Behold the jazzy brutality of Fergie’s National Anthem performance

You’ve no doubt heard by now that Fergie gave a well-intentioned but chilling rendition of the National Anthem before the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Pretty much everyone, including Fergie herself, agreed that the performance was, well, awful. 

The singer was quick to issue a formal apology for her performance.

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“I’ve always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA,” she said in a statement. “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.”

We were immediately reminded of another rousing rendition:

https://www.hulu.com/watch/124965

Unfortunately, not everyone was so quick to accept her apology…

First, there were the tweets…

Let's be real, #Fergie gave the U.S. the anthem it deserves right now.

I mean you see who the president is, right? pic.twitter.com/Lbkymqd1co

— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) February 19, 2018

Who saw Fergie's national anthem performance at the NBA All Star Game? I think mine was better lowkey

— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 19, 2018

@cthagod just said Fergie’s voice and brain took a knee during that anthem. Lmfao I’m dead bruh ???

— Travis Taylor Jr (@TraVisualsTV) February 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/nthall350/status/965817099959656448

https://twitter.com/kotawade/status/965863547400962048

Then came the memes…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfaBLoJAjJo/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfaMomvFTlA/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfag4xWh6Eu/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfZ239AAxgX/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfaw7rNFW3a/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfZy4U9nV0-/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfaGYRfA5na/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfZ-noOAZFa/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfZ9CkDnILv/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfa1hItAlLl/?hl=en&tagged=fergie

Some people were slightly more sympathetic towards the singer…

https://twitter.com/BennySoliven/status/965823048065544192

Finally listened to @Fergie's rendition of the National Anthem. Wow, folks have really overreacted. It wasn't *that* bad. And she shouldn't say sorry. An artist should never apologize for his/her unique angle on something. (No, I am not a Fergie fan.)

— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) February 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/LenKasper/status/965810552785264640

https://twitter.com/jenstatsky/status/965846991245787137

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