If history has taught us anything, it’s that nobody likes a creative take on a national anthem.
Unfortunately for Nelly Furtado, this credo held true at the NBA All-Star Game this weekend. Twitter reaction to her singing of O Canada was swift and vicious.
Here’s some of what the Twitter wolves were saying.
Sports columnist Michael Wilbon:
Canadian columnist Shinan Govani (he’s referring to Roseanne Barr’s shrieking performance of the Star Spangled Banner in 1990)”
Twitter user Ian Macdonald:
Not actually Don Cherry:
Sports anchor Erin Hawkesworth:
Twitter user Michael Muzzin:
There were plenty of Twitter folks coming to Furtado’s defence, too, countering critics by deeming her version of the the anthem “absolutely beautiful” and “quite pretty.”
