It is already the national anthem heard around the world. But as bad as Ingrid Andress sounded to Major League Baseball fans, sports devotees still insist that the country music star wasn't the worst anthem singer of all-time. For many, that honor belongs to one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time.
"Carl Lewis National Anthem Fail" is the title of a YouTube video that has been viewed by millions. Lewis' screeching, wildly off-key take on the United States' national anthem started making the social-media rounds again on Monday, after Andress stunned baseball fans in Arlington, Texas during MLB 's annual Home Run Derby. Andress sounded so bad that the Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm started laughing as the familiar anthem became almost unrecognizble.
"What was that?" one fan tweeted. "Absolutely the worst performance of our national anthem in the history of America!" "Easily slips into top five worst performances ever," a second fan posted. "Shame on you @MLB for not caring enough to check their actual singing ability.
" "How did she win the audition?" a third fan said. Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas also delivered an incredibly awkward anthem at an NBA All-Star Game. But Lewis still holds the gold medal for the all-time worst.
In fact, Lewis was so off target in his singing before an NBA game that an ESPN announcer referred to the performance by crediting the composition to "Francis Scott Off Key." "Dirty Harry said in one of his movies that a man's got to kn.