Montreal-raised singer-songwriter changed the English and French lyrics while performing the anthem at a World Series game in Los Angeles

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As anthem singers are wont to do at major sporting events, Rufus Wainwright put his own spin on the lyrics to O Canada before Game 5 of the World Series Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Article content

The 52-year-old Canadian-American musician and composer’s first tweak came in the second line when, instead of singing “True patriot love in all of us command”, he changed the last four words to “that only us command.” Article content Article content

If that sounds familiar, it’s because Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk did the same when she performed Canada’s anthem at a 4 Nations Face-Off game in Boston in February. T

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