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Fergie Responds To Criticism Of Her Star Spangled Banner Performance

The world just wasn't ready for this level of genius.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 10:03

Fergie has apologised after her unique rendition of the Star Spangled Banner drew criticism at the NBA All-Star game this weekend.

The singer opted to put a bluesy spin on the US national anthem, but her decision to go rogue and inject some personality into the song didn’t quite hit the right note with viewers at home. 

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While there’s no denying it became a major talking point during the game, Fergie has now responded to some of the more brutal comments about her performance.

Speaking to TMZ about the backlash surrounding her vocals, Fergie said: “I’ve always been honoured and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA.

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She continued: “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.”

At the time, Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green appeared to be holding back laughter during the performance, while the camera panned to equally stunned members of the team and audience.

Draymond is all of us šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/ClWCmY4tfh

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) February 19, 2018

It turns out the rendition has become something of a sleeper hit, with fans taking to social-media to defend the performance and praise Fergie's memorable delivery.

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

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

I liked Fergies national anthem. It was orginal and fun just like her. People didn’t like Jimi Hendrix’s version of the anthem at the time he did it but it later became legendary. Takes guts to be yourself šŸ‘ŠšŸ¾

— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) February 19, 2018

fergie’s national anthem is like every lady gaga song: at first i hated it but after my 2000th listen, i think it’s the greatest work of all time?

— Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) February 19, 2018

You do you, Ferg.

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