Stephen Colbert performs the national anthem at Citi Field

6/8/18: Stephen Colbert and Patrick Wilson perform the national anthem before the Mets take on the Yankees at Citi Field

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[hannahmurray]

Beautifully performed. They are both good singers.

[bettechic]

Absolutely LOVE Stephen Colbert!! A TRUE Patriot!
God Bless you Stephen for all you do!! Beautiful DUO!!

[LindaMitchell]

Fantastic job! I love Stephen's bum-bum-bum addition to the song.

[beadbop]

That's some mighty impressive a cappella harmony for one of THE most difficult songs to sing!
Kudos to Stephen and Patrick, and please ignore those ignorant booers in the stands...

[TheRabidWolverine]

One of the best renditions to our anthem in a LONG time.

[stephaniejames]

What a beautiful performance of our National Anthem.

[phillymouse]

That was Awesome! Well done Gentlemen, Well done!

[kathleencummings]

That was amazingly well done; Stephen knew enough to not try to hit the high notes that he wouldn't be able to. Nicely done gentlemen.

[KevinRhoads]

1 Minute 41 Seconds. That is the proper duration of the national Anthem. They sang it according the proper meter and timing, didn't make it about them. So take note, that's how it is supposed to be sang. With respect to the song and the meaning.

[annawalcott]

Wow the harmony is perfect, they sound great for two people

[Salanan]

Great job guys that was wonderful to listen to.

[womanofsubstance]

Who is out there booing ANYone who can actually sing our national anthem without a) electronic correction, and b) in such a fashion that it actually SOUNDS like our national anthem?!

[dnillinois]

That warms my heart. I love me some SC & his scathing current political commentary...I’m so engaged with his real display of patriotism. What a country-you can dislike our leaders & still be patriotic.

[enajtuya]

Damn. Who cares who hates who here. They sound really good. All that matter. Even better than some of those big singers rendition. 👏👏👏👏👏👍

[brycemann]

These two were just wonderful to listen to! Thank you Stephen and Patrick! 😘💖💗

[HoraceInkling]

Is anybody else annoyed by the title of this video? Patrick Wilson is a fantastic actor with several memorable projects under his belt and MLB decides not to credit him in the title.

[allyp]

That's how its done folks...keep it simple and awesome! Well done boys

[brillstrat]

Why is everyone praising Colbert? Patrick Wilson was the REAL star here. He hit those high notes beautifully

[AchtungAffen]

Probably the best rendition of this beautiful song I ever heard

[JayAyers]

That was surprising well done!!!!

Wilson has some pipes! Colbert did a fantastic job completing him.