‘Deplorable’ World Series rendition of O Canada roasted

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After going viral this summer for canceling his tour due to low ticket sales, JP Sachs is trending again thanks to his “terrible” performance Canada before Game 3 of the World Series.

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The Grammy-nominated Toronto singer-songwriter has been invited to perform the Canadian national anthem Monday night at Dodgers Stadium. But his harsh performance was immediately criticized on social media, with viewers at home criticizing his voice and his decision to change some of the lyrics to the 145-year-old anthem.

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“This is a failure,” one person wrote, while another added: “This is a disgrace to MLB.”

“This man… ruined a beautiful anthem,” a third person brushed off.

Other commenters advised Sachse “stay away” from the Internet and “get off the field.”

Sachse has also been criticized for change text to Canadareplacing “our home and native land” with “our home in our native land.”

“As soon as he said: “Our home is IN our native land,” I turned it off!” one critic fumed, while another added: “This guy is not a real Canadian. He destroyed our anthem and introduced woke bulls into the text. Absolutely deplorable.”

A third advised: “The thing about singing the anthem is that you can’t just make up the words and then do it so badly.”

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In August, Sachs made headlines when he announced he was canceling his North American tour due to low ticket sales. musician best known for his 2019 chart-topping hit If the world were to end with Julia Michaels, took to social media to say he needs to sell 20,000 concert tickets or he'll have to pull the plug.

“Forty-eight hours… x… to be calm, I don’t want to cancel this…,” read the caption to his Tik Tok videowhich received 1.8 million views.

“If I don't sell 20,000 tickets for my tour in the next 48 hours, it will be cancelled. In case you waited until a week or an evening to buy a ticket, this approach simply won't work because there won't be a show to buy a ticket for.”

Sachs also said Canadian Press: “We tried to keep the prices as low as possible. (It's) more than a movie ticket, but a lot less than going to Rogers Center to see the Weeknd.”

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In a subsequent video, Sachs said he sold several thousand more tickets, but that didn't save the tour.

“These few thousand tickets are a reminder that transparency in the face of failure can sometimes be more powerful than the appearance of success,” he said. “It was the most enjoyable time on the Internet. But what those few thousand tickets are missing is enough to save this tour.”

After hearing his execution during the national anthem, many social media users predicted that Sachs would continue to struggle to generate interest on the road.

“Japan Saxen had tour canceled this year because no one bought tickets. If he thinks he's booking any future shows now… ugh,” one person joked.

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