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    1. I, and I’ll bet some others, were quite surprised, years ago, when Beccy ‘came out’.

      “Sorry I asked” 😉

  1. Not a Twain fan… never was, but this was really nice! Brought a tear to my eye. Probably the best thing she ever did.

  2. A brave and perceptive student read this at our local high school Remembrance Day service.
    “It is the Soldier, not the minister who has given us freedom of religion.
    It is the Soldier, not the reporter who has given us freedom of the press.
    It is the Soldier, not the poet who has given us freedom of speech.
    It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer who has given us freedom to protest.
    It is the Soldier, not the lawyer who has given us the right to a fair trial.
    It is the Soldier, not the politician who has given us the right to vote.
    It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag,
    And whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.”
    ― Charles M Province

  3. Shania’s got a very lovely voice … but not knowing her music … I have a question for her fans? Does she always sing in that … I’m-drugged-so-I-slur-my-words … kinda way? Or is that just for this song? Or is that “a thing” with popular music?

    The content of the song? Brilliant. Good for her. However, I suspect NONE of her fans were wearing Greta buttons … in lieu of wearing poppies.

    1. Shania has had at least 10 years of Lyme disease which affected her vocal cords. Great singer with so many hits.

      1. That’s honestly the first I’ve heard of Lyme disease as the explanation for her vocal problems. She always attributed it to trauma upon the breakdown of her first marriage, particularly discovering that her then husband was cheating on her with her best friend. Said (ex-)husband then went and married the (ex-)best friend, and Shania ended up with the best friend’s jilted ex-husband. Weird.

        I saw her perform a few years ago.. as of then, she simply couldn’t sing worth a damn. The stage production (this was after her Vegas residency) was through the roof to cover up for her. They even trotted her sister out on stage at one point to sing with her. I called it “Vegas presents the music of Shania Twain, performed by the artist formerly known as Shania Twain.”

        She hasn’t even lived in Canada for who-knows how long. Once she hit it big she took off for Switzerland and hid out there.

  4. If even one women looked that good when I was in the army I’d be ending 37 years of service. As it was they all looked like offensive linemen and I was out in 3.

  5. meh.
    ‘shania’ is something of a fraud, claiming ‘aboriginal’ status which in REALITY CHECK consisted of her step-father being native.
    who gave her the name or whatever. do a search for the details.
    she did *one* song I liked, the rest would induce me to change the channel.

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