A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

The USA is currently more divided than ever, yet Americans have found common ground in their unanimous agreement that Ingrid Andress‘ rendition of the national anthem was simply awful. The Grammy-nominated artist sang The Star-Spangled Banner on Monday (July 15) at the 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, leaving people completely baffled.

Highlights

Americans unanimously agreed Ingrid Andress' rendition of the national anthem was awful.
A clip of Ingrid's performance shared by Awful Announcing went viral with nearly 700,000 views.
Critics commented on the awkwardness, questioning why an anthem was needed before a home run derby.

Following the 32-year-old singer’s performance, a clip of the awkward moment shared by the X account (formerly known as Twitter) Awful Announcing has gone viral, amassing nearly 700,000 views.

“The national anthem ahead of the 2024 Home Run Derby on ESPN by four-time Grammy-nominated artist Ingrid Andress was interesting, to say the least…,” Awful Announcing captioned the post.

The video, which showed Ingrid singing the anthem a cappella at the Globe Life Field stadium, drew ruthless criticism, as an X user commented: “Horrible. And why the f**k do we need an anthem before a home run derby? Just a super weird spectacle.”

The USA is currently more divided than ever, yet Americans have found common ground

A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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“Tough week to be an ear in America,” a person quipped in reference to a shooting that took place at former US President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, which left Trump with a bloody ear.

“This is what modern Grammy winners sound like without auto-tune and heavy production elements,” a netizen argued.

Someone questioned: “That was odd??? Was it intentional??”

Americans unanimously agreed that Ingrid Andress’ rendition of the national anthem was simply awful

A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

Image credits: Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos

A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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X page Jomboy Media also shared a clip of the questionable delivery of the patriotic hymn, which was viewed over 5.4 million times. “Definitely one of the anthems of all time [sic],” the account captioned.

The video was equally mocked there, as a viewer penned: “The Star Strangled Banner.”

A cybernaut added: “Who knew Ingrid Andress was the hero we needed to bring a divided nation together.”

**The Grammy-nominated artist sang The Star-Spangled Banner on Monday (July 15)**

The national anthem ahead of the 2024 Home Run Derby on ESPN by four-time Grammy-nominated artist Ingrid Andress was interesting, to say the least… pic.twitter.com/p3HkV9Vcvg
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 16, 2024

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A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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“Finally, we can collectively agree this was one of the worst (if not THE worst) renditions of The Star Spangled Banner by a ‘professional’ singer.

“On this night, we as a nation are one.”

Others couldn’t help but compare Ingrid’s chaotic show with Fergie’s infamous rendition of the national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.

Roseanne Barr had a scandalous interpretation of the anthem of her own back in 1990

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A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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At the time, ESPN had shared the Black Eyed Peas alum’s jazzy version of The Star-Spangled Banner on YouTube.

The now-iconic clip clearly captured the crowd’s stunned and amused reactions, including Jimmy Kimmel seemingly holding in his laugh and basketball star Draymond Green jaw-dropping before giggling.

Roseanne Barr, who had a scandalous interpretation of the anthem of her own back in 1990 during a San Diego Padres game, also weighed in at the time.

Ingrid’s performance was compared to Fergie’s rendition of the national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game

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“Who saw Fergie’s national anthem performance at the NBA All-Star Game?” the 71-year-old comedian tweeted (now X) in February 2018. “I think mine was better lowkey.”

The artist known for her offensive humor had shouted the lyrics to the national anthem and spit on the pitcher’s mound.

“It became one of those iconic pop culture moments that you’ll never forget – no matter how hard you try – especially if you’re a San Diegan,” NBC 7 San Diego captioned along a clip of Roseanne’s performance on its YouTube page, celebrating 25 years since it had happened.

Ingrid’s performance continued to ignite amused reactions

A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

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Bernd Herbert 3 months ago

Those events always weird me out. The US-American idea of what patriotism is, is so alien to me, it could well be from another planet.

4points

Dragons Exist 3 months ago

Tbh the silence and saluting during the anthem is the least weird patriotic thing we do here

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Amelia Jade 3 months ago

She's now claiming she was drunk and is checking into rehab. I'm jaded. I don't buy it. She's used to hiding behind autotune and/or lipsynching and didn't have that this time so she made up a convenient excuse. The reality: she can't actually sing.

3points

Immir 3 months ago

Who ever told this hack that she has talent?

3points

Ban-One 3 months ago

Her performance is right on par with Enrico Palazzos rendition.

2points

Little Capybara 3 months ago (edited)

Unnecessary “warbling” vibrato (notably at the “was still there”) that reminds me of the middle school tenor group.

1point

featherytoad 3 months ago

JC, it wasn't that bad, I've heard worse. Imo, Whitney will always have my vote for the best ever rendition..

1point

Carole G. 3 months ago (edited)

She massacred it. I was listening to some of her other songs & they were good. However, the ones I heard were more of a talking rhythm than actually carrying a tune.

1point

Maria Maria 3 months ago

Drunk or not, Ingrid is clearly not a very good singer. She must know that, so l don't understand why she accepted the job.

0points

Fancy Nancy 3 months ago

The Star Spangled Banner is really not that difficult. I am not a professional singer but I can manage it with a little practice. You can manipulate the song to suit your range. The song tells a story, do it loud and proud and people will not be overly critical.

0points

Barry Fruitman 3 months ago

Worst ever? Have we forgotten Rosanne Barr already?

0points

Kimberly GoldenState 3 months ago

Judy Garland performed smashed all the time and sounded fabulous. This chick is just a no-talent hack who depends on autotune for her "talent".

0points

Sue Knerl 3 months ago

That was fecking awful!

0points

Terry Tobias 3 months ago

One of the best renditions that I have ever heard was when Lady Gaga sang it for President Biden's swearing in ceremony. Because of Covid, there was no audience other than family, other politicians, staff, etc., so they set up flags all over the concourse and she sang out to them and us at home. It was beautiful and uplifting after 4 years of darkness, and she gave it her all. I don't know about other people in the US, but it was a moment that made me feel better and gave me some hope for the future.

0points

Merci 3 months ago

She was FAR from the worst, IMO. I give her credit for trying a bit of a different sound and wanting to make this event her own. It sounded to me like she needed to warm up her voice better before this. But no one will be Whitney Houston.

0points

Firuz 3 months ago

Not an American, but the best rendition I have ever heard was when a young lady sang the national anthem before LA Galaxy's match sometime ago. Like I said not American but it was beautiful, YouTube has it .

0points

lwolf1952 3 months ago

When I saw "worst national anthem" I had to agree. Yes, it is. Nobody can sing that stupid thing except a soprano opera star.

0points

Don Adams 3 months ago

She made the announcement this afternoon that she was drunk for the performance and was checking herself into rehab immediately. Yes, it was awful, but let's send positive waves her way that she gets the help she needs.

0points

CA Hyde 3 months ago

Fergie tried to make the anthem sexy....gross, especially the line about bombs bursting in air... bad taste, what was she thinking?!

0points

DefinitelyNotTheDuolingoOwl 3 months ago

Tbf, it's a tough song to sing and it probably wasn't the best for her style and range. Doesn't mean it's cool for thousands of people to mock and shït on her for her performance, though.

0points

Moltar 3 months ago

no one talked about Alanis Morrisette at the stanley cup final tho. meh. bored indeed.

0points

Learner Panda 3 months ago

Even I could do better than that and I don't know the words!

0points

xolitaire 3 months ago

To be fair: most of the time singers sound this bad it's because they can either not hear the music or their own voice. There is a reason almost all singers now wear in-ears during their concerts to actually hear the band better. Hitting a note live if you have nothing to go by is almost impossible.

0points

Performingyak 3 months ago

But being acapella she doesn't really have an excuse.

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Bernd Herbert 3 months ago

Those events always weird me out. The US-American idea of what patriotism is, is so alien to me, it could well be from another planet.

4points

Dragons Exist 3 months ago

Tbh the silence and saluting during the anthem is the least weird patriotic thing we do here

1point

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Amelia Jade 3 months ago

3points

Immir 3 months ago

Who ever told this hack that she has talent?

3points

Ban-One 3 months ago

Her performance is right on par with Enrico Palazzos rendition.

2points

Little Capybara 3 months ago (edited)

Unnecessary “warbling” vibrato (notably at the “was still there”) that reminds me of the middle school tenor group.

1point

featherytoad 3 months ago

JC, it wasn't that bad, I've heard worse. Imo, Whitney will always have my vote for the best ever rendition..

1point

Carole G. 3 months ago (edited)

She massacred it. I was listening to some of her other songs & they were good. However, the ones I heard were more of a talking rhythm than actually carrying a tune.

1point

Maria Maria 3 months ago

Drunk or not, Ingrid is clearly not a very good singer. She must know that, so l don't understand why she accepted the job.

0points

Fancy Nancy 3 months ago

0points

Barry Fruitman 3 months ago

Worst ever? Have we forgotten Rosanne Barr already?

0points

Kimberly GoldenState 3 months ago

Judy Garland performed smashed all the time and sounded fabulous. This chick is just a no-talent hack who depends on autotune for her "talent".

0points

Sue Knerl 3 months ago

That was fecking awful!

0points

Terry Tobias 3 months ago

0points

Merci 3 months ago

0points

Firuz 3 months ago

0points

lwolf1952 3 months ago

When I saw "worst national anthem" I had to agree. Yes, it is. Nobody can sing that stupid thing except a soprano opera star.

0points

Don Adams 3 months ago

0points

CA Hyde 3 months ago

Fergie tried to make the anthem sexy....gross, especially the line about bombs bursting in air... bad taste, what was she thinking?!

0points

DefinitelyNotTheDuolingoOwl 3 months ago

Tbf, it's a tough song to sing and it probably wasn't the best for her style and range. Doesn't mean it's cool for thousands of people to mock and shït on her for her performance, though.

0points

Moltar 3 months ago

no one talked about Alanis Morrisette at the stanley cup final tho. meh. bored indeed.

0points

Learner Panda 3 months ago

Even I could do better than that and I don't know the words!

0points

xolitaire 3 months ago

0points

Performingyak 3 months ago

But being acapella she doesn't really have an excuse.

3points

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A Divided America Unites To Slam “Worst National Anthem” Rendition At Home Run Derby

The USA is currently more divided than ever, yet Americans have found common ground

Americans unanimously agreed that Ingrid Andress’ rendition of the national anthem was simply awful

**The Grammy-nominated artist sang The Star-Spangled Banner on Monday (July 15)**

Roseanne Barr had a scandalous interpretation of the anthem of her own back in 1990

Ingrid’s performance was compared to Fergie’s rendition of the national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game

Ingrid’s performance continued to ignite amused reactions

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Americans unanimously agreed that Ingrid Andress’ rendition of the national anthem was simply awful

The Grammy-nominated artist sang The Star-Spangled Banner on Monday (July 15)

Roseanne Barr had a scandalous interpretation of the anthem of her own back in 1990

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Ingrid’s performance continued to ignite amused reactions

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