The Tenors Alter Canadian Anthem To ‘All Lives Matter’ Before All-Star Game
As American fans watched commercials after Rachel Platten’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” those watching from Canada witnessed The Tenors’ controversial tweaks to “O Canada” before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The band changed some of the lyrics to the national anthem to include the words “All Lives Matter,” and one member even held up a small sign with the phrase on it.
Correction: The Tenors altered O Canada lyrics in support of All Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/Q0i6qqLB4Y
— Bill Cooney (@BillCooney) July 13, 2016
This controversial decision was in reference to the Black Lives Matter movement in America, and changing the words to a national anthem to make a political statement like this certainly didn’t go over well.
https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/753039391061372932
Oh Canada/We have some racists here/Some of them sing/in voices dumb and clear
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) July 13, 2016
Not only did the Canadian anthem singer hold up an "All Lives Matter" sign, they changed the lyrics to "O Canada." Get bent.
— jesse spector (@jessespector) July 13, 2016
Very disturbed & saddened that the Cnd national anthem was altered to include an "all lives matter" line. #AllStarGame #blacklivesmatter
— Aimée White (@_aimee_white) July 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/HarrisonMooney/status/753022009513168896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Did these fools change the lyrics to O Canada to include the words All Lives Matter? I can't even.
— Morgan “Absolute Heater of a Memoir” Campbell (@MorganPCampbell) July 13, 2016
Btw don't mess with the Canadian national anthem. It's perfect.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) July 13, 2016
UPDATE (10:50 p.m. ET): The Tenors later released a statement, which placed all the blame on a “lone wolf.”
— The Tenors (@TenorsMusic) July 13, 2016
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