Boo birds come after viral Orioles national anthem singer

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An auto-tune version of the Star Spangled Banner hit all the wrong notes for some critics of the latest anthem performance to go viral.

Baltimore-based artist Dan Deacon performed a controversial auto-tune version of the U.S. national anthem prior to the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader between the host Orioles and New York Mets at Camden Yards.

The song seemed to serve as a good-luck charm to the struggling Orioles, who went on to win both games and claim the series, but it wasn’t without a few eyebrows being raised.

Deacon is an electronic music artist with five studio albums to his credit, including work on movie scores including Hustle.

The musician was decked out in a Hawaiian Orioles top with a T-shirt featuring Baltimore’s mascot, The Oriole Bird, when he took the field on Thursday afternoon.

One photo showed Deacon and the bird mascot in front of a computer and what appeared to be a synthesizer behind home plate.

The musician started his performance by moving his left arm while hitting his notes. He didn’t drag out the performance – his version clocked in at about 75 seconds.

The performance drew its share of criticism.

“I think the Orioles have officially hit rock bottom,” one X user commented.

“Is this considered a disgrace to the National Anthem??” another asked.

“You can literally see people thinking ‘what the f*** is this,’” yet another used commented.

The lovers were speaking up, too, however.

“No cap, it gets good if you can make it through the first bit,” one X user commented.

“This is fire, and he pre-programmed a lot of the correct harmonies. He really respected the original,” another user mentioned.

It can’t be overstated that the Orioles did win both games following Deacon’s anthem outing. So fans of the struggling team, especially superstitious ones, will want to take that into account.

The O’s were sitting at 42-50 following the wins, last place in the American League East.

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