O Buffalo
- Apr 30
- 1 min read
I had another article ready to go for today, but then late in the day I saw this video and had to post it instead.
The other night, at the NHL playoff game for the Buffalo Sabres, the microphone cut out during the singing of the Canadian National Anthem.
This is what happened next.
I just love that. And how it builds. No further comment is needed. It speaks loudly (in this case, very loudly) for itself.
I sang along. We learned the song in grade school, during music class. And no, I didn't grow up in Canada before moving to Glencoe, Illinois. "O Canada" wasn't the Canadian National Anthem yet, just a very nice song honoring the country, along the lines of "America the Beautiful" or "God Bless America." At that point, Canada's National Anthem was still "God Save the Queen." So, a few of the words I learned were slightly different than today. (I learned it with "in all thy sons command," which is now "in all of us command." And also "O Canada, glorious and free", which was changed to "God keep our land, glorious and free." So, I sometimes have to check myself when singing along.)
The video went viral through both the U.S. and Canada. This is a news story from Buffalo that sent a reporter across the border to get Canadians' reaction.
And this is a morning show in Canada on CTV, as they discuss the video and how they responded to it.
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