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Singer Bites It While Performing 'Oh, Canada' On Skates [VIDEO]

By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc

Singing the national anthem has to be a pretty tough job, with all eyes on you and your nerves at an all-time high. This is maybe the only point during a sporting event when everyone is paying attention, so you know you can't mess up. If you do mess up then you will end up on YouTube.

That is what happened to Canadian singer Mark Donnelly. There are quite a few points in this video I don't really understand. First off, why is this guy on skates? I thought the singer comes out on the red carpet does his thing, gives a bow and walks off. That's not what Donnelly did while performing the national anthem at a hockey game.

Second, why is he talking to the crowd before he starts singing? I have no clue ...

This isn't the best yet... Donnelly begins singing the Canadian National Anthem while skating around. Poor Donnelly doesn't realize you can't skate over carpet and just bites it. At least he didn't miss a step and continued to sing even while down on the ice.

To me this is almost as big of a train wreck as when R. Kelly performed the national anthem at a boxing match and decided to remix the anthem.

R. Kelly National Anthem by jl3969 on YouTube

Which one was worse?

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