Our anthem gets slaughtered, again.

doc-phil

I thought that Rasta dude was bad enough, then I heard Ard Matthews from Just Jinjer. Eish, swak days for him.

guitarboy2828

Oh my, Ard's will go down for his weakest moment.. So sad.. That video is getting more hits than Justin Bieber.. So sad, because Ard is an AMAZING musician and an amazing guy too. He publicly apologised and felt terrible.. So, I reckon it was an honest mistake.. let's move on! ?

doc-phil

Ya everyone has their bad days. Sucks that his had to be on national tv!

If I had to sing our anthem on TV I would probably be a lot worse ?

Squonk

But at least Ard was playing a TAKAMINE ?

nick

Wtf does he live in California nowdays, why not get a local musican to do it ?

IceCreamMan

nick wrote Wtf does he live in California nowdays, why not get a local musican to do it ?

i think he lives back in ZA now.

terrible error but the sword of live tv hey. honest mistake , nerves on the night ......

aubs1

Ard sang in tune, but did not know the lyrics ..... Ras knew the lyrics, but sang outta toon ..... ?

costafonix

oh man :-[ :-[ :-[ those 2 minutes must have felt like 2 hours for 'ol Ard,,, and he's a really good guy

shaundtsl

CostaFonix wrote oh man :-[ :-[ :-[ those 2 minutes must have felt like 2 hours for 'ol Ard,,, and he's a really good guy

I am sure! That must have been awful, I stuffed up a song at a gig at roxy's a few years ago if front of about 50 people.... I still have nightmares about it. I can just imagine what this dude is going through.

This story is all over news24, I really think people should be more forgiving, he has been really apologetic about this whole thing.

chris77

No, no excuses. If you are a pro, you should behave like one. Not knowing the lyrics by now is forgivable because he spent a lot of time overseas. Not bothering to learn them before you are required to perform, live isn't.

Mr-M

shaundtsl wrote I really think people should be more forgiving, he has been really apologetic about this whole thing.

Agreed 100%. Mistakes happen. The pressure was huge on live TV. It wasn't on purpose or for lack of respect for the anthem.

We're talking about a guy who demonstrated his level of patriotism to SA rugby by saying he would shave off his dreadlocks if the Boks lost to the All Blacks at FNB Stadium last year. He did it as a show of support for the Boks and after they lost ended up dread-less. I don't think this was revenge for the lost locks... ?

To me it looked like he was having trouble with the chord changes which seemed to distract him from the lyrics. He said he was overcome with emotion and nerves in the moment. Whatever the case and the cause, he flubbed it. That doesn't mean it can be entirely excused, but surely it can be forgiven?

Sean

Mr T wrote To me it looked like he was having trouble with the chord changes which seemed to distract him from the lyrics. He said he was overcome with emotion and nerves in the moment. Whatever the case and the cause, he flubbed it. That doesn't mean it can be entirely excused, but surely it can be forgiven?

+1 Was about to say the same thing, looked like that to me too

Manfred-Klose

if you think you are having a bad day, i bet its nothing like what ard matthews is going through..........

look on the bright side, everyone in the country knows who he is now.(even people that dont watch rugby)

DaFiz

Aubs1 wrote Ard sang in tune, but did not know the lyrics ..... Ras knew the lyrics, but sang outta toon ..... ?

I was at the game on saturday and had the lyrics in front of me, but I still don't know the phrasing, so I rather just shuddup. :-[

Keira-WitherKay

chris77 wrote No, no excuses. If you are a pro, you should behave like one. Not knowing the lyrics by now is forgivable because he spent a lot of time overseas. Not bothering to learn them before you are required to perform, live isn't.

i'm with chris77 on this .... there's a show biz saying that goes..."being a pro means you should never have to apologise for a performance"

he could be forgiven for being a bit off but not such a disaster ..... so yes afraid he's cleaning egg off his face........... for that one...... and thanks to you tube people don't forget this kinda thing .

i loved his work with the band........ but his solo performance (even that 1st opening song) could have been eclipsed by many other artists , why not ask Lira or good old PJ powers or ...or ....or ....... the list goes on ......

Bob-Dubery

DaFiz wrote
Aubs1 wrote Ard sang in tune, but did not know the lyrics ..... Ras knew the lyrics, but sang outta toon ..... ?
I was at the game on saturday and had the lyrics in front of me, but I still don't know the phrasing, so I rather just shuddup. :-[

He's an experienced professional musician who accepted this gig in advance and knew when it was going to take place. I agree that we all make mistakes etc etc but this is why Supersport hired a pro with a good reputation - they didn't want things to go this badly wrong.

I watched the rugby last weekend. They had a local artist singing the New Zealand anthem live. That person had to learn the words, know what key they were going to sing in etc. Same goes for Ard Matthews. He was hired to sing a specific piece on a specific occasion. He's getting paid for that and he gets publicity. The audience and the team and Supersport are entitled to expect better than this.

Warren

Just watched this now.

Absolutely awful. I used to watch Ard live when I was in first year varsity in 1997. He was an amazing performer with incredible energy on stage. It's hard to believe this is the same guy.

Ray

The clip was doing the rounds today and I dont know if the oke looked that sorrowful about it while he was on the go. The band he was in was quite successful no? Well, if it was I hope he plays guitar better than what I saw in the clip.

doc-phil

Ray wrote The clip was doing the rounds today and I dont know if the oke looked that sorrowful about it while he was on the go. The band he was in was quite successful no? Well, if it was I hope he plays guitar better than what I saw in the clip.

I also hope so. Besides from the awful singing, his guitar playing was shocking. I could barely detect any sorta strum pattern, everything was just all over the show. I can't actually imagine a scenario where that particular arrangement could have gone well.

Warren

Ray wrote The clip was doing the rounds today and I dont know if the oke looked that sorrowful about it while he was on the go. The band he was in was quite successful no? Well, if it was I hope he plays guitar better than what I saw in the clip.

This is the thing though Ray, this guy was GREAT. I remember an acoustic number he played with the band at Roxy's one night and he played the SHIT out of that guitar, his energy was intense. Then he sat down at the piano while his bandmates did some lines or whatever and sang a beautiful ballad about a young guy who had passed away from cancer. It was a wonderfully played, captivating musical performance.