With Glowing Hearts, We See Thee Rise, The True North Strong And Free
These ones are for Rappo who I think might get a little misty over 'em.
"Educating Rachel - National Anthems" Dept.:
Our first national anthem was a lot like one of those themes that seems to be determined to go over the history of the place of it's origin. I had an MP3 of Anne Murray singing this (can you get any more Canadian than owning a recording of Anne Murray singing THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER acapella? Idon't know... maybe you have to be eating pancakes with maple syrup at the same time...):
Click to viewThe Morman Tabernacle Choir sing "The Maple Leaf Forever"
This next one was the evening close off on CBC for years - it starts and ends with a seagull call and calls attention to the fact that we are a diverse country that is boundaried by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans:
Want to get a Canadian "started"? Just sing the national anthem *BADLY* - watch as the home audience at an Edmonton Oilers game takes over for the (rather lame) "official singer" of the anthem.:
"O Canada" is one of the few things you won't find many Canucks disagreeing with...