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'Deplorable' rendition of O Canada at World Series roasted online
Toronto singer-songwriter JP Saxe slammed for changing lyrics to anthem before Game 3 of Blue Jays-Dodgers series
Author of the article:Mark Daniell
Published Oct 27, 2025 • 3 minute read
JP Saxe sings the Canadian National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27, 2025 in Los Angeles
Singer and musician JP Saxe sings the Canadian National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27, 2025 in Los Angeles.
After going viral earlier this summer for cancelling his tour due to low ticket sales, JP Saxe is trending again thanks to his “horrible” rendition of O Canada ahead of Game 3 of the World Series.
The Grammy-nominated Toronto singer-songwriter was tapped to sing the Canadian national anthem Monday night at Dodgers Stadium. But his pitchy performance was immediately panned on social media with viewers at home trashing his voice and his decision to change some of the lyrics to the 145-year-old anthem.
“This was a fail,” one person wrote, while another added, “This is embarrassing for the MLB.”
“That man … butchered the f— out of a beautiful anthem,” a third person swiped.
Other commenters advised Saxe to “stay away” from the internet and “get off the field.”
Saxe also caught flak for changing the lyrics to O Canada, switching “our home and native land” to “our home on native land.”
“As soon as he said ‘Our home ON native land’ I switched it off!” one critic fumed, with a second adding, “This guy is not a true Canadian. He butchered our Anthem and injected woke bulls— into the lyrics. Absolutely deplorable.”
A third advised: “The thing about singing the anthem is that you don’t get to just make up the words & then do it that poorly.”
Saxe made headlines in August when he announced he was cancelling his North American tour due to low ticket sales. The musician, best known for his 2019 chart-topping hit If the World Was Ending with Julia Michaels, took to social media to say he needed to sell 20,000 tickets for the shows or he would have to pull the plug.
“Forty-eight hours … f— being cool about it, I don’t wanna cancel this s—,” said the caption to his TikTok video, which racked up 1.8 million views.
“If I don’t sell 20,000 tickets to my tour in the next 48 hours, it’s going to be cancelled. Just in case you were waiting until the week of or night of to buy a ticket, that approach just isn’t going to work because there won’t be a show to buy a ticket to.”
Saxe also told The Canadian Press: “We tried to keep the prices as low as we possibly could. (It’s) more than a movie ticket, but a hell of a lot less than going to the Rogers Centre to see the Weeknd.”
TOUR TROUBLES
In a follow-up video, Saxe said he sold a few thousand more tickets, but it fell short of saving the tour.
“Those few thousand tickets are a reminder that being transparent in failure sometimes can be more powerful than the facade of success,” he said. “This was the nicest the internet has ever been to me. But what those few thousand tickets are not is enough to save this tour.”
After hearing his execution with the anthem, many social media users predicted Saxe will continue to have trouble drumming up interest on the road.
“JP Saxe had a tour cancelled this year because nobody bought tickets. If he thinks he’s booking any future shows now … woof,” one person joked.
mdaniell@postmedia.com
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Toronto singer-songwriter JP Saxe slammed for changing lyrics to anthem before Game 3 of Blue Jays-Dodgers series
Author of the article:Mark Daniell
Published Oct 27, 2025 • 3 minute read
JP Saxe sings the Canadian National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27, 2025 in Los Angeles
Singer and musician JP Saxe sings the Canadian National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27, 2025 in Los Angeles.
After going viral earlier this summer for cancelling his tour due to low ticket sales, JP Saxe is trending again thanks to his “horrible” rendition of O Canada ahead of Game 3 of the World Series.
The Grammy-nominated Toronto singer-songwriter was tapped to sing the Canadian national anthem Monday night at Dodgers Stadium. But his pitchy performance was immediately panned on social media with viewers at home trashing his voice and his decision to change some of the lyrics to the 145-year-old anthem.
“This was a fail,” one person wrote, while another added, “This is embarrassing for the MLB.”
“That man … butchered the f— out of a beautiful anthem,” a third person swiped.
Other commenters advised Saxe to “stay away” from the internet and “get off the field.”
Saxe also caught flak for changing the lyrics to O Canada, switching “our home and native land” to “our home on native land.”
“As soon as he said ‘Our home ON native land’ I switched it off!” one critic fumed, with a second adding, “This guy is not a true Canadian. He butchered our Anthem and injected woke bulls— into the lyrics. Absolutely deplorable.”
A third advised: “The thing about singing the anthem is that you don’t get to just make up the words & then do it that poorly.”
Saxe made headlines in August when he announced he was cancelling his North American tour due to low ticket sales. The musician, best known for his 2019 chart-topping hit If the World Was Ending with Julia Michaels, took to social media to say he needed to sell 20,000 tickets for the shows or he would have to pull the plug.
“Forty-eight hours … f— being cool about it, I don’t wanna cancel this s—,” said the caption to his TikTok video, which racked up 1.8 million views.
“If I don’t sell 20,000 tickets to my tour in the next 48 hours, it’s going to be cancelled. Just in case you were waiting until the week of or night of to buy a ticket, that approach just isn’t going to work because there won’t be a show to buy a ticket to.”
Saxe also told The Canadian Press: “We tried to keep the prices as low as we possibly could. (It’s) more than a movie ticket, but a hell of a lot less than going to the Rogers Centre to see the Weeknd.”
TOUR TROUBLES
In a follow-up video, Saxe said he sold a few thousand more tickets, but it fell short of saving the tour.
“Those few thousand tickets are a reminder that being transparent in failure sometimes can be more powerful than the facade of success,” he said. “This was the nicest the internet has ever been to me. But what those few thousand tickets are not is enough to save this tour.”
After hearing his execution with the anthem, many social media users predicted Saxe will continue to have trouble drumming up interest on the road.
“JP Saxe had a tour cancelled this year because nobody bought tickets. If he thinks he’s booking any future shows now … woof,” one person joked.
mdaniell@postmedia.com
'Deplorable' rendition of O Canada at World Series roasted online
After going viral earlier this summer for cancelling his tour due to low ticket sales, Toronto singer-songwriter JP Saxe is trending again.
