Anthems and nationalistic songs of Canada
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Patriotic music in Canada dates back over 200 years as a distinct category from British or French patriotism, preceding the first legal steps to independence by over 50 years. The earliest, "The Bold Canadian", was written in 1812.[1][2]
Canadian anthems
National anthem
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The national anthem is routinely played before sporting events involving Canadian teams.Royal anthem
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Provincial anthems
"Alberta" is the official provincial song of Alberta, adopted in preparation for the province's centennial celebrations in 2005. The song was selected following a competition mandated by the Alberta Official Song Act, introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in May 2001 and passed in November.[7]
"The Island Hymn" is a provincial anthem of Prince Edward Island. The hymn's lyrics were written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with music written by Lawrence W. Watson. It was performed for the first time in public on May 22, 1908. The manuscript music, dated October 27, 1908, and correspondence relating to it are displayed at Green Gables House, Cavendish. The Island Hymn was adopted as the provincial anthem by the legislative assembly on May 7, 2010. The Provincial Anthem Act includes a French version of the Island Hymn, adapted by Raymond J. Arsenault of Abram-Village and called L'hymne de l'Île.[8]
"Ode to Newfoundland" is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador.[9] Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle composed it in 1902 as a four-verse poem entitled Newfoundland.[10] It was set to the music of British composer Sir Hubert Parry, a personal friend of Boyle, who composed two settings. On May 20, 1904, it was chosen as Newfoundland's official national anthem (national being understood as a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire on par with Canada).[10] This distinction was dropped when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. Three decades later, in 1980, the province re-adopted the song as an official provincial anthem.
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Early patriotic songs
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"The Maple Leaf Forever" is an older but unofficial national anthem written by Alexander Muir in 1867.[16] It was in consideration for official national anthem; however, as no French version was ever written, it was never popular with Francophones.[9]
La feuille d'érable (the maple leaf) is a patriotic French-Canadian song written by Albert Viau for a song book named La bonne chanson.[citation needed] The maple leaf being, originally, a symbol of the French-Canadians adopted in 1834 by the St-Jean Baptiste Society. It is also used even today as a pre-game anthem in Theatrical Improvisation leagues across Québec.
Popular patriotic songs
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Canadiana Suite is a 1964 Canadian jazz album by pianist and composer Oscar Peterson. Each song is inspired by his travels through Canada, ordered geographically from east ("Ballad to the East," about the Maritimes) to west ("Land of the Misty Giants," the Rockies). Peterson described the album as "my musical portrait of the Canada I love."[17] Canadiana Suite was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
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"Rise Again" is a 1993 Canadian folk and country single recorded by The Rankin Family from their album North Country, written by composer Leon Dubinsky, originally for a 1984 local stage musical revue. A song about resilience created during an economic crisis in the Rankins' and Dubinsky's home region Cape Breton Island, it reached number 12 on the RPM national singles chart, and became recognized as an unofficial anthem of Cape Breton.[36][37]
"A Pittance of Time," a 2002 folk song by Terry Kelly, decried a real-life incident the singer-songwriter experienced where a man failed to observe the two-minute silence to commemorate Canada's military deaths on Remembrance Day.[38]
In "The Rest of My Life", a 2003 rock song by Sloan and the first single from their album Action Pact, the narrator proclaims he will live the rest of his life in Canada. "Such sentiments may explain why Sloan is a bigger draw north of the border than down here," The Washington Post said in their review of the album.[39]
"I Want You to Live," a 2007 country single by George Canyon from his 2006 album Somebody Wrote Love, describes the bereavement of a woman whose husband suddenly dies. Canyon's interpretation of the song is based on military remembrance and its official music video, filmed at CFB Trenton, is explicitly about Canadian military remembrance. One of the Canadian soldiers in the video soon afterwards died in combat in the War in Afghanistan.[40][41]
"Oh... Canada," a 2009 Canadian hip hop single by Classified from his album Self Explanatory, lists reasons to be proud of Canada and interpolates segments from "O Canada". It reached number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified Platinum in Canada.[42][43]
"Highway of Heroes," a 2010 rock single by The Trews, was written to commemorate Captain Nichola Goddard, who died on duty in the War in Afghanistan in 2006. The first female Canadian Armed Forces member killed during combat duty, Goddard had been a classmate and friend of members of the band.[44][45] The title refers to the section of Ontario Highway 401 where the remains of Canadian service members fallen overseas are driven from the military airport at CFB Trenton to the Ontario coroner's office in Toronto. "Highway of Heroes" was certified Platinum in Canada.[46]
First Nations patriotic songs
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Other patriotic songs
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- "Chief Justice Francis Forbes sometime around 1820, and was adopted as the authorized march of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.[54][55]
- A Canadianized version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" was released in 1955 by the folk group the Travellers.
- American country musician Lee Greenwood released "God Bless You Canada" in 1989, an adaptation of his 1984 American patriotic song "God Bless the USA."
- Stompin' Tom Connors sang about places in Canada, encouraging people in every Canadian province to be proud of their home.
See also
- Canada portal
- Music portal
- List of anthems of non-sovereign countries, regions and territories
- List of historical national anthems
- A Mari Usque Ad Mare
- Music of Canadian cultures
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Authorized Marches: Quick March: The Banks of Newfoundland