# Celine Dion singing "God Bless America"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107 "2003-01-26T23:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/21 "2003-01-27T03:55:27Z")
Anyone remember, back in the sixties, when (Canadian) singer Robert Goulet sang "The Star-Spangled Banner before a ball game and FORGOT THE WORDS? I think it was the World Series. Actually, I don’t find anything odd with Celine Dion singing “God Bless America.” Just because one is not a citizen of a certain country doesn’t mean that one can’t express good wishes toward it. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/22 "2003-01-27T03:57:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Happy Lendervedder \* > \*\*Would anyone else equate this with Neil Diamond or Barbra Streisand putting out a Christmas album? While not _wrong_, just kinda _wierd_? > > Happy \*\* LMFAO Ya always give me a good laugh **Happy** 😃 As for citizen, a home owner does not make a citizen… I haven’t heard anything about her becoming a citizen. The thought makes me… ::shutter:: ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/23 "2003-01-27T05:42:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mayberrydan \* > \*\*THe thing that struck me as odd is that Celine Dion doesn’t strike me as the type of singer the average football fan would listen to. \*\* And Shania Twain is??? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/24 "2003-01-27T05:51:22Z")
Well I don’t have much of an opinion either way, but please, please don’t send her back. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/25 "2003-01-27T05:55:08Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by HelloKitty_ > > And Shania Twain is??? yeah, that one didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me either. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/26 "2003-01-27T06:10:21Z")
Didn’t strike me as odd, just mediocre. I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely the Dixie Chicks did The Star-Spangled Banner. I don’t remember hearing it done with harmony before, and I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/27 "2003-01-27T06:15:55Z")
Ya know, I was just thinking, too…isn’t Shania Twain also Canadian??? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/28 "2003-01-27T06:29:26Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by HelloKitty_ > isn’t Shania Twain also Canadian??? Yeah, Timmins Ontario (if I recall correctly) ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/29 "2003-01-27T06:43:48Z")
do a Christmas album- I think back in the late 1960s, maybe in the 70s; and maybe even more than one. ---
**Author:** ![Blueapple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blueapple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blueapple)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/30 "2003-01-27T06:56:45Z")
… (slightly) better than Roseanne. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/31 "2003-01-27T07:39:40Z")
Well, this struck me as odd, mostly for the line “_my_ home sweet home” (emphasis mine). I’ve got no problem with people of other nationalities singing patriotic American songs, but the lyrics of “God Bless America” imply a certain…oh, let’s say…residency requirement. That said, the halftime show was the greatest display of eye candy since the premiere of “VIP”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/32 "2003-01-27T07:58:52Z")
I thought about the fact that she was Canadian while she was singing. But the lyrics seemed appropriate except for possibly “my home sweet home” and **Lindy** mentioned above. But the world is shrinking and many of the wealthy live in more than one country. Frankly, I’m just thrilled to find a Canadian who will still speak to us. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/33 "2003-01-27T08:13:34Z")
Hey, isn’t Canada in America? America isn’t just the United States, you know. Not that I can actually stand Celine Dion or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/34 "2003-01-27T08:16:32Z")
Oops, sorry **FriarTed** , I see that you have already said that. Didn’t notice it since it wasn’t in the message field. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/35 "2003-01-27T08:57:55Z")
Is singing “God Bless America” common at football games? I don’t remember having heard it in previous years - so I was wondering why anyone was singing it at all, citizen or not… ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/36 "2003-01-27T11:32:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by mayberrydan > _THe thing that struck me as odd is that Celine Dion doesn’t strike me as the type of singer the average football fan would listen to._ > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HelloKitty \* > And Shania Twain is??? 🙂 Probably not for the songs. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/37 "2003-01-27T13:27:42Z")
I’m glad to see someone else mention the fact that CD is American. She didn’t have to become an American citizen, she was born that way. Still, I thought she was going to sing the national anthem and I said to myself “Self, why would a French-Canadian _want_ to sing the US national anthem?” But then she didn’t so me and myself shut the hell up. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/38 "2003-01-27T14:02:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FriarTed \* > \*\*do a Christmas album- I think back in the late 1960s, maybe in the 70s; and maybe even more than one. \*\* And Neil Diamond did too. That was my point; Jews singing Christmas carols isn’t wrong, just a little wierd. Same as the Celine/ Super Bowl/ God Bless America thing. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/39 "2003-01-27T14:22:58Z")
SuperBowl Buffalo Wings Canadian Celine Dion Budweiser Salsa Pretzels God Bless America Star Spangled Banner U.S Fighter Jets John Madden Which one doesn’t fit? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107/40 "2003-01-27T14:35:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Philster \* > \*\*SuperBowl > Buffalo Wings > Canadian Celine Dion > Budweiser > Salsa > Pretzels > God Bless America > Star Spangled Banner > U.S Fighter Jets > John Madden > > Which one doesn’t fit? \*\* Salsa? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celine-dion-singing-god-bless-america/151107.md?page=3)