Kurt Darren's embarrassing performance of the national anthem
Popular Afrikaans musician Kurt Darren was elected to sing the national anthem at the Varsity Cup final between Maties and Tuks at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch - but it didn't go as expected.
He completely messed up the anthem by repeating the first verse instead of singing the second verse. He eventually completed the anthem, but social media ripped him apart for not knowing his own national anthem.
After making the mistake, you could see the players chuckling to themselves.
As Darren Maule said: "You had one job, and that is to learn the words of your own national anthem."
Watch the video here:
Dear @StellenboschUni and @FNBSA #VarsityCup. Rather not sing it at all than insult our Nation & African languages. If you don’t have black students to sing the National Anthem, just don’t do it. Nxa. pic.twitter.com/yww6D8qUCl
— Pirates Analysis (@AnalysisPirates) April 15, 2019
Twitter didn't hold back, and lambasted him for his mistake:
The reaction from one the Tuks players when Kurt Darren foozled our national anthem😂😂😂 epic! pic.twitter.com/8Eu9sp6QNC
— Phumudzo Tshiovhe (@Shepherd015) April 15, 2019
Kurt Darren and my nephew are in the same WhatsApp group 😂😂 #VarsityCup pic.twitter.com/7gHZAV0oIS
— Katlego Mothami (@katlego_mothami) April 15, 2019
This is beyond embarrassing? @varsitycup
— Modise Sefume (@ModiseSefume) April 15, 2019
Surely Kurt Darren can’t be paid for this mediocre rendition of the NATIONAL ANTHEM pic.twitter.com/4OKdSKjnFp
.... my fok Marelise ... *Kurt Darren* just butchered national anthem ... #VarsityCup ag nee pic.twitter.com/LXeBBWKgIz
— GoddessK (@KumariMoodley) April 15, 2019