Canadian Pride Abounds At The Olympic Opening Ceremony
February 15 2010 08:45:00 AM
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The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics touched the hearts of Canadians in many ways. The emphasis on the First Nations people was wonderful. The whales swimming across the floor of the stadium was incredible. (video now included in the comments below) But the most talked about segment (other than an arm of the torch not lifting) seems to be spoken-word poet Shane Koyczan's performance. I can't find a clip from the Olympics, but here is Shane presenting a similar piece.
Full lyrics...
It may not mean as much to non-Canadians, but everyone I know was just beaming during this. People tweeted, emailed, and txt'd me even before he was done.
"some say what defines us is something as simple as please and thank you and as for you’re welcome, well we say that too"
"we are an experiment going right for a change with influences that range from a to zed. and yes we say zed instead of zee"
"but don’t let your luggage define your travels each life unravels differently and experiences are what make up the colours of our tapestry"
The Canadian celebrity participants included actors, singers, humanitarians, and even an astronaut. While not all are household names around the globe, for Canadians, many of these are our heros and inspirations. This is not a full list, but some of the honoured were: Anne Murray, Barbara Ann Scott, Betty Fox, Bobby Orr, Bryan Adams, Catriona Le May Doan, Donald Sutherland, Jacques Villeneuve, Julie Payette, k.d. Lang, Loreena McKennitt, Nancy Greene-Raine, Nelly Furtado, Nikki Yanofsky, Rick Hansen, Romeo Dallaire, Sarah McLachlan, Steve Nash, and Wayne Gretzky. Please let me know who I missed.
I hope being the host nation allows the world to discover that Canada has produced more than just Celine ;-)
Full lyrics...
It may not mean as much to non-Canadians, but everyone I know was just beaming during this. People tweeted, emailed, and txt'd me even before he was done.
"some say what defines us is something as simple as please and thank you and as for you’re welcome, well we say that too"
"we are an experiment going right for a change with influences that range from a to zed. and yes we say zed instead of zee"
"but don’t let your luggage define your travels each life unravels differently and experiences are what make up the colours of our tapestry"
The Canadian celebrity participants included actors, singers, humanitarians, and even an astronaut. While not all are household names around the globe, for Canadians, many of these are our heros and inspirations. This is not a full list, but some of the honoured were: Anne Murray, Barbara Ann Scott, Betty Fox, Bobby Orr, Bryan Adams, Catriona Le May Doan, Donald Sutherland, Jacques Villeneuve, Julie Payette, k.d. Lang, Loreena McKennitt, Nancy Greene-Raine, Nelly Furtado, Nikki Yanofsky, Rick Hansen, Romeo Dallaire, Sarah McLachlan, Steve Nash, and Wayne Gretzky. Please let me know who I missed.
I hope being the host nation allows the world to discover that Canada has produced more than just Celine ;-)
