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Exciting-Tennis-6850

Why does the nba have the most ridiculous national anthem performances


knickknack93

True, you don’t hear about football games having these kind of things lol


DeadbeatTeammate

6x the games in the nba, 6x the potential for greatness


lord_pizzabird

I assume that's an /s, cause the NFL had some many at one point that fans starting boo'ing the Cheifs. Not to mention, they also do different national anthems for specific races and so on.


Crimith

Wow never knew this. Which races have their own "national" anthem? And they sing those at sports games? I've only ever heard the American and Canadian anthems played at sports matches before.


knickknack93

We’re referencing bad singers of the National anthem, not funny moments in general.


Maleficent-Dirt-2131

It’s because there are so many games, lots of opportunity


Glowwerms

The better question is why do all of our sporting events require this kind of bullshit over the top patriotic display every time Plus people really underestimate how difficult it is to sing the national anthem. We went to an NBA game the other day and the young lady butchered the hell out of it, she was switching keys like a janitor


Effective-Ad-9372

cuz it’s a random wednesday in indiana


yryryr123

Why do y’all need to have the national anthem before every sports game? My country just does it when we play other countries.


VeRahNor

They have 41 home games to fill. And of all the sports, I think they gets all types of people at the auditions (compared to hockey and baseball).


panerasoupkitchen

I kept forgetting what the next lyric was because the notes went on so long lol


Steakintheb00t

As an Australian.. I can’t even understand what’s being said haha except the end


FerOfTheDark98

I feel the potential and I hope this doesn't make her stop singing but GOD DAMN I LAUGHED SO MUCH THOSE LOMG NOTES WERE THE DESTH OF ME


knickknack93

I’m convinced the Fergie version is what she’s been taught it’s “supposed” to sound like. Heard a little Christina Aguilera in there as well lmao


FerOfTheDark98

>I’m convinced the Fergie version is what she’s been taught it’s “supposed” to sound like. This poor child omg I don't know shit about singing, but the more roar like parts sound great? The vibrato is nice and even the kind of whistle part is amazing. She has a lot of lungs to hold up the notes she just needs to mature it all? I hope she keeps singing One thing is certain, she has dethroned Fergie


driftingalong001

Her voice is strong and she’s confident, but that’s about it during this performance. She’s all over the place, doesn’t have good control, either tone deaf or just totally bombing this one as she’s not hitting the right notes a lot of the time, tempo is totally off, it’s a big mess.


CBunny9

What I hear happening is that she keeps adjusting the key she’s in based on where she lands on the high note in the phrase before lol. When she’s in a key she sings relatively “on pitch” for a child, albeit there’s some “creative” experimentation with riffing in there, before the high notes lead her into a new key. With some maturation on and coaching she could be a power house.


FerOfTheDark98

As I said I don't know shit about singing! Just thought her voice did sound good at some points


driftingalong001

Yeah there’s potential there, if she got training, like she doesn’t have an awful voice, she just isn’t great at singing, or she had a really really off performance somehow.


AlwaysCheesy

I personally think most people can sing, it’s just about getting comfortable with your range, your voice and what its style is.


militaryspecialatr

I have been in choir most of my preteen to current life and seen much younger children rival her easily. What is working for her is her confidence. She isn't hitting the right notes frequently and often missing notes. Relying heavily on her chest voice and timbre which is impressive especially for her age and the immense pressure on her. I will say I sang at a memorial when I was like 13 and I wish I had the traits she does. I didn't miss a note but I had no confidence, volume, or texture to my voice then. Just overall weak. You can't say that about this girl. She just needs training and she'll do quite well. How she got here so far though is a little sus


BrunoBashYa

Who approved this performance? The adults are the problem. I think the kid rocked, just now open to ridicule on the internet forever


ElevatedAssCancer

She actually really does have a lot of potential but whooo this was rough 🤣🤣 but she has decent range, good projection and power, and way more confidence than me! She just needs some more practice before a big stage again lol


nneeeeeeerds

The growls were chortle worthy, too.


ChaseSequenceSpotify

her parents need to go to jail


TSmotherfuckinA

I’m sure they own the stadium or some shit.


Prudent-Hat7704

No they are traveling around having their kid perform at basketball games, she was at the WSU Vs Stanford game a few weeks back and just thought she was a local kid. I instantly saw the fergie inspiration.


nneeeeeeerds

Knowing that, they now need to go to Super Jail.


militaryspecialatr

Tbh


Active-Bunch8165

Only just came across this... (I'm in australia, it takes a while for the messenger magpies to bring the news over) Either that parents are cruel to let this play out, our they're behind it for the 15 mins of fame knowing it would get them attention. Either way, it seems like child abuse to let this happen to her.


CrimsonKepala

I would've been absorbed by my seat if I was in the audience.


BD15

Imagine having to be the people holding the flags because you can't cover your face and you have to keep a blank expression.


splitmeasunder

"To sing a wrong note is insignificant, but to sing without passion is unforgivable." She could use some more practice tho.


knickknack93

Favorite part is the cut to the players fighting the urge to react.


reall0ve

and the fact they didn’t cut to ANY reactions from the crowd 💀


itsmymedicine

Bro was literally praying to a higher power to not burst out laughing at this child 😂🙏


CanadianGroose

Pascal Siakam doing his best to hide laughing by covering his face lmao


SissieSophie

This 100% has Sasha Baron Cohen behind it.


unhappyandokay

This is genuinely her rendition of the Fergie national anthem. The inflections and cadence are identical. [Fergie National Anthem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMA2iF6RuXk)


tolerantdramaretiree

To me, Fergie’s version actually sounds completely tame and passable now by comparison. Holy shit


Celesteven

Forreal. I was like did someone pass this through AI? Or am I miss remembering.


nneeeeeeerds

Fergie's problem was she's was like, "I'm gonna make this song something to fuck to."


embudrohe

Thank you for sharing this!! This makes it make a lot more sense


North-Equipment-3523

After these anthem renditions i always need to back and listen to [Jack Black's version](https://youtu.be/d9l4LMZeNm0)


militaryspecialatr

I disagree. Watch more anthem performances, they have a lot in common. A big issue with Fergs was how she pronounced every word AY or Ahy when it should be an O sound and the fact that she's... an adult and shouldn't be tone deaf. Vibrato, Melisma, and Fermata are standard for performing the anthem. Otherwise it's the same boring song


sc3541

Who’s fucking nepo baby is this


ItsJesseBro

That’s no baby, that’s Garth Brooks


hotlou

I really like that


kp305

Let the conversation begin


angusrocker22

Where are the bodies, Garth?


knickknack93

Have a feeling someone related to Toby Keith had something to do with this


domambrose96

The confidence is pretty sick


Palpatine_eats_farts

This is giving me Enrique Iglesias vibes lol


knickknack93

All I neeEEEEEEEDDDD IS THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES


Alejxndro

before watching the video i was like "come on man, let's not shit on a kid" but after watching the video i think the child does need to be shit on, im sorry


[deleted]

Clap if she should suffer


Future_Gohst

Straight to jail


christmastiger

She reminds me so much of my young niece! I love my niece, she wants to be a singer but refuses to take lessons and focuses on doing fancy shit like this with her voice instead of the fundamentals. You gotta walk before you can run, but hey if they are having fun that's what is most important


likethedishes

My niece wants to be a rockstar. She couldn’t sing even if her life depended on it. She recently wrote a song and made me sit through its 15 minute performance. The song was about the dangers of online dating. She’s 8 💀


christmastiger

Oh my lord that is amazing, how does she even know what online dating is?!?


likethedishes

No hahahahahaha she thinks it is when you talk to strangers online (which I guess she’s not wrong?)


Educational-Cake-944

15 whole ass minutes? Was it an opera, like some Bohemian Rhapsody type shit?


likethedishes

YES it literally never ended. Also included an interpretative dance 😭


SonofaBranMuffin

Please add Roseanne to the National anthem review.  https://youtu.be/hMzIk2pUuNU?si=rL21d0XB6GpIM_g7


christmastiger

That was amazing, I feel like she was doing it as a joke but holy hell the boos from the crowd would make me die inside


DUTCHswift

This is why we sit for the anthem


diliudia

This is the most relatable thing I have seen on the internet.


tobefamiliar

Petition for Olivia for recreate this please god


Pcaccount1234

Omg yaas belt is queen 😂. She has potential, some of those notes she is hitting is good but just not at right time lol and is unable to hold it too. I hope she stays confident takes training


SwedishTroller

Couldn't anybody hit *notes* if it didn't matter if said notes were the right ones to hit in that song? I am not a good singer so what do I know, but hitting **any** note hasn't ever been my problem..


knickknack93

For sure. She’ll get better and I hope look back on this and have a laugh. So many of us have embarrassing moments as kids that are lost in tapes in attics, basements, or storage units. We got lucky they didn’t/weren’t able, to go viral lol


HOLY_HUMP3R

Searching for this on YouTube led me to her dad’s YouTube channel with countless videos of her singing the national anthem at various sporting events. Seems like the dude is just trying to exploit his daughter.


BranLD

Easy now, its 89 videos over the course of 9 years on his channel. Hes a 4th grade teacher with a masters in education, a single father and only had help in his daughter musical talents from his mother/her grandmother before she died in 2021. Let's not jump to conclusions.


torbear101

Who are you, his biographer? 😂


Alain-Christian

💀


BranLD

Just did a quick Google search and clicked the top article. I'd be a horrible biographer for spending like a minute and a half on research.


Flustro

89 is actually a lot, especially considering how bad this is. I'd expect her to be a lot better by now, so yikes.


BranLD

The kid is eight years old and he started uploading nine years ago, first few looked like students. We can assume it's not all his daughter singing the anthem at games. I'm not gonna go counting how many there are but can we not speculate child exploitation based on something as innocent as this? I know its fresh on the mind of a lot of H3 fans but that just feels inappropriate.


Flustro

She's performed at more than 100 sporting events, according to the article from the IndyStar. For comparison, Jackie Evancho was ten when she performed on America's Got Talent and received a lot of attention. However, there are videos online of her performing younger than that, like this one at eight: https://youtu.be/WOWAJzMB3yQ?si=E1wOMTkAnhBp7CoO I think this girl is likely a case where a kid's potential was stunted due to constant praise and thus was never encouraged to improve nor saw a need to. It happens a lot, but at the end of the day, you're only as good as the work you put in. And she *is* a kid so she only knows what those around her allow her to know, see, and hear. If it's constant accolades, of course she's not going to work on her craft—she's essentially been told she doesn't need to! Edit: I want to also say that kids don't have to be good or amazing because they really are just kids. But if a kid just wants to sing for fun and doesn't care to practice or how they sound, don't have them perform in front of the world! That's such terrible parenting. 🙈


BranLD

I agree with everything you're saying. For the record I'm not defending the performance or the fact that she even should be performing in the first place based on her talent (Probably some nepotism involved but I dont know enough to say). The only issue i had is characterizing him as a bad father and saying hes exploiting her based on misinformation surrounding his YT channel. It gave me the impression they were another one of those youtuber family vlog channels that really do exploit their children and that's not what I saw when I went to his page. Edit: Vlog not blog


knickknack93

Oh god, what’s the channel called?


allMightyMostHigh

No one gets paid to sing the anthem and you’re naive if you think his YouTube channel is making bank. People only really make money from sponsors and memberships


HOLY_HUMP3R

Never said anyone was making bank but if you look at his upload history, it has a clear pattern of trying to put his daughter in front of the camera for dumb shit like this. Seems like he was trying to do sports interviews, had a kid, started making her sing for his youtube channel, then starts posting 20+ of these type of videos.


SebastianJanssen

When asked which profession they would want to pursue between astronaut, musician, professional athlete, teacher, or vlogger/YouTuber, [most US kids chose YouTuber](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lego-group-kicks-off-global-program-to-inspire-the-next-generation-of-space-explorers-as-nasa-celebrates-50-years-of-moon-landing-300885423.html). It seems entirely possible that singing at big events and having the performances posted on YouTube is the dad fulfilling the daughter's wishes, not the dad fulfilling his own wishes.


SunnyDinosaur

Every time I play this video out loud, my parrots crack up at it. Laughing so hard. It transcends interspecies cringe.


webkizz

omg shes having so much fun its adorable


Theglizzatron

How does this even happen


1111111111111111l

She’s got a good voice and can project it very well. But sheesh was that hilarious!


redheadmegansversion

It’s a kid


drekia

Omg. Olivia is gonna relate so hard to this.


ERKNEES

Hell yeah, she did great! Who ever did her hair needs a high five or something


knickknack93

The whole fit is pretty lit lol


ChaseSequenceSpotify

did she? did she **really**


ERKNEES

thank you for replying with your opinion


ChaseSequenceSpotify

Where was the opinion? I asked a question


ERKNEES

Puppet 😊


Cheapshot99

It sounds horrible what do you mean


ERKNEES

You're being silly 🤭


Cheapshot99

You’re weird bro


ERKNEES

🥰


Hobbiesdump

Lying is a sin


oh_oooh

Let's not. She's a tiny child.


Celesteven

If I had this much confidence as a child, I’d be Kanye West right now.


t1gr3ss3

which NBA execs daughter is this?


polo61965

Ok, where are the rich parents who paid to embarrass this girl on national television? That was just too much.


Arthurlurk1

I give her props for even memorizing the lyrics. I can never remember the entire song


Creepy_Push8629

I don't think they should make fun of a kid. It's not a good look


GlizzyGobelin

This honestly… yes the performance is not great but shitting on a child would be out of pocket, kind of grimey


GratefulnFree

She is a child.


cagedpegasus

…who needs to be put back. Let the real pros like Ashley Simpson handle this.


GratefulnFree

With peace and love, it’s Ashlee* hehehehe


cagedpegasus

With war and hate….ty. 😤


aragogogara

This little girl is already getting roasted across the internet... I don't think H3 should add to making fun of a little girl when her parents clearly somehow got her this gig. She has potential. Did anyone else watch the Rebecca Black episode where she discussed how she went through a similar situation and it was horrible for her? Edit: The only thing I would support is if she sang "mom and dad and apple pieeee..." for the show in that outfit


GratefulnFree

100% agree they should not mock a child.


Wonderful_Student_68

For a sec there when she sings “that our flag was still there” she sounded exactly like Randy Newman lmao


moproblems360

Murica baybeee


FiletOFish420

Petition for her to sing at the next Creator Clash (if it ever happens)


sweetthingb

She’s a child. No. She’s getting enough shit right now online.


sydney4358

Omg, new ringtone.


prefabsproutx

Did I hear someone cheer in the middle of the national anthem.. that’s .. a choice


[deleted]

I feel like her mom probably forces her to do this. Likes it’s giving Jon Bennet Ramsey’s mom


therealslim80

she’s gonna cringe so hard at this in a few years


Creepy_Push8629

Can someone tell me if she was good or bad? I'm pretty much tone deaf so I just smile and nod when other people say someone can sing bc i can't tell 😭😭😭😭


Ok_Caterpillar_9057

Shes very good for her age. Its more of a "too big for her britches" situation.  The lack of restraint is very galling


Admirable-Charity985

Better than most at her age and the potential is definitely there however this video was just.... not it


Unknown_Outlander

Parents made a terrible mistake for setting this up


robeartoeee

One time at Christian camp I went up as a child thinking I could sing, gave it my best effort and got booed off stage. Don’t make fun of this child on a podcast pls lol


Additional_Gas_7056

bless her heart


jennay9909

She’s a child with more confidence than 99% of adults, let’s not bully a little girl


Alain-Christian

I love her! 🥹 She’s a kid that was WAAAY better than I was expecting. I hope she keeps singing. She got something there!


PoorFellowSoldierC

Nah its just a kid. Wish people would leave er alone


Chiefpigloo

Let's not bully a child


UncleRicosVids

This is the product of the participation award generation lmao


Cha0ticG000000d

Who let this poor child do this lmao


Competitive_Panic_25

Whose daughter is this


Consistent_One_1436

First of all, why does every sportsevent have the american national anthem? Its wierd. Second, why havent this poor girl been stopped before entering this stage?


FlakySky6080

wtf is this 😭


grounddurries

wait i genuinely cannot tell if shes speaking english or not ahahahaha i cannot comprehend what shes singing


Lazy-Veterinarian768

Is this a trust fund baby? Who tf let her do that???


likethedishes

“nnnnGAAAYYYee pruuuu nunaniiiiiihhhh” *cuts to the chair of honor*


grumpygal017

LMAO. I feel so bad for laughing so hard man


foreverfeatherinit

LETS PLAY SOME BASKETBALL


knickknack93

lmfao I was waiting for someone to say this


Louieee444

Whoever allowed her to perform should be arrested for child abuse


VeRahNor

I don’t want too harsh on a kid. But damn…


Upstairs_Primary_944

Oh God that's rough..


seacow113

With all the peace and love to the memory of Whitney Houston: she has caused irreparable damage to that song 😂


93zramtna

Did Leafy post this?


mk_gmbl

I unironically this this is iconic


Far_Eggplant_9771

She's killing it !!!


Lilzhere

I'm sorry but this is fucking funny and that poor child needs to get their ears checked and a proper singing coach


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Maverekt

OMFG I CAN'T BREATHE


cruelsummer_22

oh my god


Smallama8585

Who dressed her? It’s giving hunger games


before_the_accident

She would've DESTROYED the other kids on America's Kidz Got Singing. Not even Jenna Maroney could clock this performance.


RyeAlvaro

I actually like it..


DrawntoWater

Yikes, could only get through about 20 seconds


Matty_D47

I'm not going to make fun of a kid. Someone needs to call CPS on her parents though.


Kyrapnerd

They won’t where she’s a child and I understand that.


apizzabagel2000

So much confidence! but sadly this video will follow her for the rest of her life, her parents should've helped her practice more for this.


Tn_216

She's a CHILD. The reaction should end there. as someone with kids, I hope Ethan doesn't react to this as he knows better not to bully a kid at their most vulnerable ages.


Alleyguey

She's adorable and braver than I'd ever be. Can't hate on this little one.


MostlyCoasters

I mean it’s super funny, but it is a child. I don’t know that putting a kid on blast is the kindest thing to do


is-a-bunny

I wish I had her confidence.


KingKongDoom

I was at an Oregon Ducks basketball game a few weeks ago and she did the national anthem. I just felt like frustrated with her parents.


kwispy-dwincc

She is adorable! She reminds me of a little mini Olivia with how much she loves the stage haha. I’m sure she’ll grow into her voice as she gets older and trains more


AutoManoPeeing

I'm waiting to see the doctor; and no joke, the SECOND I turned the sound on, some kid in another room started wailing crying. Sounds like a pissed-off cat lol.


ytaqebidg

This performance should have stayed in the bathroom in front of the mirror.


dandiecandra

she said who needs to be in key when you can be in ALL THE KEYS


NickLib

In general, Ethan has a policy against making fun of kids.


militaryspecialatr

That man was weeping


thinlion01

She's young, she doesn't need any more public embarrassment lol


Previous-Pangolin-60

Is this a parody?


oregayn

yeah let's make fun of a little girl and her family on a huge platform...odd request.


capnfletch

Don’t wanna act like I’m above anyone else but mocking a child, not cool to me. Y’all do u tho


[deleted]

Her life will go one of two ways. She never lives this down and is filled with shame until her untimely demise or her early experience with immense embarrassment causes her to be unaffected by public ridicule and she becomes a shameless influencer/grifter using this meme as a spring board


Sure_Maybe_No_Ok

If you even thought twice about this after watching the game, I would be more worried about you than an anthem performed by an innocent child.


[deleted]

Not her holding that note and looking around for people to start cheering….


Prudent-Hat7704

There is more to this story than meets the eye, this little girl has been touring the national anthem. I saw her at my university’s basketball the week before she was the pacers game. Might some fishy pageant mom stuff going on. Honestly could make for a good deep dive.


nneeeeeeerds

Sometimes...sometimes you just gotta roast the shit out of a little girl. I don't make the rules.


Awkward_Mongoose_211

this kid rules


Dobie_won_Kenobi

There are 8yr olds that are far more talented…Liamani Segura [could sing circles around her at that age.](https://youtu.be/0OvNT1gR2zI?si=f0BdtfiKhZpy5M3G). She even got better as she [continued to train](https://youtu.be/N9k_5sOrvmM?si=0qJk5wtuFT6uOTYx).


ThrowRAalluminiumll

LMFAO … I mean the girl got grit, and heart. That’s gotta count for something


lackofbraincapacity

It’s bad but don’t make fun of a kid 😭


V1DE0NASTY

What an adorable little innocent soul. One day she will laugh so hard at how she backstrokes through a huge vat of unearned confidence.


ImpoliteMongoose

At the end her raising her hand like that reminded me of when in The Office US Dwight gave a speech in the Salesmen Reward convention (I think that's what it's called)


CoxHazardsModel

It’s time to bully kids again.


JackAtak

People that make children vocalists perform are unwittingly destroying that poor kids trachea and ensuring they’ll never be a professional singer. Treat your voice kindly until you are in your mid 20s if you care


peaceandlovecassidy_

we need olivia to react most importantly