she's not making fun of the anthem, or anything it stands for, she's making fun of singers who take their chance to sing it as an opportunity to show off every ridiculous thing their voice can do instead of just singing the song! She was hilarious through her whole speech, so happy we had her!
She did this parody on a SNL skit a long while ago. She's teasing the singers that do all that stupid crap with the song, instead of just singing the song. She is NOT teasing the Anthem. It says this in the description people. Jeez
Prince Jay I was a huge Minnie fan...huge, and I am here to tell you Minnie would have slapped that girl right now...actually if Minnie were alive Maya wouldnt even do it...
Peggy Mac You speak to dead people, do you? Or does your preamble of mentioning how huge of a Minnie Riperton fan you are show that you're qualified to speak for her?
Monique Thornton What? lol...I dont know her personally...did you? I love watching Maya Rudolph on SNL too but no I cannot read either mind but a fifth grader would not think I could...lol please...Any mother would not want their child to mimic or clown on the National Anthem...
Omg I can't take all the political debates going on in comment section. PEOPLE!! lets be clear, she's not making fun of the anthem but the singers who butchers it. Smh
tetrulz jam Nationalism is pathetic anyway. So who the hell cares, besides those who only think they do because they were too gullible to realize it's indoctrination.
Love this so much! ❤ She took the classic SNL scene to the next level. Thank you, Maya!!! One of the funniest things I've ever seen, and I'm a HUGE comedy fan. I feel so sad for the people who can't get this. 😂😂😂
What Maya is doing is making fun of singers who butcher the National Anthem. This is not a serious performance, nor is she mocking the Anthem itself. Everybody got that? Good. Sheesh. I guess they don't offer Sense of Humor 101 in community college.
this is TOO REAL. every time i've ever heard the national anthem sung live it's sounded like SHIT yet the audience cheers like it's the best thing they've ever heard
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I wish my college graduation speaker would have been this entertaining. I practically fell asleep during our guest speaker. Go Maya!!!
the WHITNEY/MARIAH version is the only (pop)standard that should be used ever. Simple and elegant but still showcases the vocalists' pipes. LOL this is hilarious tho!
Dear humorless so-called "patriots". Please peddle your xenophobic fascism elsewhere. This was a comedy routine. The audience obviously loved it. Nobody cares if you didn't.
Jeffersen08 I love how conservatives always have a new catchphrase of the month. "War on Christmas!", "Intelligent Design!", "Religious Freedom!", "Muhammad Cartoons!". FoxNews and talk radio tell you what to be outraged about and then you all follow like lemmings, with all of you posting the same exact talking points in every comments section on the internet.
Even better than the version she did on SNL!😂😂 I think Chaka Khan must have studied this video before she sang the anthem at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. 😆😆
298 people have no sense of humor. She is doing a PARODY of singers like Beyonce who have sang the anthem. It's not suppose to be serious nor is it making fun of our anthem. This is freaking amazing! Maya needs to do this at an actual game.
Actually, it's more a parody of Patti Labelle. She did this on SNL as the characters May Belle. She recently threw the Beyonce part in but when she first did this, Single Ladies hadn't even been made.
The US is probably the only nation in the world that seems to enjoy "Interpretation" of it's National Anthem. When Francis Scott Key put his words to an old British drinking song, the tune already came with sheet music complete with a time signature. Why every budding R&b , C&W, R&R, wannabe gets to mess around with it ,is mind-boggling. There are rules that govern how the National Flag is to be treated, could they not extend to proper respect for the Anthem also ? Just O saaaaaaaaaaaaaaayin !
No it is good that we have the freedom to change the anthem. Some might see it as disrespectful but it is a sign of freedom that we can say/sing these things. If someone did thing in say Russia they would be killed on the spot. It is amazing that we can do this in America and it makes me proud of this country and he comedy skills.
shes making fun of all the singers that try to make our anthem their own song. all the singers who mess it up. shes not making fun of MERICA . calm down white people
Funny as heck He facoal expressions ate hilarious. The funny part of this temdition is when someone uells in the auditorium sing it Maya and she tesonded to him by day I will. Fuuny. I cy watch this obi and over.😅
The National Anthem is a poem written during a war (that essentially glorifies war) that was set to the tune of an old British drinking song ("To Anacreon In Heaven"). Though it was clearly not her intent to mock the National Anthem itself....so what if it was. I mean, as national anthems go, it's not like ours if of sacred origins or anything....far from it actually.
It's incredible, people will fight and argue about absolutely everything. There's a lot of repressed anger out there and i guess the one good thing about these forums is that they give Joe And Jane Public a chance to voice their ,at times , inane view points about even more inane topics.
BetterLifeAhead Hey! Get over yourself! The National Anthem has NOTHING to do with Christianity or Buddhism or Jainism or Mormonism or Islam. Do you remember "Separation of Church and State" ? That's why the USA even exists.
I wish we in India had this freedom to parody. We would get in to trouble for just making fun with self appointed guardians of the nation throwing stones at us. This is why America is the greatest nation in the world.
"SING IT, MAYA!"
"I will, baby."
Had me laughing so hard.
***** "I will, baby."
Me too baby lmao
she's not making fun of the anthem, or anything it stands for, she's making fun of singers who take their chance to sing it as an opportunity to show off every ridiculous thing their voice can do instead of just singing the song! She was hilarious through her whole speech, so happy we had her!
kb1025
She did this parody on a SNL skit a long while ago. She's teasing the singers that do all that stupid crap with the song, instead of just singing the song. She is NOT teasing the Anthem. It says this in the description people. Jeez
Agreed
Obviously.
Still looks bad
I love her!! The spirit of her mom (The late and very great Minnie Riperton) is definitely is in Maya. Go Girl!!
Prince Jay I was a huge Minnie fan...huge, and I am here to tell you Minnie would have slapped that girl right now...actually if Minnie were alive Maya wouldnt even do it...
Peggy Mac You speak to dead people, do you? Or does your preamble of mentioning how huge of a Minnie Riperton fan you are show that you're qualified to speak for her?
Monique Thornton What? lol...I dont know her personally...did you? I love watching Maya Rudolph on SNL too but no I cannot read either mind but a fifth grader would not think I could...lol please...Any mother would not want their child to mimic or clown on the National Anthem...
Carl Christensen well said
+Carl Christensen Amen
She is such a nut! The funny thing is that she's actually a VERY good singer like her mother was. Love Maya Rudolph.
Simply yup yup n yup😀
What leaves me astounded is that she sounds too good even though she is doing intentionally horribly
Omg I can't take all the political debates going on in comment section. PEOPLE!! lets be clear, she's not making fun of the anthem but the singers who butchers it. Smh
tetrulz jam People are just ignorant here in dumbfuckistan
tetrulz jam Yes. She is mocking those who oversing it as if they invented the song
tetrulz jam I'd slap my mama to have her sing it at mine. Lucky grads!
tetrulz jam Nationalism is pathetic anyway. So who the hell cares, besides those who only think they do because they were too gullible to realize it's indoctrination.
Matt Cockrell lawl... Patriotism and Nationalism are basically synonymous.
Sounds more to me like she is parodying all the celebrities trying to sing the National Anthem while hamming it up.
This was my sister's graduation!!!!!
What a gorgeous lifelong memory for her!
Love this so much! ❤ She took the classic SNL scene to the next level. Thank you, Maya!!! One of the funniest things I've ever seen, and I'm a HUGE comedy fan.
I feel so sad for the people who can't get this. 😂😂😂
What Maya is doing is making fun of singers who butcher the National Anthem. This is not a serious performance, nor is she mocking the Anthem itself. Everybody got that? Good.
Sheesh. I guess they don't offer Sense of Humor 101 in community college.
OMG! I had to keep pausing and because I kept dying on the floor!😂😂😂 I love Maya
this is TOO REAL. every time i've ever heard the national anthem sung live it's sounded like SHIT yet the audience cheers like it's the best thing they've ever heard
They’re cheering ‘cause it’s over 😂
She's got a really good voice when she's serious
Maya's notes are actually beautiful ❤️
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! I wish my college graduation speaker would have been this entertaining. I practically fell asleep during our guest speaker. Go Maya!!!
This. Is. Perfect. Parody!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you Maya! Bravissima!
Love this! Maya Rudolph has always been one of my favorite comedians.
I was there that day #sofunny
Super Cool Dude that's super cool, dude
I bet you were laughing so hard you couldn't open your eyes.
same
Now that’s a graduation gift!!
what a performance!!!!! funny ,yet priceless!!!!
I love how this is the National Anthem parody from SNL from 10 years ago
Maya needs to sing at every event XD
She is so hilarious! I wonder if she ad-libbed it in there after she noticed how perfectly stadiumesque the acoustics were!
Just seeing this for the first time. Love it and love you Maya! From a Brit who’s hard to please....you are absolutely hysterical 😂
*I…AM…SCREAMING*
solarge knowles I am tooooooo!
Brilliant. It's about time someone ridiculed those hysterical renditions.
Her talent is astounding
Her mother was a singer. Maya Rudolph is amazing comedy wise and so vocally talented. Damn sensitive patriots. Learn to take a joke
lol I really like Maya's comedic style and absolutely loved her voice. I wondered if she would consider making studio album. powerful pipe a real vow.
the WHITNEY/MARIAH version is the only (pop)standard that should be used ever. Simple and elegant but still showcases the vocalists' pipes. LOL this is hilarious tho!
Dear humorless so-called "patriots". Please peddle your xenophobic fascism elsewhere. This was a comedy routine. The audience obviously loved it. Nobody cares if you didn't.
hutch It's not even a patriot's anthem, it's a nationalist's anthem. And anybody with half a brain knows that nationalism is a total joke.
Jeffersen08 I love how conservatives always have a new catchphrase of the month. "War on Christmas!", "Intelligent Design!", "Religious Freedom!", "Muhammad Cartoons!". FoxNews and talk radio tell you what to be outraged about and then you all follow like lemmings, with all of you posting the same exact talking points in every comments section on the internet.
Oh yeah, disapproving such a song is xenophobic and fascist. Mhmm. Dat logic
Maya is too good for this timeline. We don't deserve her.
She is so awesome! Never fails to make me laugh! And BTW she has a vocal range and quality to be reckoned with!
One of the funniest skits of all time. Reminded me of how Christina Aguilera sings! Haha
Sorry but it’s more Patti Labelle! Check her somewhere over the rainbow live. Christina does runs but she doesn’t do all those antics lol
The original sketch was a Christina Aguilera parody.
I just love her so much. People really take that song too seriously. Nail on the head right there.. Wonderful!
Even better than the version she did on SNL!😂😂 I think Chaka Khan must have studied this video before she sang the anthem at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. 😆😆
298 people have no sense of humor. She is doing a PARODY of singers like Beyonce who have sang the anthem. It's not suppose to be serious nor is it making fun of our anthem. This is freaking amazing! Maya needs to do this at an actual game.
one of the most funny female comedians ever!!!! who can genuinely sing!!!!!!
I laughed through out the whole thing hysterically
Actually, it's more a parody of Patti Labelle. She did this on SNL as the characters May Belle. She recently threw the Beyonce part in but when she first did this, Single Ladies hadn't even been made.
I always thought it was Christina Aguilera more so
Here's the thing...I don't often cry with laughter...but this had me
The US is probably the only nation in the world that seems to enjoy "Interpretation" of it's National Anthem. When Francis Scott Key put his words to an old British drinking song, the tune already came with sheet music complete with a time signature. Why every budding R&b , C&W, R&R, wannabe gets to mess around with it ,is mind-boggling. There are rules that govern how the National Flag is to be treated, could they not extend to proper respect for the Anthem also ? Just O saaaaaaaaaaaaaaayin !
WHO IS HERE AFTER FERGIES ANTHEM CATASTROPHE ! ? LOLL
Best National Anthem version ever.
It's not amazing to me that people are thinking "oh she is mocking our nation and the song...blah blah blah...Jews...libs...yeehaw!"
Maya Rudolph is the Best!👏👏👏😆😆❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
STILL CRYING about this. I cannot with you, Maya. 😂😭 #imdead ☠️
People who lack a sense of humor and who lack the ability to understand context are the worst.
Patriotic Maya Rudolf is patriotic.
I ❤️ Maya Rudolph - such a brilliantly talented and hilarious woman!!
No it is good that we have the freedom to change the anthem. Some might see it as disrespectful but it is a sign of freedom that we can say/sing these things. If someone did thing in say Russia they would be killed on the spot. It is amazing that we can do this in America and it makes me proud of this country and he comedy skills.
ITS THE FACE THAT SHE IS MAKING AND THE CAMERA ANGLE IN THE THUMBNAIL FOR ME LMBO IM ALREADY WEAK LMBO
THE Beyonce inserts had me gone lmbo absolutely hilarious! lol this is the version Fergie was going for!
God bless Maya Rudolph
omggg! my favorite skit of her evvvverrrr! too funny! I adore her!
OMG, I have had to sing this so many times I love it!
The imitation of Pamela Bell
shes making fun of all the singers that try to make our anthem their own song. all the singers who mess it up. shes not making fun of MERICA . calm down white people
Funny as heck
He facoal expressions ate hilarious. The funny part of this temdition is when someone uells in the auditorium sing it Maya and she tesonded to him by day I will. Fuuny. I cy watch this obi and over.😅
Fantastic!!!
How can you not love Maya Rudolph?! She's hilarious 💜💜💜
She's clearly not parodying the anthem, but the over the top way that most singers perform it. NOT THAT IT MATTERS EITHER WAY.
175 people have over sang the national anthem
The National Anthem is a poem written during a war (that essentially glorifies war) that was set to the tune of an old British drinking song ("To Anacreon In Heaven"). Though it was clearly not her intent to mock the National Anthem itself....so what if it was. I mean, as national anthems go, it's not like ours if of sacred origins or anything....far from it actually.
It's incredible, people will fight and argue about absolutely everything.
There's a lot of repressed anger out there and i guess the one good thing about these forums is that they give Joe And Jane Public a chance to voice their ,at times , inane view points about even more inane topics.
For those too young to remember when she did it 9 years ago.
www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/national-anthem/n12075
I'm actually dying this is too funny
I absolutely love it!!! Maya is hilarious!!!!! I'm STILL dying laughing!!!!!!!
She's one funny lady and a hell of a talent.
Red: What the?
Chuck: The heck was that?
Bomb: This predicted Fergie
Samantha Hatchling: SAVAGE!
Amazing.....I know she can actually sing
The faces she makes after each verse 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love her
I love her Diana Ross impression!
Oh my god genius!
Ahahahaa people offended at making the anthem a joke ahahaha baahaha oh lord. Imma assume non of you are Christians since the whole no idols thing lol
BetterLifeAhead Hey! Get over yourself! The National Anthem has NOTHING to do with Christianity or Buddhism or Jainism or Mormonism or Islam. Do you remember "Separation of Church and State" ? That's why the USA even exists.
***** Because you could believe in a god without being a Christian?
what song is that melody from at 3:27
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
Samuel Johnson
i love her
That was a pretty good impersonation of Whitney houston and Christina Aguilara in most parts......
Can't wait to see her on Red Nose Day.
GUYS. THIS WAS A SKIT ON SNL. ITS REALLY FUNNY. THESE PEOPLE GOT A REAL TREAT.
I wonder who she is imitating at the rockets red glare it’s the same in her other version too. God she is incredible
Her expressions during her pauses are just as funny as the rendition. 😂
You know it's gonna be something when Maya breaks out the "b'night."
Omg this is funnier than the SNL one hahaha. Congrats graduates from years ago
MAYA you go girl!!!!! Do your thang up there
Q:How fucked up must you be to find this funny?
A: American.
We need more Maya, not less
I AM ON THE FLOOR! LMAO!
She's brilliant beautiful and more talented than the current Snl cast put together
Well now I have to go find out who she is. I'd heard the name but I may have confused get with Maya Angelou.
Bye.✌🏾✌🏾
So hilarious, so funny
I wish we in India had this freedom to parody. We would get in to trouble for just making fun with self appointed guardians of the nation throwing stones at us. This is why America is the greatest nation in the world.
"I will baby"
Maya Rudolph is a funny girl! I wonder if she will ever do cover of her late mother Minnie Riperton's song loving you?
Girl got it GOIN!
it was a bit from SNL but even better this time! :)
Love this crazy woman! 😂😅😂
Love her... Love this... Hilarious...
Does she sing anything for real. I would love to hear it. She has a great voice.
I love her.