The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night changed a lyric in “O Canada” as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks about making the country the 51st state.
Publicist Adam Gonshor in an email to The Associated Press confirmed Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from “in all of us command” to “that only us command” and confirmed Trump’s 51st state comments were the reason why. During the game, Kreviazuk told the AP she did it “because I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism.
“I’m somebody who grew up on music that spoke to the heart and the moment, and it shaped me as a songwriter and really as a human being. I don’t think it would be authentic to me to be given a world stage and not express myself and be true to myself.”
You got a lot of downvotes but I thought the same thing. Off key left and right. Appreciate her attempt though.
I mean…she’s in a fascist country singing a protest version of an Anthem for a country that said fascist country wants to take over while thousands of people booed her. What you saw were nerves. She was shaky. I assume she’s a fine singer but as a vocalist myself, I can hear when someone’s nerves are getting too them. Incredible that she even went through with it.
Yeah. She sang the “Leaving on a Jet Plane” cover (John Denver?) for the Armageddon movie.
And while she was born in Winnipeg, the Kreviazuk name is from her Ukrainian side. Political statement? Yep. Burn? Kelso-level.
Hear hear. Chantal’s got more intestinal fortitude than most of us could ever claim to have.
Ya that’s fair. I was surprised they had the Canadian flag in the stadium at all