National anthem is butchered ahead of New York Mets opening game as Broadway icon suffers humiliating blunder
New York Mets fans were left stunned on Thursday when the national anthem was butchered ahead of the team’s opening game of the season.
Christopher Jackson, the Broadway performer best known for originating the role of George Washington in the hit musical Hamilton, was given the honor of performing the Star-Spangled Banner on Opening Day at Citi Field.
However, despite his experience playing one of the most iconic figures in American history, Jackson unbelievably mixed up the lyrics to the US national anthem.
He seemed to confuse the line ‘What so proudly we hail’ in the first verse with ‘Were so gallantly streaming’ from later in the song.
While Jackson didn’t miss a beat and continued through the remainder of the anthem without a hiccup, his error did not go unmissed by fans.
Many Mets fans were left horrified by the blunder with some even going as far as to claim that it was an ‘omen’ for their team’s coming season.
New York Mets fans were left stunned on Thursday when the national anthem was butchered
‘Chris Jackson just majorly messed up our great National Anthem before the first pitch of Pirates/Mets,’ one baseball fan fumed on social media. ‘A national disgrace! Lock him up!’
‘Alexander Hamilton is rolling in his grave over his anthem at the Mets game,’ another quipped.
‘Tell Christopher Jackson he f***ed up the National Anthem and he f***ing sucks,’ a particularly furious Mets fan posted.
‘Opening Day! Let’s go Mets! The guy singing the national anthem got the lyrics wrong. Can only go up from here,’ a fourth social media user joked.
‘Second National Anthem of the season and we’ve already got botched lyrics. Not surprised the Mets couldn’t get a guy to do what they paid him to do,’ one said.
‘Forgetting the words of the National Anthem. Mets gonna Met,’ another shared, seemingly referring to the team’s past records.
More to follow.
