It seems that along with most of the significant events that have occurred during my past 10 or so years traveling the globe, there’s always been a song that has accompanied the occasions that will always trigger memories of whatever transpired. For example, and don’t ask me why, but the song “Lady” by Mojo for when I was living in London and “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy” by Big & Rich for the Calgary Stampede a few years ago.
With the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics less than two weeks away now, and with the city starting to get a real buzz about it, there’s a song that has permeated my cerebellum.. the same song that I have EVERY confidence will become the official anthem (for Canadian’s at least) throughout the Olympics.
Featuring samples from a chorus version of “Oh Canada”, the Canadian National Anthem, the track is called (funnily enough) “Oh… Canada” and has been recorded by a rapper from Halifax called “Classified”. Now, I’m no big fan of rap or hip hop, but this is one wicked track. Take a moment to view the track and film clip below.
Some of the lyrics are blurted out pretty quickly, I know, so for those of you who couldn’t keep up, here they are again. There’s some adult content and strong language in amongst it all, so you know what to do kiddies, look away now…
…uh, yea
from the land of the lost
Trans-Canada crossed
patriotic and a honor
with a hand on my heartfrom the Greatest of Lakes
to the greenest of greens
to the Rockiest mountains
and everything in betweeno-o-o Canada
oh you’re no fan of us?
’cause our movie and TV shows are so amateur?
yeah, we laugh that off, that don’t really bother me
look, we ain’t serious unless we really gotta behumorous attitude like Kids in the Hall
like Jim Carey, Mike Myers, yeah we claiming them allit’s the Great White North
home of the funniest actors
the brunt of the joke
with an abundance of laughterthe Red and White flag
keep it high keep it visual
people see Canada and get stereotypical
think we finish every sentence with buddy or bye
and if it ain’t that its either dude, eh or guy
(Canadaka eh)
yeah we consider it people
and smoking marijuana
we consider it legalstill doing rap like the 1990′s
but that’s how we like it off timed and grimeyI know where I’m from and I told ya before
North of America hard to ignore
every time I go away I tell them for sure
I’m from Canada o-o-o Canada(O Canada)
O Canada o-o-o Canada
(O canada)
I’m from Canada
o-o-o Canadathe Class makes a sick beat, we call it a classic (x4)
I’ve been around the globe and
heard the confusion
honestly a lot of y’all are ignorant and stupidyes, we have microwaves, tvs and cell phones
unintelligent fuck we invented the telephone
we made Yahtzee
the light bulb, hockey
and bred the greatest player’s Gretzky to Crosby
we all got at least one drinking buddy
and after one drink, all of us think we’re funnyour national mascot’s a damn beaver
O Canada we love our beaver
home of Hell’s Angels the RCMP
home of Gordon Lightfoot and SCTVthe Underground Rail Road
Georges St. Pierre
right here is where he calls homeour health care system
y’all know its free
keep a girl banging with a full mouth of teeth
I won’t even get into the music on the streets
they say hip hop is dead
naw its up north with me
I could do this all day its a part of my routine
but supper’s almost done and tonight poutineI know where I’m from and I told ya before
North of America hard to ignore
every time I go away i tell em for sure
I’m from Canada o-o-o Canada
(I’m from the east coast of Canada)
o-o-o Canada
(I’m from the east east east coast)
yo yo!
see I’m from Canada so sometimes the words come out of my mouth like this
get used to it(O Canada, we stand on guard for thee)
For a look at all the other flavours of “O-Canada” that are around, check out this post, “O-Canada”, from my mate Janis Behan.
Moo
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