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12 Feb 10 - 09:43 PM (#2837798) Subject: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude That pretty little girl that sang "Oh Canada" in the opening ceremony .. Wow what a beautiful voice ... blew my socks off. by the way ... this yank thinks that is the best national anthem on the planet .. such a beautiful song |
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12 Feb 10 - 09:48 PM (#2837802) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs Well............Thank You...Thank You Very Much! |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:01 PM (#2837804) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Ed T Now I know why someone started the thread, Is it snowing where you live? It was the Vancouver Olympic organizating folks, looking for new sources of the white stuff:) |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:26 PM (#2837813) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude Its Buffalo, it is always snowing |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:28 PM (#2837815) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude Oh that was Nelly Furtado Dah, thought she looked familiar |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:39 PM (#2837822) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: catspaw49 Sarah's singing now. So help me if they show an abused dog during this I'm going to send the Canadian Organizers death threats......... Spaw |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:44 PM (#2837825) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Jeri Nelly Furtado (and the male singer whose name I don't know) sang Bang Your Drum. Don't know who sang Oh Canada. So far, the opening ceremony has been incredible. I'm most impressed by the focus on the First Nations. (And of course, the special effects.) |
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12 Feb 10 - 10:48 PM (#2837827) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Jeri LOL, Spaw. They finally got to the fiddlers and step dancers. |
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12 Feb 10 - 11:03 PM (#2837831) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: catspaw49 He hangs from life by two wires now............. What the hell was that supposed to represent? Spaw |
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12 Feb 10 - 11:15 PM (#2837834) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: catspaw49 I walked out to use the can.......So who was the fat fuck with the beret and wacko beard extolling the virtues of something or another? Canada I suppose............. Spaw |
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12 Feb 10 - 11:42 PM (#2837841) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: katlaughing Brian Adams was who sang with Furtado. I could do without all of the songs except for the First Nations, but I could listen to them all day. Sorry, Dan, but neither my Rog nor I cared for that rendition of Oh Canada which we both really love. Whoever the snowboarder is who came down the mountain to go through the hoop was really neat! |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:00 AM (#2837847) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude coolest thing ever, missed a bit though, ended up in the ER room with crushing chest pain ... no issue, heart is fine, just a chrons attack, I am fine now and home ... dang right during the opening ceremony though |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:01 AM (#2837849) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude my luthier buddy take care of all of Nelly's guitars ... she is easy on the eyes also ... lucky guy |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:07 AM (#2837852) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: katlaughing I am glad you are okay!! I want to know HOW they are doing these special effects. Incredible! |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:12 AM (#2837855) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude I will write it up and tell you ... it is some very very cool software programming Kat. It is the same technique used in flight simulators and virtual reality |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:17 AM (#2837856) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Stilly River Sage I didn't particularly care for that version of O Canada. Too slow, not very anthem-like. That's a song I like in a more robust performance. I like Bryan Adams but I turned away for an hour to watch another program. All of this will probably end up on YouTube. SRS |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:36 AM (#2837863) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: katlaughing NOW they've got it! k.d. lang singing Leonard Cohen! Gorgeous! |
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13 Feb 10 - 01:57 AM (#2837883) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: ragdall k.d. was fabulous! I didn't like that arrangement of O Canada, -- too slow. The singer was Nikki Yanofksy. I think they did well in their choices of the final five to light the indoor flame. Too bad the hydraulics failed. Very sad about the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili. |
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13 Feb 10 - 06:45 AM (#2837963) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: catspaw49 Well it was a different and welcome change. I always find the winter games so mush better including the openings. This one had some ups and downs but overall was pretty fair. Spaw |
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13 Feb 10 - 07:49 AM (#2838000) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: McGrath of Harlow I suppose tastes differ. For me that rendering of O Canada by that young woman in a red dress was cringemakingly dreadful, both the singing and the accompaniment, which seemed to bear no relationship to each other. I skimmed through a bunch of O Canadas on YouTube, and I couldn't find any as bad as that. If anything it was even worse than the way Canada's neighbours South of the border always seem to do that kind of thing on these kind of occasions. |
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13 Feb 10 - 08:22 AM (#2838021) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs I vever came off the ice or the floor and said "I played like shit" when someone said "Good game"! I just said "Thank You....Thank You very much! Thought I'd keep the "played like shit" part to myself and those who aready knew! |
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13 Feb 10 - 09:52 AM (#2838069) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs I never.... |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:21 AM (#2838087) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude Well I like it, to each their own. I go to a lot of hockey games, I think the singing of "Oh Canada" and "The Star Spangled Banner" are wonderful before any event. I thought the young girl did a great job with soulful rendition myself. |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:28 AM (#2838093) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: PHJim I also hated that version of O Canada. It sounded way to affected. I don't mind some interpretations of national anthems. I like to do O Canada as a fingerpicked raggy tune. I liked Jimi Hendrix's version of the American anthem and Jeff Healy's version of O Canada, but Niki's version was bad. The rest of the show was fine. k.d. was a high point for me. |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:30 AM (#2838096) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Stilly River Sage Too bad the hydraulics failed. If I had a nickel every time one of the guys at Mudcat uttered this! I agree with Kevin--I couldn't tell if she was actually supposed to pick up a tune or a pace to the music behind her. They'd have done better to have the soprano who sang the Olympic hymn also sing the anthem. I thought k.d. lang was stunning with that Cohen song. SRS |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:31 AM (#2838099) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude KD always puts on a heck of a show, I would love to hear your finger picked version sometime Jim, Post if you can... that would be great. |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:39 AM (#2838107) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Jeri I thought she did great, too. ("Oh Canada" singer) k.d. lang does my favorite version of Hallelujah, even if it was a sort of non-sequitar. But it is definitely Canadian, and Leonard Cohen definitely belonged in front of everyone's ears. When I saw her, I first though she should give the suit back to Wayne Newton, but the white worked, and it all made sense when the FX doves flew up through the audience. May have been religious or just universally understood symbolism. White, light and doves... The FX, I think consisted of projection and LED lights. There were lights all over, I think and the audience members all had them, and the announcer said the person doing the lighting (can't remember his name) could virtually paint what he wanted with those lights. Amazing. |
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13 Feb 10 - 10:44 AM (#2838113) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: pdq The one who sang "O Canada" was Nikki Yanovsky, who turned 16 last Monday. Doesn't Canada have laws against truency? Perhaps laws against child labor? |
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13 Feb 10 - 12:55 PM (#2838249) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Raptor The whole thing was lip sinked badly starting with Bryan Adams coming in at the wrong time and the Bride of frankenstine singing the greek hymn oprastyle (she was scarey) But we learned 2 things... 1 Nelly frutado should not wear a tight dress And 2 K.D. can't be a vegatarian anymore she looks like she consumed the whole cow. I did like the weird poet though. The orcas swimming in the floor was about the greatest thin I'd ever seen. Raptor |
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13 Feb 10 - 01:28 PM (#2838291) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Barry T > hated that version of O Canada Add me to the list! I think this style of free-form interpretation of the national anthem (both American and Canadian) began years ago when Whitney Houston blew the lid off a stadium with her rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner'. On that day Whitney nailed it, but since then a never ending stream of wannabees have been assassinating our most patriotic songs. To me, last night's version sounded like something from an American Idol audition. Worst of all, Nikki ventured so far off the tempo and melody that she denied tens of thousands of proud Canadians the opportunity to participate in the singing of their own national anthem! :-( |
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13 Feb 10 - 01:43 PM (#2838305) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: pdq Linda Ronstadt sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before one game in the 1977 World Series, to "mixed reviews". |
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13 Feb 10 - 03:33 PM (#2838385) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Dorothy Parshall Oh dear. I do not watch TV by choice but reading this thread, I would LOVE to hear kd sing Hallelujah so if anyone can post a link to help me hear it, I would be most appreciative. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:04 PM (#2838408) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Jeri k.d. lang/Hallelujah. The one of her from the Olympic ceremony was yanked off-line, but I'd guess it would pop up again somewhere. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:13 PM (#2838417) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: McGrath of Harlow Nikki ventured so far off the tempo and melody that she denied tens of thousands of proud Canadians the opportunity to participate in the singing of their own national anthem! Precisely - the point of a solo singer at a sporting event ought to be to lead the rest of the crowd to sing it. Maybe the problem is that there is this tendency to follow the example of the US in these things. The trouble with that is their national anthem is a little bit harder to sing than many, and too many Americans are (mistaekenly) frightened to risk it, which has led to the practice of treating it as a solo event, and as an occasion for showing off by singers - who at times unfortunately don't have too much to show off. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:23 PM (#2838432) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Q (Frank Staplin) K. D. Lang and "Hallelujah" were on youtube for a few minutes, but it was quickly withdrawn. Hear Leonard Cohen sing it on youtube. I don't like this particular effort; he has done it without the BOOMS of that support group which detract from the song. The 2-cd set of K. D. Lang, "Recollection," has two versions by her. Or be a big spender and get 3-CDs plus a DVD, "Recollection" Deluxe. Two versions plus the one on the DVD. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:30 PM (#2838441) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Stilly River Sage lang has really made this song hers, hasn't she? |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:37 PM (#2838448) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude I never cared much for our national anthem I always preferred America the Beautiful myself. I agree it is too hard to sing. By the way it came about because of the first Olympics. At that time we didn't have one and the band just would play the "star spangled banner" sometime after it was adopted as the anthem. I always like Oh Canada, I thought the little girl did good myself but that is ok, it is the way music is suppose to be, some like it some don't. Brian Adams has always been one of my favourite singers. Do you folks really think he lip synced it? I couldn't tell but I was under the weather at that time. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:37 PM (#2838450) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs "who at times unfortunately don't have too much to show off." I have to change the channel when they show the Star Spangled Banner being performed by Carl Lewis. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:37 PM (#2838451) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: gnu Just wasted... ahhh... watched the whole deal on tape. Loved KD! Thought pretty much the rest was crap. Oh, there was SOME good stuff, but essentially, it was $40M to watch KD. Spaw... ah, yeah... WTF was that? and that? and... Cool stuff with the First Nations... odd shit with the second and third... And... NO close up camera on Ashley fiddling with the devil? Now, that was truly fucked up. Religious intolerance! I am gonna write a god damned letter! (Canuck joke.) Oh... all that "Canucks" are so nice and soooo.... that was over the top. Embarrssing to any real Canuck. We are humble to a fault. >;-) |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:52 PM (#2838455) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Jeri A little bit of drift. I was visiting a friend in Toronto and we (Big Mick was there--we were headed to the 12th Fret) went down Danforth and into a record store. The whole time we were there, this beautiful music was playing. I went up the guy at the counter and asked who it was. Answer: k.d. lang and Hymns of the 49th Parallel, so I added that to my purchases. Great album, and a fortunate impulse-buy. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:56 PM (#2838460) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: gnu KD is the best singer I have ever heard, bar none... none. |
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13 Feb 10 - 04:58 PM (#2838462) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Q (Frank Staplin) Overall, I thought it was an excellent show. And I thought Nellie Furtado looked good in that dress. K. D. Lang has a great voice. Each time she sings "Hallelujah" it is done a bit differently- all excellent. |
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13 Feb 10 - 05:03 PM (#2838466) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude Nelly would look good wearing anything. That girl could put on a garbage bag and still look hot |
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13 Feb 10 - 05:12 PM (#2838475) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: GUEST,bankley Hey Dan, since you like our anthem so much, maybe you could teach me the words sometime..... I know most of the original French and they didn't keep changing it... from somewhere in VA.. 'there's snow place like Dixie' |
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13 Feb 10 - 05:14 PM (#2838476) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude LOL, I watched the news my brother, south is getting a pile of snow that they never get ... oooh, didn't pick a good year to go south Ron |
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14 Feb 10 - 06:28 AM (#2838765) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Mooh I wanted some classic rock. BTO would have been cool doing Blue Collar, Taking Care Of Business, or better yet, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. Rush would have made my day. It is completely beyond me why they would program the national anthem in a vocal style that others can't sing along with. I love the girl's voice, but the pseudo-r'n'b-lounge vocal stylings of one singer trying to out-do the next is irritating enough at hockey games. Setting it against an over-orchestrated accompaniment was pretty out there. The opera singer's vibrato was so wide her intended pitch was indecipherable. I suspect this is a big reason that folks dislike opera to start with. I am decidedly NOT a KD fan (unless it means Kraft Dinner), but she was fantastic. Great song too. Nelly and Brian looked good, but I don't dig the styles, except for that dress. The First Nations stuff was fantastic, and so appropriate. We sometimes go to Pow-Wows that make us feel the same way...a direct line to our past and a wake-up call to the present. Young people aren't supposed to die at the Olympics. We send them to war for that. At least there was an acknowledgment of the young man's sacrifice. Pray there is no more. Peace, Mooh. |
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14 Feb 10 - 06:55 AM (#2838782) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: GUEST,bankley yeah Dan, the North is the new South.... but snow don't last, the folks are warm... ps.. will send you a link to the song that closed the '76 Games in Montreal... sang by my ex, I played 'coustic but wasn't on this video cuz she was prettier than me...... |
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14 Feb 10 - 07:35 AM (#2838800) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs It's nice to hear all the positive comments about "The First Nations". Although, Inuit and Metis are not part of "The First Nations" and I'm pretty sure that big polar bear had something to do with the people way up north! |
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14 Feb 10 - 09:07 AM (#2838863) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: gnu Innu? |
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14 Feb 10 - 09:31 AM (#2838882) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: bobad Ron, I've been trying to locate that closing song from Montreal Olympics and am not having any luck even though I got to revisit some memories from the time. |
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14 Feb 10 - 10:14 AM (#2838920) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs Yes Innu! |
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14 Feb 10 - 10:22 AM (#2838926) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs No....I was wrong! Innu are part of The First Nation! |
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14 Feb 10 - 10:23 AM (#2838927) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: 3refs Not Metis though! |
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14 Feb 10 - 10:42 AM (#2838940) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: Bob the Postman But part of the Metis is part of the First Nations. |
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14 Feb 10 - 11:55 AM (#2839007) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: olddude I thought it was really cool to have one of the Olympics actually include native people finally ... hopefully we will see more of that in any Olympics in the future no matter what nation. |
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14 Feb 10 - 12:55 PM (#2839055) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: gnu Me too, Dan. I very much enjoyed the dress, dancing, imagery, and quotations. |
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14 Feb 10 - 04:36 PM (#2839236) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: GUEST,bankley Bobad I sent you a link to the video on Youtube... an interesting back story... her name is Estelle Ste-Croix ... a wonderful singer, now retired..... R Summersville SC |
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11 Mar 11 - 03:06 PM (#3111889) Subject: RE: BS: Olympics 'Oh Canada' From: PHJim Just heard Niki Yanovski on CBC and I loved her. Ièm sorry that my introduction to her was the terrible version of O Canada and the Olympic song. I wish Ièd first heard her do one of the beautiful jazz standards that I heard today. |