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Originally Posted by Hackslack
National anthem got butchered at the 4:42 mark of the video
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Isn't that just the old anthem, they've changed the words a few times since then.
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In 1970 the Queen in Right of Canada purchased the right to the lyrics and music of "O Canada" from Gordon V. Thompson Music for $1.
The song finally became the official national anthem in 1980 with the passage of the National Anthem Act.
The act replaced two of the repetitions of the phrase "We stand on guard" in the English lyrics, as had been proposed by the Senate Special Joint Committee. This change was controversial with traditionalists and, for several years afterwards, it was not uncommon to hear people still singing the old lyrics at public events. In contrast, the French lyrics are unchanged from the original version.
In my humble opinion, the best version of O Canada came from the 88 Calgary Olympics, the first half, not so great, but then really kicks into a truly "glorious" second half.
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