Montreal’s own Rufus Wainwright performed the Canadian national anthem before Game 5 of the World Series in Los Angeles, but not without a few lyrical changes.

During his bilingual rendition of O Canada, Wainwright changed “in all of us command” to “that only us command,” in a likely response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state rhetoric. Chantal Kreviazuk was the first to make the switch when she sang the anthem at the 4 Nations Face-Off final earlier this year.

You can watch the clip in the embedded tweet below.

In French, his lyrical changes appeared to be less intentional. Immediately after the “command” line, Wainwright omitted the “sait” in “ car ton bras sait porter l’épée.” He also changed “brillants exploits” to “glorieux exploits.”

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