To Erik Brady, the most surprising part is that anyone would be surprised. Yes, we know the words by heart hereabouts. Of course we do. And we feel them, too.

Recent geopolitical turbulence has caused fans to react boorishly to national anthems. What happened in Buffalo this week was the opposite.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been a subtle change but a noticeable one for those hearing the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, a couple of times this year: Switching a lyric to make a statement against United ...

Rufus Wainwright made a subtle change to the lyrics of “O Canada” before Game 5 of the World Series, which didn’t sit well with every baseball fan watching at home. Wainwright, who was born in Montreal, sang “that only us command” instead of the ...