# One of the worst National Anthem performances ever

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**Created:** [October 27, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worst-national-anthem-performances-ever/1009317 "2024-10-27T21:57:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worst-national-anthem-performances-ever/1009317/21 "2024-10-29T21:38:00Z")

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I thought it was a perfect rendition of the national anthem. It perfectly encapsulated what the event was about… It was botched, confused, a terrible failure, and had no chance of success. Just like trying to run for POTUS as a third party candidate.

Now this, this to me is the worst anthem ever. And it was this year. Maybe it was the fact that I watched it on live TV as it happened, and was stunned, but I am telling you, listening to this is like trying to use a Q-Tip with the cotton missing.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WjSiCqLUr7A/maxresdefault.jpg "Ingrid Andress performs National Anthem at All-Star Game HR derby 2024 🇺🇸") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSiCqLUr7A)

Also, her excuse for such a bad performance? She was drunk.

> **[Ingrid Andress, whose national anthem went viral, says she was drunk](https://news.wjct.org/2024-07-16/ingrid-andress-whose-national-anthem-went-viral-says-she-was-drunk)**
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> The country music star says she intends to check herself into rehab.

So you can’t even feel bad for her, like she tried to sing with a sore throat; she decided to get drunk before performing on live TV in front of a national audience.

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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-worst-national-anthem-performances-ever/1009317/22 "2024-10-31T17:48:54Z")

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Reminds me of that crack about ‘Drink never made a man better, but it has made many a man think he was better’.

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