Many on social media watching the 2025 World Series were quick to point out that that's not how the song goes.

Instead of singing the lyric “in all of us command,” Wainwright sang it as, "That only us command.” The change to the lyric ...

Rufus Wainwright sang the Canadian national anthem "O Canada" at Game 5 of the MLB World Series, changing a crucial lyric in ...

JP Saxe and Rufus Wainwright altering the national anthem's lyrics during their World Series performances acknowledges a country's need to evolve ...

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright made a subtle show of defiance against Trump at the World Series when he changed the ...

Canada has experienced consecutive disappointing national anthem performances at the World Series, prompting widespread ...

Singing in two languages is harder than it looks. Rufus Wainwright was tasked with signing the Canadian National Anthem ...

Rufus Wainwright made a subtle change to the lyrics of “O Canada” before Game 5 of the World Series, which didn’t sit well ...

The twist came off as a protest to Trump's 51st state comments, similar to a change Chantal Kreviazuk made to the anthem in February 2025.

Many on social media watching the 2025 World Series were quick to point out that that's not how the song goes.