Poll: Comment "Love it" or "Hate it" ...

Hate it

ESPN love it cause it was terrible

ESPN Hate it

Meh.

Hate it

I always come here when I mess something up real bad.

sandhya emmanuel same

Ahahahhahahahahahahah U killed me.😍😂😂😂😂

HAHAHAHA

Omg i love this comment🤣🤣🤣

same

honestly fergie is so brave if this happened to me i would change my identity and move to a whole different planet

Word on the street she's starting a new life on Mars.

🤣 🤣 Truly!

Not a different planet 🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂

can’t stop laughing at this comment

The “let’s play some basketball!” just seals it😂😂😂

Did it seal the deal?

LMAO FR

😂😂

There’s one song you don’t sing like this, and… THIS is IT! 😳

Exactly yes. Speaking as a student in school concert choir who sang this couple times.

@🩵Cori♡ I hear ya. I sang it once at a Dodge National Finals Rodeo once in the 90’s, and I can assure you, the cowboys (and girls) would have wrangled me right out of there! Haha. These people that have to do acrobatics on basically ANY song these days is ridiculous. No one wants to hear it, just sing it normal. 😂

I thought she did good lol

@Itz LindaB She has wonderful pitch, but this song is about men (and women) in war. About our flag still standing, the land of the free that millions have lost their lives for us to have it, the home of the brave. It’s in bad taste/disrespectful to sing it like a jazz song, or in a sexual way.

I think the players all held it together pretty well considering I’d have been on the floor if I were there 💀

Same 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Same 😂😂😂😂

Nah draymonds face when he starts laughing then steph laughs with him is probably the funniest part of this

@caleb shapiro YESSSS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The uniformed military men behind her deserve the award.

Never have I been turned on by my own country's patriotism... And I still haven't. Thank you Fergie.

Shame on you

I bet you’re fun 🙄

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The worst part is, she thought she was killing it

she did, killed it and buried it. 😂😂😂

@jellyfish then revived it and killed it again

she killed it alright lol

Biz facts

Let’s play some basketball

I want to learn this exact version and perform it at a talent show😂

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

🤣

😂

😂😂😂

Hey - it worked for me when I sang as Florence Foster Jenkins... only I think I sounded better. than Fergie. LOL

It’s the “Ban-nan-ner-rer yeh-yet” for me. Every time

The hand gestures takes me all the way out 🤣

Yet way......... ay...

"Ban-nan-ner-rer-yeh-yet" 1:32

Hahahahahaha

First time I’ve seen this😮and I don’t ever need to repeat it ever,agaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnn!

It’s the pauses at the end while she waits for the audience to cheer & the players finally give in & laugh for me😂😂😂😂😂😂

The way she smiles after she sings the "land of the free" 😂😂😂 she's so proud of herself

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

Indeed, I ve just expressed it on the 8th of May, commémoration Day in France.

She really did lmao

There's just so much that's hilarious about the broadcast. Like the way she awkwardly is doing this little sway dance, the way she looks so proud of herself through the whole thing, the players and audience reactions, the awkward drum. Just too funny.

@Grahtman your sense of humour is wicked. 😂 OMG, in this chaos at least she doesn t realize...bye from a not frog eaten , a French middle aged female...passionate about all sorts of music and respectful of national anthems.

She killed those lyrics straight to death 😂😂

The camera guys were savages. They knew exactly what they were doing lmao

Big fax

FACTS

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one thousandth like

Omg true that 😂😂😂

How the players managed to keep it together for most of this astounds me. I'd have been rolling on the floor by the time draymond finally cracked.

ME TOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the real killer

U could hear the crowd absolutely lose it when Dray cracked and the players follow😂😂😂. Greatest moment in ASG history

That’s the thing, no one kept it together 💀

Facts

Those boys were giving the performance of a lifetime!

LOL!

😂😂

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the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

@Castor ChuaCurry wasn’t even trying to hide it 😂😂😂

5 years latter i can still recite this whole thing the same way she does

I always come back for Draymond Green and Steph curry they really tried their best to hold it in 🤣🤣🤣

🤣🤣🤣Me TOOOOO!!!

Bron was holding it in so hard

I see myself as a Draymond Green, when some funny _hit happen I can only hold it in so long. 🤣🤣😭

lol omfg🤣😂🥹😇😂

Cracks me up every time

Love it or hate it, it sure made me crack a smile 😂

The WAY everybody tried to keep it together SENDS ME😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dude the way she sang it is not even that bad. It had her touch to it. I kinda liked it even though some parts she stretched too much

@Raymond Qiu She was doing too much it was awful and hilarious 😂

unpopular opinion: it was still a good performance somthin new for a change

@Aerochalklate just Bc something is different doesn’t mean it’s good

@Raymond Qiu it's literally an anthem, not some night club singing contest

I really wanna know how she felt when she left that stage and realized that the performance she clearly thought she pulled off had every audience member pissing their pants laughing

Sis hadda be on sain.. Cause 😂😂😂😂

You can tell she really DID think she nailed it lol

From CNN the next day....And now the US singer has apologised for her performance. The singer told TMZ: "I've always been honoured and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA. "I'm a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn't strike the intended tone." She added: "I love this country and honestly tried my best."

@Greg Romano aw, bless her 🥹 She tried to do something different

I remember rosann

We need to give the people behind her holding the flags some respect. That must have been mortifyingly hilarious for them. Especially at the end… “And the home of the… mmbBrAaaAeeeAaAaVe

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

For real

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@Peter PanLMAO your username is literally “support Ukraine” 😂😂😂 how far you wanna push your political agenda?

I had the honor of singing the National anthem at a baseball game recently. I was soooo nervous!! But what brought me comfort was coming here and watching this lol. Knowing that if I just don’t do this, I’ll be alright. 😅😢❤ Sorry Fergie, we still love ya! 🤗

Do you have the video? That is is so cool to me!

This is so messy and chaotic 😭 It's iconic.

I see what you did there. Nobody else got it.

All I can say with confidence is no one’s ever sang it like her before (and I’m sure for good reason 😂)

😂

😂😂😂😂😂

I tried to hold my laugh in, but the “Let’s play some basketball” once she ended got me 😂

5 years later and I'm still waiting for the English version

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lolol!!!!

Fell of my bed for this comment

Txnci0n 😂😂😂😂😂

Sharon Lawton LMAO

One of the national anthem performances in sports history.

I loved when she said ' Its fergiing time'

underrated comment 😭😭

@Bass Funk Prog Bruh

It was one of them.

@Drake Vick and then she ferginged up all over the place

Of all the performances of the National Anthem - THIS is the one I come back to over and over - I laugh so hard till my face hurts haha She’s paved her way into history!

So the Carl Lewis National Anthem is the one for me! This is a very close second...I just watched the Carl Lewis one and I still LMAO with tears .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Spzzz oh I’m gonna have to go watch!! Thanks for the tip!! Haha

LETS pLAY SOME BASKETBALL!

Say what you want but this is the only thing out there that takes me out of my misery whenever I'm crying

I played this for my 4 month old and now I can’t stop her from crying.

Oh my God I just posted the same comment about my dog LOL, but he stops barking once it's over

1:26 is when it gets really good. You get Embiid looking like he wants to kill her, Derozan looking disappointed, Curry doing his best not to crack up and Draymond looking utterly dumbfounded.

Him and derozan wasn’t invested in the beginning

Lmfao

I just can’t imagine the rehearsal for this and someone being like YES, this is good

Michelle Jara😂😭😭

Well, it was reported that Fergie had two versions, the one she was supposed to sing at the All Star game and a strip club version—you know—for the strip club. 🙄 But the band director’s wife switched the sheet music in his briefcase as a practical joke before he headed out to the game that day. And the rest is history.

YES !!! She had to preform this in front of people who tf told her it was ok !!! 😂

good one

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Whenever someone asks me about the best All Star Game of all time I say the one in 2018 because Fergie was singing the National Anthem. What an unforgettable moment

Oh it was unforgettable all right.

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

she's a legend, she's an icon, and she is the moment.

the embid-derozan-curry pan is the star of the sequence

Or something lol

Oh yeah? 😂😂😂😂😂

"The moment" Bro, she is so irrelevant since a lot of years ago💀💀💀💀💀

I will never forget watching this live howling at the reactions 😂

Vocal coach: which style do you want to sing in? Fergie: yes

Not only they’re basketball players, but they’re actors as well.🙌🏻

It’s a tradition to watch this every now and then…

💀

Even here in the UK!🤣

YESSS!!!! 😂😂😂 I just HAVE to watch this every now and then to be able to keep going 🤣🤣🤣

True. In Australia too. I thought Billy Idol sung a bad one one, years ago at half time during our NRL grand final. But she massacred it. I come back and listen to it at least once a year. No one has topped this rendition since..

Yes and I'm also not even American 😂

I wonder if she watches it from time to time and just can’t believe how good she sounds.

Lol I love how she looks so confident with her performance 😂☠️

Fr she thought she was killing it…..she literally did

@LaLégende27 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Still the best... we keep coming back to this, don't lie!

When she gets to "land of the free" and you're relieved that it's almost over, then a wave of terror hits as she somehow pulls another 45 minutes of material from the last half of the sentence.

This comment killed me

😆🤣😂🤣😂

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I CANT STOP LAUGHING AT YOUR COMMENT...

Hahahahhahaajja accurate

You literally hear the notes sliding off key at the opening line “Oh say…” it’s like waking up in the morning and stubbing your toe, first thing. The day usually follows suit from there. Just like the rest of this song.

Ok but the dudes holding the flags behind her deserve some sort of award for keeping a straight face the whole time

I bet they’re smiling but they’re covering it with the flags 😂

They probably have earplugs or something

They were trained like that but they still deserve the award lol

True

@azureazlon lol, the stage manager be like: Ok, No matter how loud the cat screeches, keep a straight face, got it?

This video NEVER disappoints to make me laugh very hard! 😂😂😂

The howl of pain at 1:25 always takes me out. 😂

Honestly had a horrible afternoon. Thank you Fergie for making me laugh today😂

The players are so composed 😂. I would have started choke laughing 😂😂😂

I'm practicing the national anthem and I watching this for support 😭✨

Gosh, I can't believe this was live

The cameraman knew what he was doing with them shots at the players😂😭

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

He understood the assignment 😂😂

@Olivia Absher 🤣

I was looking for a this comment 😂😂😂 lebron struggling to keep a straight face

@Olivia Absher 😭

Watching this live on television has to be one of my greatest accomplishments in life, I just knew it was finna become a meme

Fergie is an icon, and she gave an iconic memorable performance.

Period

The Titanic also made a memorable voyage. So, there's that.

I don't know about iconic but sure a very memorable one ... cause no one will ever forget this disaster

@hutch LMFAO OMGG

This is terribly awesome. 2023 and still wondering how the heck it happened.

Whenever i’m about to do something new and i’m nervous, i just watch this to remind myself that I couldn’t ever do worse at anything than a professional singer did at singing the one thing everyone can sing

DYING

just a historic moment of holding in laughter in a most formal way

The players are absolutely FIGHTING for their lives

Lmfao

Survival of trying not to laugh 😆

@Beaz Rich2.0 🤣🤣🤣

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Fax

1:24 this is where I just absolutely lose it with laughter, so out of tone and terrible. Seeing Draymond just not being able to hold it anymore is jokes, u can see Lebron is fighting for his life too

Look at Embiid 🤣

She’s not out of tone

LMAOOO

It’s the dying cat part.

not at all out of tune, just out of context

This almost has the same vibes as a scene from The Office. Her horrible singing everyone is supposed to take seriously in a somber moment of reflection, the players' looks of secondhand embarrassment, just trying not to burst into laughter. It's perfect.

So this is what it's like to be american. So chaotic and unexpected, but you have to push through. I feel it in my soul 🥲

Maravilhosa ❤

1:27 this guy’s face just says it all about her performance tbh and it’s hilarious 😂

HER CONFIDENCE WAS KILLING ME

she really looked like she thought she was killing it

@Kate Yes? Don't all countries do that? I'm not American but anyone can sing the national anthem in my country, it's a national anthem.

I'm American and yes, they usually ask celebrities and famous singers to sing at games but this...this was an exception 😂

@Elsie Fergie use to be big but idk what happened to her voice

Yeah she sang the “hit it fergie” I really don’t think this is her style of music tho

Draymonds face always gets me 😂

For better, but usually for worse, Fergie is a legend.

I've listened to this so much now that I dont even remember what the original sounds like 😂

Same lmaoo . 😢😂

Hahaha same

that's good!!!! :)

I’ve grown to like this rendition. It’s like a 50’s LA confidential vibe, the dress was a perfect fit.

This was the most beautiful national anthem 😍

The best part was all the players trying not to laugh 😂😂 GOLD

Lulu Harshie Trying? Towards the end they were busting out laughing

FSE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

is it bad that i have this in my playlist

Yq

Facts

She really thought she was killing it and she actually did😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Killed everybody's ears that's what she killed.

@0:22 Steph was genuinely confused 😭 it still gets me til this day 😂

Lol ikr terrible performance somebody was really on a budget when hiring her

Maybe he thought it was a Prank lmaoo

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@Dal Ni I think so too now that you’ve mentioned it 😂

1:40 is truly the best reaction. Wish they showed some of the fans too I'm sure it was a similar mix of laughter and *dear god*

I actually love her commitment 😂 she is truly satisfied with this and dammit if I don’t learn to smile like this when I eff up 😊

A year later and I’m still laughing.💀

Same

Tearfully Art same lol

I died and came back to life watching this shit.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

Who cares about America

Right

For her own style I don’t think this was bad at all. I call it “SPICY” lol but she’s def got a unique stretch of vocals on her !!

I don’t think she has a bad voice, but this performance was terrible. She needs better training.

Guys! We cannot let this moment in history EVER die or it is BOUND to be repeated

Lmfaooo it was Draymond's desperate attempt to hold back the laughter that did it for me 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Never gets old, honestly.

Musically, she sings this like a genre of retro pop style with a fiesty/sassy attitude. Her confidence is something out of this world 😂 Well, of course this is USA national anthem, which everyone should sing the original version. That run on 1:24 was random and that is funny, but if in another song maybe ok

It would have been terrible on ANYTHING. The rift was uncontrolled in totality.

In my choir, when we sing, we always say “don’t Fergify it” 😂

HAHA 🤣 I’m gonna die

@Maple and Moji Unplanned! don’t die! 😅

....fergify

Ķjajajajaja

@Primera Línea Eteeerna HAHAHAHA🤣

Just watched Stapleton perform at the super bowl and had to come back and watch this. There is a clear gab between the celebrities that are full of themselves and those who are humble and exude selflessness. Stapleton will forever be a legend with that performance!

I memorized this version😂😂😂 it makes me happy when I’m sad.

I’ll never get tired of this 😂

If I could sing in this octave I’d reenact this at a game in my state. Someone needs to do this. I’m begging lol.

Four years later, and this is still comedy gold.

The best part is the athletes trying so hard not to laugh.

YOOO so true Im dieing😂

Some smile and they think "damn,this is terrible" 🤣🤣

Poisonous Nut Would of??? What college taught you that grammar?? Would have,would've are acceptable. Would of??? Damn

@Shinku Gouki why do you exist

@Shinku Gouki i *would of* prefferd if you didnt

Os jogadores se segurando para não rir, mas não conseguiriam segurar não 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This is the version that will be remembered forever and fergie knows she made sure of that

That's right 😂 I love her for making my day each time I come to watch this priceless video 🙌🏼😂

She killed it

I loved it!! Love Fergie 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ She swagged it the Fergie way!

All these years later and it’s no less painful to listen to, WOW

This is the “I’m not like other girls” of the American National anthem

I Love How To Train Your Dragon trueeee

Hahahaha

r/notliketheothergirls in a nutshell

Until Billie Eilish inevitably gets her lips around it

Lol

My god I can’t get over this after all these years. 😭

My high school tennis coach would play this before all of our matches so we spent one practice trying to make it through the whole thing without laughing. Took 2 practices to achieve.

Love it. Jazz... I did not know her voice can be so deep.

Draymond makes me laugh every time 🤣🤣🤣

Love it ❤

this was a test of self control for EVERYBODY in that arena

AGREED!!!!

every time i watch this i try my HARDEST to control myself but somehow i always end up on the floor

I wpuld have burst out laughing

yeah... followed by mass vomiting

Stephen Curry was trying so hard not to laugh but when the crowd started laughing so did he 😂😂😂

To this day I cannot make it through this video without laughing

I come back to this every couple months because it's so friggin hilarious

When I do something embarrassing and I’m having a hard time recovering, I come back here and instantly feel better.