Fergies rendition of the national anthem was heavily ridiculed. Some of the basketball players were smirking and laughing at her during it.
But to me it doesn’t sound so bad, certainly not as bad to warrant all the criticism she got for it.
I only heard clips of it on YouTube but I just watched the whole thing and it doesn’t seem so bad. Later, she even apologized for it herself. I never understood that. Is it that bad?
No, it’s fine with me.
Some people complained that her version of the anthem was too jazzy and too slow. I think she wanted to stop the criticism by apologizing.
There is no “right” way to sing the National Anthem. I’ve heard it sung many different ways. I’ve heard it played by saxophone without singing. In fact, at this year’s Super Bowl, Jon Batiste sung the anthem in a jazzy way (I’ll see if I can find a video).
Critics, or as my father used to call them, the peanut gallery, are a dime a dozen. They’re loud and have nothing substantial to say. Don’t pay any attention to them.
Honestly, I hate it. It sounds like she’s trying to make it sexy which to me is disrespectful
I agree with @anon92321969 . Sounds like shes trying to turn it into something its not. And it doesnt sound very good either. That being said, no reason to harangue her about I guess. I dont think its worthy of ridicule, but I dont like the version nor her delivery of it either.
Honestly it reminds me a bit of trying to turn the national anthem into “Santa Baby”
It’s called style. You could say that about any of these pop stars who sing the national anthem and sing it in their own style. I still think it sounded OK.
I agree. She shouldn’t be targeted for it.
Some people blame that performance on wrecking or slowing down her career.
That’s got to be an exaggeration. People will talk for a while but they’ll get over it
Yeah, I read that one, single place. Most articles said it didn’t hurt her career but they said she had more subdued public profile after that.
This was from 2018. What’s got you thinking about it now?
I saw something about Fergie on YouTube and it reminded me of that performance and I had never checked out the whole thing so I watched it and didn’t think it was bad enough for her to get all the criticism she got for it. I had heard it was bad but from all the reviews I had read about it I thought it would be horrible, but like I’ve said a couple of times, to me, it wasn’t that bad.
Oh, yeah. It’s not something serious enough to be upset about.
I agree.
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lol i listened to it probably 100 times a few years ago, its so bad i cant forget it. tickles my brain and cronge receptors
mariah carreys is really good and beautiful. chaka khans is even worse than fergues