National Anthem(game 4 LAKERS vs. CELTICS)

[netpoon07]

Jimfocus69 you're an idiot! Go to Kid Rock's 40th birthday. Anita rips The National Anthem! .........and 69 is what you and your homo lover do you raggedy as retarded bastard!

[0VanillaCafe0]

i think it was that antique ass television/ give granny back her set so she can watch the golden girl's tryin to diss anita. lmao a that tv.

[Glassblower718]

didn't sound that bad to me, better then i could've done...believe that !!!!

[bjhMus1C]

im at 1:10, preparing for the epic high note... hope my speakers can take it

[MrSoulshock4444]

0:46 that was a nasty ass mess !

[candii15luv]

This was sooo horrible..and who ever said this wasnt that bad..idk wat to say bout yall and even my mother and aunt said she couldnt even sing back then (Thee Olden Days)

[vivieecouturee]

well i still love her. & ya'll NEED TO STOP criticizing her because im sure NONE of ya'll can sound any better. GO ANITA! it wasnt even that bad.

[MrSoulshock4444]

@vanhlnfan4life yo mother sing it !

[effingreat]

It sounds like an old dying cat

[jpashkar]

NEW LAKERS SONG!!! search youtube: Lakers Anthem "Lakeshow In the Buildin"

[kaikovich]

what a shit anthem

[masterdelrap]

wow she cant sing for shit

[aYschoiceMarketing]

it may be the weight gain....but Aretha still sounds good weight & all

[jimfocus69]

If you have ever gone to see Anita live, you quickly realize before the first song ends a simple truth. She, utterly, cannot sing live, should never attempt it, and the last thing she should be doing is singing the NA live in front of millions.

Anita is a superb interpreter who desperately needs the tricks of the studio to take off the rough edges of her voice, and mask its many limitations. Her range is extremely limited, she should never, ever attempt that song live.

[crnkmnky]

@jimfocus69 I thought she was great on the 1987 video. or was that just edited from the best parts?

[1Grayton]

This is much ado about nothing. With all the bad publicity I thought I was going to hear a disaster. Obviously many are not familiar with the musical styling of Ms. Baker. Wasn't bad at all.

[shenahdia1]

@1Grayton I agree. It took me a while to listen to this because I was expecting the worst, but it wasn't that bad. It's not too far from her regular musical style.

[0rip0]

@1Grayton - I agree. It wasn't the best I've heard, but not terrible. I don't get what all the talk is about.

[FemaleVocalLover1975]

That wasn't bad at all. I expected the worst and didn't get it. Like others said, the audio is not that good. You can tell that when she belted. Her voice is bit raspy on some parts, but I think that's a natural change of her voice. It's not the best ever, but it's not a fail though. Good job Anita.

[curt349]

Anita Baker was not 'giving us the the best the she got' lol

[doubleolove]

The subpar a/v quality of this clip makes the performance worse than it is. Though yes, this is not a good rendition, at least Anita sang it LIVE unlike most performers who lipsync these days, vocal talent or not!

[BlogShag]

An extremely marginal singing style has cause her to wreck this song. It also sounds like she didn't rehearse it.

[natalie20088290]

wrong song for her voice

[lilmikeandjeff]

I thought it was good. @MrYungFatal...you are right about that tv...geez!

[MrYungFatal]

@midnightstsun If that's the case...What's it matter for him to have Anita Baker shittin on the National Anthem...It shouldn't matter to him, right? And even more so, if it doesn't matter to him about how shitty his T.V. is...Why are you defendin it, for him, smartass?

[yalc183]

She's caught up in the rapture of something but it ain't love lol

[yalc183]

She's caught up in the rapture of something but it ain't love lol

[dbess72]

SOUNDS LIKE AUDIO MISHAP, CERTAINLY NOT HER.

[spencer1626]

man my ears is still hurtn, this sista wuz good wuz the key word, she sucks donkey balls!

[rew3737]

Couldn't wait to get on here to see what the fuss was all about. She didn't do bad at all. People who didn't like must not have ever heard her sing! It was pretty good to me.

[hippiechick719]

I can't believe the media is all over Anita about her rendition. These are obviously people who don't know jack about her. Anita is a well respected Jazz singer and she sang and interpreted the song in her style of singing. This was not the least bit bad so these people need to stop making it like Anita butchered this song the way Rosanne Barr did. This is the way Anita sings all of her songs. RESPECT her!

[Khadeedge]

This is classic Anita Baker! What are you guys complaining about? LOVE IT! LOVE IT!!

[rosuabsc]

That is very sad, Anita could always sing.. is she drunk?? That is the worst national anthem I have heard, well there was Roseanne Barr..

[dstad]

She stunk up the place like you Boston fans do at every sporting event.

What's the problem?

"Gotta go paaak the caaaa!"

Mass-holes! haha

[droberts4168]

Epic fail.

[ilysillyreally]

I've watched 2 videos and have yet to hear this...where's the sound!?

[Shabutie97]

That was one of the worst peformances I have ever heard.

[gongoozler18]

Ahhhhhhhhh!!! My ears!!! they're bleeding!

[debjj21]

I think that Anita Baker is human and that means none of us are perfect. She still did her thing. Can anybody out there tell me when the last time was u heard something negative about Her?

[20103million]

@JimthereT

You're one ugly piece of white trash!!!

[brett21852020]

Really, what's the big deal? She sang how she always sings. Either you like her style or you don't, but this performance wasn't different than her ordinary.

[SamUKest89]

hopefully youre anthem is sung better today against england! anyone watching?

[Sacramentosaint]

@SamUKest89 I am, can't wait. I think England is a little over confident, at least the paper there is. E.A.S.Y.

[SamUKest89]

@Sacramentosaint haha i saw that, but the group does also have algeria and slovenia :p it should be pretty easy in the early rounds but usa do have some big names...

[Sacramentosaint]

@SamUKest89 Tim Howard needs to play his arse off today, that's for sure.

[20103million]

@JimthereT

dont know White Honkey Trash, but r u wearing a wig???

[flydude1063]

Ok. This is just a total embarrassment. They couldn't find anyone that knows how to sing to do the anthem? What a disgrace!

[bromanlaca]

she sounds this way on all her songs.

[applesalamanderpie]

go girl anita, love & respect ur past super stars...can u do better, go play w/urself jerks.....we love u anita!!!!!!

[debjj21]

@applesalamanderpie I no thats right

[TheBigCat88]

Right up there with marvin Gaye's butchering of the anthem at the NBA All Star game.

This old silverback should retire.

[josephjohnsonmusic]

jackson : u got it a lil but i just wasnt feeling it ,i'm gonna say No. paula : i thuink you did a good job ,but it lacks power but i'm gonna say " yes " cowell(with his funny british accent) : what are you doing here today,did you lost your way , i mean are you kidding me ?that was absolutely terrible ,its no

anita baker : i think i'm a old loose bag now my days are gone i bettet go home and cry .

[vicky1220]

@josephjohnsonmusic hahahaha you got it right!

[josephjohnsonmusic]

just like simon cowell would say "this is absoloutely terrible and ridiculous"

[ebut1099]

she wasnt that bad jus at the end it was a little rocky got listen to her music she is so dope!!!!! love her music

[jdfox1]

Not the best but i've heard much worse.

[SexCyberGuideCom]

nice video

[akaziaj]

No, this was not a good performance to say the least. However, 2 all who have chose to rally so harshly against Ms. Baker I say fall back. The Star Spangle Banner is a very difficult song to sing.

Ms. Baker didn't have the benefit of auto tune which most performers today carry around like an American Express. If Anita Baker never sings another note, she has brought us some classic ballads over the years. Sorry Anita, in era of YT come 100.

[eleanorayoulateagain]

Uh, this was painful to watch.

Anita sounded like she had swallowed a cat of nine tails before she went out there. A dreadful performance.

And her outfit and hairdo were equally awful. And what the heck was that at the end, she acted as if she'd given a command performance.

It was an embarrassment from beginning to end.

[20103million]

Yeah she sounded like a "TALKATIVE SEAGULL". And she thought she was the bomb based on her reaction when she finished.

[MrYungFatal]

LOL @ That cheap, antique lookin T.V. HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...You need to stop worrying about her singing better and try and find a more up to date television... #LOL

[mellowkat01]

@MrYungFatal LMAO !!!

bahaha that was hilarious...

i think it is beyond disrespectful to insult Anita Baker... SHE IS A LEGEND !!!

she has one of the best sultry voices i have ever heard.... it all started with her....w/o anita there would be no britney, christina, beyonce, OR EVEN GAGA !!!

[MrYungFatal]

@mellowkat01 I know, that's total violation to talk down on Anita Baker...Her music has always been good...And then she gets old and blows a song (And I say that with the utmost respect, becuz she did do terrible) and ppl wonna down her. She's older now, did they expect her to sound like Beyonce or Alicia Keys? Give her a break!

[A0n79fRtW]

@mellowkat01

I would think that singing the National Anthem better would take priority over some subjective opinion that Baker is a legend.

[mellowkat01]

@A0n79fRtW have you actually listened to her previous music ?

[A0n79fRtW]

@mellowkat01

Yes, but her type of music does not appeal to me.

[justaskelray]

@MrYungFatal lol yeaha

[0rip0]

@MrYungFatal - Lol! Just epic!

[TwojkReturns]

OH MM G! it sounded like a cat was dying.. like being strangled.. im a huge anita fan.. but this was way OFF. AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE!! :47- :56... and what was that little jump she did at the end. they werent applauding your performance girl they were glad it was over..

[dabaddchampion]

Witch Hunt

[BHerder]

?????????????

19rj73... There are no WRONG notes?????!!!!!!!

Well, hell, I guess my last 40 years of trying my dammest to play the RIGHT notes was all bullshit! Hell! Just play whatever ya want. It's ALL *right* ...

MUSIC is MATH. And as with MATH, there is no sorta' kinda' maybe' sorta' the right answer. It's either RIGHT, or it's not. This was the worst butchering of the National Anthem as I've ever heard..

[dabaddchampion]

This is a which hunt!!! I'd like to see any of you critics do better!!!

[chade1983]

@dabaddchampion Witch hunt? She didn't know the words. Listen to the whole thing. I could do better. This was just painful. That lady should have practiced. They should have people try out for these sorts of things. She got the gig because of her name. Her agent got her the deal and she blew it. No witch hunt, just horrible execution on her part, and she has a horrible wig.

[hairyarmedgorilla]

God, my ears are bleeding

[AshleyMarlene]

I was expecting her dynamic voice from the past.... aw, kinda sad, but she was all smiles at the end, oh well... I hope to sing for a really big event some day!

[Hailey5210]

fail.

[residentevilug]

The quality is bad, adding to the mediocre performance... For those that never heard of Anita before... Listen to "Sweet Love" by her. It's better than anything current by a landslide.

[kcrizk]

Should have chosen someone from the audience...would have been better...

[runna94]

The fact that my ears almost popped on 'Rockets red glare' was the main problem. and she also sounded like she needed to clear her throat through the WHOLE thing.

[golfer0422]

What was up with all of the hand motions at the end? Is she riding a bull or something?!

[hairyarmedgorilla]

@golfer0422 

[hairyarmedgorilla]

@golfer0422 I thought she was swatting at flies.

[golfer0422]

@hairyarmedgorilla Haha...cut the theatrics girl, lets get on with the game...

[19rj73]

I don't know why someone is saying she butchered this. They obviously don't know anything about Anita's style. There are no wrong notes - unless people are calling improvisation wrong notes. It isn't Whitney's rendition, but she did a great job.

[EbbyRo]

It wasn't her best but the audio wasn't that good. I wish I had seen it live.

[colorfulkenny]

she gotta sweet buzz on

[bubbles0699]

@thewillogthe313..... true

[matrixlone]

wtf she sounds like fat albert

[thewillofthe313]

I admit this was not Anita's best performance but some of you need to chill out!! This woman has more than established herself as being a GREAT singer. All singers have a bad night.

[HeadbangerPars]

LOL i love how quick this was posted.. man she was screeching! some ppl looked like they were about to fall over ahaha.

[SEXXIchicka5]

jeez....

[ReptileRanger719]

In the words of Comic Book Guy: Worst Singing Performance Ever.

[bubbles0699]

god damnit she cant sing anymore what a bitch cause she was good to

[thewillofthe313]

@bubbles0699

She can still sing very well. I admit she had a bad night and maybe the National Anthem is just not meant for her voice but don't sum her up for this one performance.

[videolover61]

Ooooooooooh no!!!!!

[misslovelysoul]

sound terrible

[slimbo721]

i cant judge unless i hear from a different video but it doesnt sound bad like evry one made it out to be

[ccg1171]

This is just god horrible....Go home bitch.......

[xXbabygirl20wasupXx]

@ccg1171 God and Bitch shouldn't be used in the same sentence IDIOT!!!!!

[ccg1171]

@xXbabygirl20wasupXx OK how bout me fucking your asshole & you sucking the shit off my shaft..BETTER MORON

[sadaist]

@xXbabygirl20wasupXx You just used both in the same sentence.

[TheRonniesaurusRex]

@ccg1171 Show some respect , she's a legendary artist . Not everyone can sing the national anthem if you dont have the particular range for it.

[JDPM12D]

This is not as bad as ya'll make it out to be... but it is making me dizzy just listening to it lmao

[seand67]

This is simply Hot Garbage. Anita, go back to Detroit, learn to stay within your limited range, and drink some hot lemon tea. Damn

[Nakiachan]

God damn

let me fluctuate my voice to cover up my lack of skills!

and butcher the tune???

damn..

But she's gettin old.

O well.

[BHerder]

Good GAWD!!!! She makes Rosanne Barr sound GOOD!! I need to wash my ears out with soap.

[njboricuaparati]

She still sound better than Whitney 

[lemons82]

@njboricuaparati She sounded a mess, there is no way around it. And funny you should mention Whitney because Anita seems high!

[Taaron313]

An exterminator could just play this to get the job done.

[dmclamb2]

WTF!!!

[truthhurtsreallybad]

better than jennifer hudson's god bless america

[chocolategoodness1]

that was Atrocious!

[torriaq22]

She was a MESS! What has really happened!?!?

[Beyonce0362]

O_o..She got a cold?..

[LafawnduhDynamite]

Wow.

[leeleeisme1]

Leave anita alone. She old and out of practice. Go listen to sweet love to get some real anita

[courtany]

I love Anita, but since she dissed outkast...her career has been on permanent pause!

[TamzUniqueSong]

That was AWFUL!!!!!!

[NicoleJButler]

Dang, she JUST sang, and y'all got this up already!

[Clowningaround65]

This caught me off guard cause i've never seen her give a bad performance. (from what i've seen on tv)

[stoneislove20]

i LOVE her!!!!

[AidaSoulStar]

wow how come her voice sounds like that....I luv Anita Baker but wow r u sure ur tv wasn't trippin? She's coming off pretty stong and deep...amd HYPED lol cool

[killyozelf]

Lol already posted!

[killacam87]

lmfao wtf ! We've been BAMBOOZLED !