Twitter Reacts To Fergie’s National Anthem
If I were Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, I’d be staying away from social media for, oh, about the next six weeks – or at least until the blowback stemming from her disastrous performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” began to ease up a little. The 42-year-old 8-time Grammy Award winner made headlines at Sunday night’s NBA All-Star game after delivering a rendition of the National Anthem so bad, Twitter unanimously decided that she did what our government has not yet been able to do: unite a deeply divided country.
Within moments of Fergie’s breathy, Marilyn Monroe/Jessica Rabbitesque “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” take on a song that really, really should not ever be performed that way, Twitter erupted with laughter as it shared reactions from basketball players and celebrities in the audience who were cracking up while trying to figure out just what the hell was going on and why “The Star Spangled Banner” sounded so…different, shall we say, than they’re used to.
We combed through Twitter to find 21 of the most savage reactions to Fergie’s disastrous National Anthem performance – y’all, these are cracking us UP! Make sure you stay tuned til the end to see the brilliant response to Fergie’s statement regarding her performance!
https://twitter.com/ShellE719/status/965419551948267521
#Fergie sounded like the lady who sings oil spill from bobs burgers pic.twitter.com/bb3Zxp5TMs
— Make it Make Sense (@Chynnamarie18) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/_LaMemeQueen/status/965420485084246016
#Fergie sung the national anthem so badly I’m going to listen to Nickelback all day just to get it out of my head.
— Chad Prather (@WatchChad) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jherron84/status/965562760171020289
Me listening to #Fergie like pic.twitter.com/hpGEPncFJN
— Handsome Rob (@hnsmrob42) February 19, 2018
Halfway through the #Fergie anthem like pic.twitter.com/noyXEx5vBz
— BROfessional (@BROfessional_us) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/SafitSm/status/965519639869607936
Even with all my faults, can we at least agree that nothing I have done is a terrible as Fergie's National Anthem? #Fergie #fergienationalanthem
— Pearson Family Crock Pot (@ThisIsUsCrckPt) February 19, 2018
The only way the national anthem could sound worse would be if #Fergie had a twin. And it was a duet.
— H.L. Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) February 19, 2018
#Fergie without auto tune wasn't in God's plan
— Playoff Iggy (@heatuperechelon) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/MegKLoop/status/965433661817487360
https://twitter.com/TLeonThomas/status/965427793067696128
https://twitter.com/WildeAntenna/status/965410529832521728
When you lied on your resume, but still got the job..#fergie #NBAAllStarGame #NBAAllStar2018 #NationalAnthem pic.twitter.com/cpsveB3Hyd
— TAXO (@taxo__) February 19, 2018
I guess Rosanne Barr wasn't available to ruin the national anthem tonight#Fergie
— SportsGas (@SportsGas) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/BlkCarmenSDiego/status/965400361610735616
#Fergie just did a Star Spangled Banner so bad, I want to take a knee to protest it. #NBAAllStar
— Joseph (@JosephPBias) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/archill88/status/965450322339483651
There is no chill on the interwebs… #fergie #fergienationalanthem #nationalanthem #nbaallstargame pic.twitter.com/ZdyZapHCTn
— Dru (@AStandUpGuy) February 19, 2018
UPDATE: Fergie issued a statement to TMZ, apologizing for her performance: “I’ve always been honored 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. I love this country and honestly tried my best.”
For Twitter’s Jared Monroe, though, Fergie’s best just wasn’t good enough.
I’d rather listen to Rosanne Barr intentionally wreck the National Anthem than hear #Fergie do her best ever again.
— Jared Monroe (@TheJaredMonroe) February 19, 2018