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Somehow the Canadians singing the American anthem reminds me of a strange incident of my youth.

"O Canada" was bouncing around as the not-quite official national anthem until quite recently, I think finally made official in 1980. Along with that official-ness came some small word changes, getting rid of a few superfluous Standing-On-Guard's and O-Canada's. But people being people, the new words were not an immediate hit.

This led to a somewhat strange situation when my Dad took me to a Winnipeg Blue Bombers playoff game just after the new words became official. Folks were standing, singing along to the anthem. When it got to the new words, the official singer sang the official words, the crowd started in on the old words, then simply started muttering when they clashed with what was being broadcast on the PA. As the anthem ended, massive booing ensued - displaying the universal dislike of change.

I think this is the only time I have ever heard a crowd boo their own national anthem.
Though, the the weenies have come close when they have not been able to contain their booing of the LSJUMB as the anthem starts - admittedly the LSJUMB version is rather quiet at first.

[CTcard]

Somehow the Canadians singing the American anthem reminds me of a strange incident of my youth.

"O Canada" was bouncing around as the not-quite official national anthem until quite recently, I think finally made official in 1980. Along with that official-ness came some small word changes, getting rid of a few superfluous Standing-On-Guard's and O-Canada's. But people being people, the new words were not an immediate hit.

This led to a somewhat strange situation when my Dad took me to a Winnipeg Blue Bombers playoff game just after the new words became official. Folks were standing, singing along to the anthem. When it got to the new words, the official singer sang the official words, the crowd started in on the old words, then simply started muttering when they clashed with what was being broadcast on the PA. As the anthem ended, massive booing ensued - displaying the universal dislike of change.

I think this is the only time I have ever heard a crowd boo their own national anthem.
Though, the the weenies have come close when they have not been able to contain their booing of the LSJUMB as the anthem starts - admittedly the LSJUMB version is rather quiet at first.