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Lady Gaga crushes national anthem, but did it go 'over' on length?

What a rousing start!

Lady Gaga was viewed as a bizarre choice to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 50, although no more bizarre than Coldplay as the halftime entertainment.

Is it too late to add her to performance, too?

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Gaga turned in a hair-raising rendition of the anthem, dressed in a red suit with red eye shadow — both glittering in the gorgeous Santa Clara afternoon before the kickoff of the Carolina Panthers facing the Denver Broncos.

What a version, and one of the best in recent memory. No one touches Whitney Houston's version, and no one likely ever will. But Gaga's was right up there with Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Beyoncé as some of the finer ones in the past generation of talented singers we've had.

It shouldn't have been a shock. Despite her odd wardrobe, she's an incredible talent. Sounds like a certain quarterback we know.

And for those keeping score at home (aka, betting), we clocked her in at just over 2:29 — the over-under total was 2:20 in Vegas, so we assumed the over wins. But then we saw this:

Vegas would know more than we would on these anthem-timing deals, so we'll assume Bovada's Twitter account wasn't hacked and say that the "under" looks like a winner.

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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter!