State of Origin spectators savagely attacked Dylan Wright’s performance of the national anthem in the first game on Wednesday night.
He The Australian Idol 2024 winner delivered a stripped-down, guitar-driven performance of Advance Australia Fair to a sold-out crowd at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
However, many viewers were offended by the “diabolical” and “hipster” rendition of the anthem written by Scottish-born Australian songwriter Peter Dodds.
It wasn’t long before they flooded X, formerly known as Twitter, with their thoughts.
‘What is this the Hipster Anthem? Diabolical,” wrote one viewer.
State of Origin spectators savagely attacked Dylan Wright’s performance of the national anthem in the first game on Wednesday night. In the photo
The 2024 Australian Idol winner delivered a stripped-down, guitar-driven performance of Advance Australia Fair to a sold-out crowd at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. However, many viewers were offended by the “diabolical” and “hipster” interpretation of the anthem written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds.
‘No, fuck this national anthem. “You can’t make a version of the anthem,” added another.
I’m not a fan of artists who put their spin on the national anthem. Either sing it correctly or just play Julie Anthony’s recording,’ commented one more.
“Just when you thought the national anthem couldn’t get any worse,” wrote a fourth.
“Might be the worst anthem performance in recent memory,” joked another.
‘Get this singing hymn out of here and sing the hymn correctly,’ one more commented.
Eagle-eyed viewers also noticed that Blues player Jake Trbojevic also seemed to not like what he was hearing, and his expression soon became a meme on social media.
It wasn’t long before viewers flooded X, formerly known as Twitter, with their thoughts.
Eagle-eyed viewers also noticed that Blues Captain Jake Trbojevic (pictured) also seemed to not like what he was hearing.
In the photo: Jake Trbojevic and Issah Yeo.
However, there were viewers who loved Dylan’s moving performance.
“I really enjoyed the version of the Australian anthem,” one viewer wrote.
‘Can we make that version the official anthem from now on?’ added another.
“That anthem, though… I loved it,” a third commented alongside a red love heart emoji.
“Ok, I actually like this acoustic version of the anthem,” added one more.
“Possibly the best rendition of the national anthem I’ve ever heard,” wrote another.
However, there were viewers who loved Dylan’s moving performance. “I really enjoyed the version of the Australian anthem,” one viewer wrote. ‘Can we make that version the official anthem from now on?’ added another