We’ve got an international incident on our hands! Tonight at the Verizon Center the Barenaked Ladies will be singing the national anthem prior to the Capitals vs. Thrashers game.

The Toronto-based band includes Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan and Kevin Hearn. From their first five-single cassette “The Yellow Tape” to their multi-platinum breakthrough “Stunt” and its follow-up “Maroon,” Barenaked Ladies has been entertaining fans around the world for the past 15 years. The band’s sound is self-described as a mix of “socially conscious observations with crafty lyrics,” creating such hits as “Pinch Me,” “If I Had a Million Dollars” and their Billboard Number One hit, “One Week.”

Nothing says true patriot love like a Canadian band singing The Star Spangled Banner eh?

I can’t wait to see if there is any backlash.

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