thanksgiving morning — and by the time she finished the song we cooked dinner, ate, made our to-go plates, and left.

Seriously — only Aretha can take a two-minute song and stretch it to a full four.

This is one National Anthem performance where sitting down might have been such a controversial decision.

Watch below.