Sunday, February 21, 2010

time to refresh

as i've been compulsively watching the olympics, i've been witness to many anthems - and on a few occasions that good ol' o canada.

there was a question posed to one of our gold medallists today as to what is the way to go - do you sing with the anthem - or not?

i would have always thought i would sing along - and i do sing along when it's played, only to discover, much to my horror ... i cannot remember all the words in english. sure, i can sing the anthem in a bilingual manner, no problem ... but make me do it in just english? i draw a blank. is this something i need to study up on? or ... do i just continue on as is? because, really ... when will i need to sing the anthem in full english ever in my life? aren't anthems really just ... archaic?

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