Overview

• Dan Deacon performed an auto-tuned rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at Camden Yards before Thursday’s Orioles–Mets doubleheader, replacing the customary vocal delivery with electronic effects.
• The roughly 75-second performance was posted by Deacon on Instagram and accumulated close to a million views on social media.
• Online reactions have been polarized, with some critics labeling the version disrespectful and others praising its inventive harmonies and faithfulness to the original tune.
• Deacon, a Baltimore-based electronic artist known for five studio albums and film scores, built on the city’s pregame tradition of over-pronouncing the anthem’s opening “Oh.”
• Energized by the pregame spectacle, the Orioles swept both games of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Mets, extending their midseason momentum.