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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Boo hoo. Plenty of artists have changed lyrics in anthems, from Jim Hendrix to Jose Feliciano to Steven Tyler.
Jully Black did it a few years ago (our home on native land) which was kinda clever.
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When someone is brought in to sing the anthem at a significant national event (team Canada or Olympics) or a national ceremony they should respect the anthem. If someone wants to politicize the anthem for a specific purpose I can give them some leeway if they are doing it for their own audience like at a concert they are hosting. From what I understand about Hendrix, he did it for his paying audience and he can make whatever political statement he wants in that situation.