Much banter has taken place about 16 year-old Nikki Yanofsky's rendition of 'O, Canada' at the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics. It was a piece of creative work that some got and others didn't. Free country. Anthems and interpretations of them will always cause a stir whenever an artist challenges traditional versions. Heck, I would have loved to have seen it sung in Hindi.
Consider these two version of the 'Star Spangled Banner' by Marvin Gaye and Jose Feliciano. One was a reflection of African-American culture and the other Hispanic culture in a nation called America. Two contrasting styles but equally staggering in their delivery. Feliciano's version, so derided for so long, is a moving rendition while Gaye's was, well, let's just say I think many television sets shut off for a couple of minutes.
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