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It was used as a theme for Brand's television show Let's Sing Out, which aired on CBC and CTV in the 1960s, and was also the theme song for the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67. [1] There was once a movement for it to chosen as Canada's national anthem in 1965, though Parliament ultimately picked " O Canada ".
"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a Canadian patriotic song written by Alexander Muir (1830–1906) in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation. [1] He wrote the work after serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto in the Battle of Ridgeway against the Fenians in 1866.
Queen (Mercury) Mercury [4] "Dog With A Bone" The Miracle Collector's Edition: 2022 Queen Taylor and Mercury "Doing All Right" Queen: 1973 May, Tim Staffell: Mercury [11] "Don't Lose Your Head" A Kind of Magic: 1986 Taylor Taylor & Mercury [12] "Don't Stop Me Now" ‡ Jazz: 1978 Mercury Mercury [7] "Don't Try So Hard" Innuendo: 1991 Queen ...
British royalty have also owned homes and land in Canada in a private capacity: Edward VIII owned Bedingfield Ranch, near Pekisko, Alberta; [535] and Princess Margaret owned Portland Island, which was given to her by British Columbia in 1958. She offered it back to the province on permanent loan in 1961, which was accepted in 1966, and the ...
About 89% of Canada's land area (8,886,356 km 2 or 3,431,041 sq mi) is Crown land: 41% is federal crown land and 48% is provincial crown land. The remaining 11% is privately owned. [10] Most federal Crown land is in the territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) and is administered by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Only 4% ...
The song commemorates Franklin's lost expedition by sea through the Canadian Arctic and finds parallels in the narrator's travel by land through the Canadian Prairies. The song appears on an album of the same name released by Rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in Canadian music history. [31]
Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King" Capital Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official languages English French Demonym(s) Canadian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy • Monarch Charles III • Governor ...
The live version was included on the 1993 EP Five Live, credited to 'George Michael with Queen & Lisa Stansfield'. [14] The song was played on the 2005/2006 Queen + Paul Rodgers tours with vocals provided by Roger Taylor. On stage the song was accompanied by a video of the band in their early days in Japan, including many shots focusing on past ...