Unique O Canada rendition at NBA Finals gives fans plenty to talk about (VIDEO)
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Most of the anthem talk heading into Game 3 of the NBA Finals was surrounding Metallica, and their acoustic guitar version of the Star Spangled Banner.
But we’ve heard that before.
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What most people weren’t ready for was Tenille Arts’ rendition of O Canada.
The Canadian country music singer got all the words right, but added some twang and extra flare to parts of the anthem that people aren’t used to. It was met with mixed reactions.
Judge for yourself:
While Americans seem to enjoy different takes on their anthem, adding personal touch to O Canada is typically met with criticism north of the border.
O CanadaĀ was trending on Twitter during the first quarter. Here’s a sample of what people were saying:
They remixed O Canada why
— William Lou (@william_lou) June 6, 2019
That singing of O Canada š¬ pic.twitter.com/vOH41EPoZO
— Julia Rowat (@rowatjulia) June 6, 2019
That was an interesting take on O Canada…
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) June 6, 2019
It'll be Livingston in for Thompson as a Warrior starter tonight.
Outstanding Metallica Star Spangled Banner, not so much O Canada. The young woman needs to work on her pace
— Doug Smith: Raptors (@SmithRaps) June 6, 2019
Yep. Not a fan of this rendition of O Canada.
— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) June 6, 2019
That was the most brutal version of O Canada Iāve ever heard. There may be blood dripping from my ear. #NBAFinals2019
— Jason Mills (@jatomi) June 6, 2019
That is the worst #OCanada I have ever heard #NBA #WeTheNorth
— Go Preds Go (@JeffStanzel1) June 6, 2019
Completely butchered O Canada! pic.twitter.com/dy3wf8wuOm
— Todd Crist (@toddcrist2) June 6, 2019
Why she singing O Canada like that
— Nik (@_nhlsharks) June 6, 2019
What the hell kind of rendition of O Canada is this
— B (@glacialtide) June 6, 2019
Who was that woman who butchered the tune of O Canada at Raptors game tonight. #raptorsrock #wethenorth
— Sylvia Ranson (@kitwatreader) June 6, 2019
Not everyone was negative though:
I'm not all that familiar with "O Canada," but @TenilleArts crushed it at the #NBAFinals game 3 tonight! pic.twitter.com/FfebXzSb2c
— Irfan (@theirfanator) June 6, 2019
You ROCKED that Canadian National Anthem, @TenilleArts! #Rockstar pic.twitter.com/ukt41RIDOl
— Cody āMurphā Murphy (@WkdysWithMurph) June 6, 2019
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