Singer butchers Canadian, U.S. anthems before Jays

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http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-gam ... 21210.html



Jeff Fuller's performance of the Canadian national anthem Wednesday didn't go well.

"O Canada" may be easy to remember for those of us constantly exposed to it, but professional sports occasionally remind us that not everyone's as familiar with the Canadian national anthem, that famed "sweet, soothing hymn." American singer Jeff Fuller provided us with an excellent example Wednesday, completely botching the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clash against the Houston Astros.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcnDFzzInSM[/youtube]

As Global's Adam Frisk points out, Fuller valiantly gave it a second try, but that didn't work out either:

http://www.globalregina.com/singer%2Bbu ... story.html

On the first attempt, Fuller made it through the first few verses of 'O Canada' before he began to mix up the lines.

With help from the fans, many of them sporting Jays jerseys and ball caps, Fuller tried again - with no luck.

Fuller also made a few mistakes while singing the American anthem but managed to complete the song before walking off the field.

[Lateral Quicks]

This story is an example of how the Internet has made us worse people. He blew it, but do we really need to embarass the poor guy further by posting it for all to see? It's not like he had a wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl in front of billions of people; he sang before an early spring training game. Very disappointed in Gregor for making this a story.

[Santoki]

It's ridiculous enough that they sing the anthems before every single sporting event, but does it really need to be sung before a Spring Training game too?

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Brett Lawrie tweeted something bout it , was wondering what he was getting at