Top 10 Worst National-Anthem Renditions

There will be 2,430 chances this baseball season for aspiring singers to butcher "The Star-Spangled Banner." Here are 10 of history's worst national-anthem performances.

Rosanne Barr

By DAN FLETCHER Tuesday, Apr. 07, 2009
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This is quite possibly the worst rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" ever. Ever. The thing is, we're not sure who to blame. True, Rosanne makes no attempt to sing in anything that resembles proper pitch. But shouldn't the real blame lie with the organizers of this 1990 San Diego Padres game? Did they really think the shrill comedienne had a set of hidden pipes as yet unrevealed to the American public?

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