Bryan Adams Screwed Up National Anthem
Michael Louie
I could not believe it when Bryan Adams, a Canadian and Vancouverite, messed
up the Canadian national anthem. Fifth verse, "We stand on guard, Oh
Canada, we stand on guard for thee,"??? (should have been, "From far and
wide, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee").
It seemed as though his heart wasn't in it when he started singing. What a
disappointing and embarassing moment, especially at home.
Atleast North America won the All-star game.
Felix Leiter
Bloody funny if you ask me, I wonder what his blowhard promoter Bruce Allen
will have to say about it sice he's always on everyone else's case when it
comes to blundering.
Felix
Michael Louie <spa...@spamsux.com> wrote in article
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Heather
From what I know, BA hasn't lived in Canada for eons...which
would explain why he no longer knew the words to the Canadian Anthem.
"I'll mess this up...oh canada...because for this, you didn't pay me"
Heather
In article <69urna$kf8$1...@newsfeed.smartt.com> "Michael Louie"
<spa...@spamsux.com> writes:>From: "Michael Louie" <spa...@spamsux.com>
>Subject: Bryan Adams Screwed Up National Anthem
>Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 22:45:03 -0800
JETTERO
In article <69urna$kf8$1...@newsfeed.smartt.com>, "Michael Louie" <spa...@spamsux.com> writes:
> I could not believe it when Bryan Adams, a Canadian and Vancouverite, messed
> up the Canadian national anthem. Fifth verse, "We stand on guard, Oh
> Canada, we stand on guard for thee,"??? (should have been, "From far and
> wide, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee").
>
> It seemed as though his heart wasn't in it when he started singing. What a
> disappointing and embarassing moment, especially at home.
>
> Atleast North America won the All-star game.
>
>
Ya no kidding, he must of felt like crawling under the ice...
Messier and Gretz had a good chuckle over it tho.
Jettero
HOCKEYETC
they guy seemed as though he was either On drugs , or did way too many in
the past.
FOR SHAME... one of those "armed guard guys" should have gave him a butt
end(fo the rifle) of the back of the knoggen for screwing up the (his)
NATIONAL ANTHEM!
my too sense!
K
Michael Louie <spa...@spamsux.com> wrote in article
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Lawrence Lee
Heather wrote in message ...
>From what I know, BA hasn't lived in Canada for eons...which
>would explain why he no longer knew the words to the Canadian Anthem.
>
>"I'll mess this up...oh canada...because for this, you didn't pay me"
>
This is funny considering the Juno's wouldn't even let him put that CD under
as Canadian because of some technicality.
The Jack
and that's not all - he didn't sing it worth crap! no sustained
notes, not tremolo in his voice. i was thoroughly disgusted... you'd
figure that for a marquee event like the all star game, they'd at
least find somebody who can sing. hell - i think richard loney would
have been way better.
- frank
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foamy
In article <34c3bd03...@news.direct.ca>, goh...@ANTISPAM.direct.ca (The Jack) wrote:
>and that's not all - he didn't sing it worth crap! no sustained
>notes, not tremolo in his voice. i was thoroughly disgusted... you'd
>figure that for a marquee event like the all star game, they'd at
>least find somebody who can sing. hell - i think richard loney would
>have been way better.
>
>- frank
You're right. The guy can't sing--plain and simple. At least he could have
brought a band with him to cover up that fact. That was bloody embarrassing.
Jim Clarke
Alan Caldwell
Michael Louie wrote:
> I could not believe it when Bryan Adams, a Canadian and Vancouverite,
> messed up the Canadian national anthem. Fifth verse, "We stand on
> guard, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee,"??? (should have been,
> "From far and wide, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee").
> It seemed as though his heart wasn't in it when he started singing.
> What a disappointing and embarassing moment, especially at home.
The only thing Canadian about Adams anymore is his birth certificate. I
understand he has been a full-time resident of the UK for the last
several years. No wonder he can't remember the words. Whatever happened
to the t-shirt and jeans Adams we used to love? Now he looks like he has
a full-time hairdresser and wears tight leather pants. Bah.
Did I mention that he can't sing worth a damn either? Not that he's
alone in that category when it comes to anthem singers, mind you. So
many singers forget, if they ever knew, that anthems are patriotic songs
and should be sung up-tempo, with spirit. I hear so many long, drawn-out
renditions that sound like dirges and belong at funerals.
Best question yet, why do we even need to sing the anthems before each
and every game anyways? It dates from the Second World War and I can
understand why they brought it in back then, but do we really need to
hear them every game these days? How about just on true patriotic
occasions, and let's face it, Vancouver vs. Tampa Bay just doesn't cut
it as an event of national significance.
Whew. I feel better now. :-)
Alan
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Pino Cusati
Funny.
Am I the only one who doesn't seem to care? I am as compassionate a
Canadian as any of you, but I could care less if he messed up a line or two.
I don't think this is an issue of respect or disrespect to Canada. How many
of you complainers stood up in front of your T.V. during the Canadian
national anthem? If you didn't then quit complaining about it. If you did,
well congratulations, you may be the first people I know who have done such
a feat. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a Bryan Adams fan, but he sang a song
and he messed up. Oh well. Life goes on. I've been to plenty of concerts
where a band does a song incorrectly. Even my favorite band, the Spice
Girls, screw up a song every once in a while. Obviously, if it can happen
to those beautiful babes it can happen to anyone. Let's just forget about
it and move on.
Michael Louie wrote in message <69urna$kf8$1...@newsfeed.smartt.com>...
>I could not believe it when Bryan Adams, a Canadian and Vancouverite,
messed
>up the Canadian national anthem. Fifth verse, "We stand on guard, Oh
>Canada, we stand on guard for thee,"??? (should have been, "From far and
>wide, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee").
>
>It seemed as though his heart wasn't in it when he started singing. What a
>disappointing and embarassing moment, especially at home.
>
GTwelve
Comparing the Spice Girls screwing up one of their moronic pop songs to the
fuck up of our national anthem is... a bad comparison.
It was extremely embarrassing when Adams screwed up. I for one, am of the
opinion that all Canadians should know every word of the anthem. You GOTTA know
it by heard if you want to become a citizen of this country!
One other thing for you puckers to think about. I sing the anthems at the
games, and when I do, I'm stared at by all those around me. What the hell is
the deal with that? Besides the fact that maybe I'm a little flat, since when
is it an embarrassment to sing our anthem? When did this become uncool?
PS. Did anyone catch Bruce Allen's Sound Off on CFOX that night? I would have
loved to hear him defend his boy-toy all show long!
- Grant Lawrence
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>One other thing for you puckers to think about. I sing the anthems at the
>games, and when I do, I'm stared at by all those around me. What the hell is
>the deal with that? Besides the fact that maybe I'm a little flat, since when
>is it an embarrassment to sing our anthem? When did this become uncool?
- Nelson Muntz from the Simpsons
April Kerr
At least you got to hear it! I would have given *anything* to hear
what you did!!
On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 16:20:29 GMT, spa...@istar.ca (Heather) wrote:
>From what I know, BA hasn't lived in Canada for eons...which
>would explain why he no longer knew the words to the Canadian Anthem.
>
>"I'll mess this up...oh canada...because for this, you didn't pay me"
>
>Heather
>
>
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JAS
Pino Cusati wrote:
>
> Funny.
>
> Am I the only one who doesn't seem to care? I am as compassionate a
> Canadian as any of you, but I could care less if he messed up a line
> or two.
> I don't think this is an issue of respect or disrespect to Canada.
I agree with you on the 'no disrespect' part. I'm sure that Adams did
not deliberately screw up and embarass himself in front of millions of
television viewers out of disrespect. I would imagine he simply
neglected to prepare properly for the event. He probably just thought,
"Hey, I'm Canadian, I know the words to the national anthem. I don't
need to practice this or anything." Almost anyone would think that but
its not always true. When I was in high school (oh so many years ago),
we were tested on our knowledge of the anthem in a social studies class
and 60% of the class got at least one line wrong. Hell, when I lived in
Brazil, I couldn't find a single Brazilian who actually knew all the
words to their national anthem. As an exchange student, I was often at
official functions and such where the anthem was played and I was always
embarassed that I never knew the words but I could never find anyone who
could teach them to me.
> How many
> of you complainers stood up in front of your T.V. during the Canadian
> national anthem? If you didn't then quit complaining about it. If you did,
> well congratulations, you may be the first people I know who have done such
> a feat.
I did. Its not really much of a feat. More of a 'feet' really, you
just get off your lazy ass and stand up. No big deal. I was always
taught that if your anthem was playing, you stood at attention no matter
where you were or what you were doing.
>Don't get me wrong. I'm not a Bryan Adams fan, but he sang a song
> and he messed up. Oh well. Life goes on. I've been to plenty of concerts
> where a band does a song incorrectly. Even my favorite band, the Spice
> Girls, screw up a song every once in a while. Obviously, if it can happen
> to those beautiful babes it can happen to anyone. Let's just forget about
> it and move on.
I don't think Bryan did this deliberately or anything but I find the
whole situation rather ironic - especially after that 'upside down flag'
- 'wrong words to the anthem' World Series fiasco of yesteryear that
caused so much controversy around the country. Americans of course
never noticed or cared, neither then nor now.
JAS
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GTwelve wrote:
> [snipped]
> PS. Did anyone catch Bruce Allen's Sound Off on CFOX that night? I would have
> loved to hear him defend his boy-toy all show long!
>
> - Grant Lawrence
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Bruce said that Canada is one of the few countries that hasn't changed it's anthem
and that hardly anyone seemed to notice Bryan's big faux pas.
tsc...@intergate.bc.ca
I've have heard a child sing it better, and with more heart!!!!!!!
Bryan Adams was introduced as the Canadian Ambassador
his singing was horrible!!!! They should find another singer next time.
If in fact he was not paid, it was a high profile spot. Good advertising
is worth money.
Chris Cox
The Jack wrote:
>
> and that's not all - he didn't sing it worth crap! no sustained
> notes, not tremolo in his voice. i was thoroughly disgusted... you'd
> figure that for a marquee event like the all star game, they'd at
> least find somebody who can sing. hell - i think richard loney would
> have been way better.
So you'd prefer Celine Dion who'd give you enough tremolo to have an
orgasm and a sustained note enough to give you a migraine?
Face it, they get popular people to do the album. They haven't had real
singers to do anthems for years...BA's no worse than anything else we
endure these days ya know? Like one Tom Cockrain!
Chris Cox
Lawrence Lee wrote:
> This is funny considering the Juno's wouldn't even let him put that CD under
> as Canadian because of some technicality.
CanCon fucked that up. But this ain't supposed to be a musical
discussion is it?
Ken Loo
JAS <cs95...@ariel.cs.yorku.ca> wrote in article
<34C699...@ariel.cs.yorku.ca>...
> Pino Cusati wrote:
> >
> > Funny.
> >
> > Am I the only one who doesn't seem to care? I am as compassionate a
> > Canadian as any of you, but I could care less if he messed up a line
> > or two.
> > I don't think this is an issue of respect or disrespect to Canada.
This is one area where I feel the Americans have a better attitude than
most Canadians...patriotism! Had this been an American pop singer screwing
up their national anthem, you can bet the outrage of every American would
be 100 times more intense that of Pino Cusati. Is apathy the one
distinctive trait that distinguishes Canadians from Americans?
My personal thought. I was embarassed that Bryan Adams screwed up his own
national anthem. The fact that he hasn't resided in the country for a
number of years doesn't wash. The man is a professional entertainer!
Surely he could have done a better prep job, considering this performance
was not only in front of his home crowd, but for millions of TV sets
worldwide!
I was embarrassed that he goofed up, but I was outraged that he put in a
very piss poor performance! Honest to god, didn't anyone else get the
impression that he really didn't want to be there? There was absolutely no
enthusiam, no energy from his performance! That's my two cents worth.
- Ken
Andy Henderson
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Chris Cox
Andy Henderson wrote:
>
> > CanCon fucked that up. But this ain't supposed to be a musical
> > discussion is it?
> >
> We aren't talking about music. We are talking about Bryan Adams.....
Yeah, sorry, I forgot that music in the 1990s means you either have to
squeal (Celine Dion, Mariah Carey) or have a speech impediment (Matchbox
20) or be obsessed with piercing (Prodigy).
myles
i'm just joining in the discussion.. but after talking with
my folks... they said they used to sing Oh Canada the way
Bryan Adams sang it when they were going to high school...that would be
around 30 years ago. and officially the words weren't changed until
82? i think it was. or was it '84. i'm sure bryan adams knows the
words. and i think what happened is that he did the rehearsal and was
reminded then about the words and how he was to sing it... then under
the gun, he was trying to make sure he didn't screw up... but that
obviously didn't help....
Andy Henderson
Chris Cox
Well according to the man himself, he said that he rehearsed the anthem
the way he knew it and performed it like that. He didn't have some
"anthem coach" in there giving him lessons or anything, or a list of
guidelines. Why weren't the organizers at least making sure he had the
words right...maybe they should be attracting more of the blame than he
is.
The words changed 15 years ago...true. But Bryan wasn't in school 15
years ago. He wouldn't have been singing it all that often I'm
guessing. He probably saw the changing of the words in an article in
the paper when it happened and thought "Oh right" and didn't give it
much more thought.
What IS the big deal anyway? He sang it wrong (well, old), he knows
now, big deal! The game wasn't affected, just a bunch of oversensitive
pricks got their jocks up their ass. Anything to bring down a tall
poppy I suppose.
Get over it peoples!
Chris - I hate it when my anthem is ruined but it doesn't ruin my life!
Mike McGillivray
> > >
> > > Funny.
> > >
> > > Am I the only one who doesn't seem to care? I am as compassionate a
> > > Canadian as any of you, but I could care less if he messed up a line
> > > or two.
> > > I don't think this is an issue of respect or disrespect to Canada.
It's not his fault he sang an OLD CORRECT version of the anthem. Hey, I
like the older version better myself. Let's quit hacking on him. It's
the Damned CRTC that prevents me from getting BCTV on cable and call's
Bryan and Anne Murray "not Canadian" that pisses me off.
Mike
foamy
<snipped>
>> i'm just joining in the discussion.. but after talking with
>> my folks... they said they used to sing Oh Canada the way
>> Bryan Adams sang it
What ? They used to stop in the middle of it, look like a weeny, and then
continue off-key with words that were incorrect for any version ?
Why weren't the organizers at least making sure he had the
>words right...maybe they should be attracting more of the blame than he
>is.
You're kidding right ? Orca Bay should have tutored this so-called pro ?
The game wasn't affected, just a bunch of oversensitive
>pricks got their jocks up their ass. Anything to bring down a tall
>poppy I suppose.
It is sad and ironic that you mention " poppy ". Please have your parents
explain the significance of the following in relationship to the Anthem.
Perhaps once you fully understand, you won't be so quick to call those
that do-- pricks. Instead you might believe as others do, that Adams lame
attempt, was at best pathetic, and at worst a disgrace to all Canadians
who died allowing this no-talent bum to prosper.
In Flanders Fields.....John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place ; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe ;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch ; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
Jim Clarke
Chris Cox
Andy Henderson wrote:
>
> In article <34D2C7...@eis.net.au>, chr...@eis.net.au says...
> > Andy Henderson wrote:
> > >
> > > > CanCon fucked that up. But this ain't supposed to be a musical
> > > > discussion is it?
> > > >
> > > We aren't talking about music. We are talking about Bryan Adams.....
> >
> > Yeah, sorry, I forgot that music in the 1990s means you either have to
> > squeal (Celine Dion, Mariah Carey) or have a speech impediment (Matchbox
> > 20) or be obsessed with piercing (Prodigy).
> >
> A little talent would also help.......
The above get along fine without any.
lordof...@gmail.com
> I could not believe it when Bryan Adams, a Canadian and Vancouverite, messed
> up the Canadian national anthem. Fifth verse, "We stand on guard, Oh
> Canada, we stand on guard for thee,"??? (should have been, "From far and
> wide, Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee").
>
> It seemed as though his heart wasn't in it when he started singing. What a
> disappointing and embarassing moment, especially at home.
>
> Atleast North America won the All-star game.
Dutch
Here's a national anthem performance for the ages. Lady Gaga at Super
Bowl 50
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/super-bowl/6875096/lady-gaga-super-bowl-national-anthem-hd-video
Spiral
malfunction".
When the anthem becomes more about the singer than reverence for the song--
and red flags all around for being a "grammy" winner--I'm outta here.
My favorite quote comes from a writer who once said: "The grammys should not
be named after the gramophone, but for the phonogram."
I.E., the "phonies". That's what I see here.
Hey, tomato, tomah-to.
Dutch
so I don't get the connection but never mind that.
I made a positive comment about this video, one of my favs, a while ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eb_UXDxUbs and was raked over the coals
by a guy who said the whole thing was disgusting left wing propaganda,
something I don't see but don't care about because I watch music videos
for entertainment value only.
And it has happened before, and now again. When I watch a performance I
judge it 80/20 or 90/10 sound/visual effect. I give zero consideration
to anything remotely political.
Spiral
irks the fuck out of me.
So, I promise to spare you my Oscar commentaries.
Dutch
be that way. You have to admit the timing of the flyover was brilliant.
> So, I promise to spare you my Oscar commentaries.
>
think The Revanent will take it. I've seen them all (thank you
screeners) and I rate them as follows:
1. Brooklyn
2. The Revenant
3. Spotlight
4. Mad Max Fury Road
5. The Big Short
6. The Martian
7. Bridge of Spies
8. Room
I enjoyed all of them except "Room" which I just did not get. My old
lady thought it was great.
Dutch
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBFBbHd5c4&feature=share
>
extreme nausea and embarrassment
Dutch
She shit the bed.
Canada has had some truly great female singers, she's not one of them.
She belongs in a category with fellow one hit wonder Avril Lavigne and
"Complicated", "I'm Like a Bird" then ziltch.