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| name = Blame Canada
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| type = promo
| type = promo
| artist = [[Matt Stone]] ([[Kyle Broflovski]]) and [[Trey Parker]] ([[Stan Marsh]])
| artist = [[Mary Kay Bergman]] and [[Trey Parker]]
| album = [[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack)|South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]
| album = [[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack)|South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]
| released = {{Start date and age|1999|06|15}}
| released = {{Start date and age|1999|06|15}}
| format =
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| recorded = {{start date and age|1999}}
| recorded = 1999
| studio =
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| genre = [[Satire]]<ref name="shehori">{{cite web |last1=Shehori |first1=Steven |title=Video: Robin Williams Sings ‘Blame Canada’ At The {{start date and age|2000}} Oscars |url=https://etcanada.com/news/18234/video-robin-williams-sings-blame-canada-at-the-2000-oscars/ |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date={{start date and age|2023|4|30}}}}</ref>
| genre = [[Satire]]<ref name="shehori">{{cite web |last1=Shehori |first1=Steven |title=Video: Robin Williams Sings ‘Blame Canada’ At The 2000 Oscars |url=https://etcanada.com/news/18234/video-robin-williams-sings-blame-canada-at-the-2000-oscars/ |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>
| length = 1:35
| length = 1:35
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
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"'''Blame Canada'''" is a satirical song from the {{start date and age|1999}} animated film ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'', written by [[Trey Parker]] & [[Marc Shaiman]]. In the song, the kids of the fictional ''[[South Park]]'', led by [[Kyle Broflovski]] ([[Matt Stone]]), decided to blame [[Canada]] for the trouble their adults have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made movie ''[[Phineas and Ferb|Phineas and Ferb: Asses of Fire]]'' and imitating what they saw and heard in the movie. "Blame Canada" satirizes [[scapegoating]] and kids who do not control "their adults' consumption of [[popular culture]]". The song was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[72nd Academy Awards]]. [[Matt Stone|Stone]] and Parker showed up to the ceremony in dresses and later claimed to be under the influence of [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] while on the red carpet.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Trey Parker and Matt Stone went to the Oscars on LSD Swapnil Dhruv Bose |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-trey-parker-and-matt-stone-went-to-the-oscars-on-lsd/ |website=FarOutMagazine.co.uk|date={{start date and age|2021|12|27}} }}</ref>
"'''Blame Canada'''" is a satirical song from the 1999 animated film ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'', written by [[Trey Parker]] & [[Marc Shaiman]]. In the song, the parents of the fictional ''[[South Park]]'', led by [[Gerald and Sheila Broflovski|Sheila Broflovski]] ([[Mary Kay Bergman]]), decided to blame [[Canada]] for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made movie ''[[Terrance and Phillip|Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire]]'' and imitating what they saw and heard in the movie. "Blame Canada" satirizes [[scapegoating]] and parents who do not control "their children's consumption of [[popular culture]]". The song was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[72nd Academy Awards]]. [[Matt Stone|Stone]] and Parker showed up to the ceremony in dresses and later claimed to be under the influence of [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] while on the red carpet.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Trey Parker and Matt Stone went to the Oscars on LSD Swapnil Dhruv Bose |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-trey-parker-and-matt-stone-went-to-the-oscars-on-lsd/ |website=FarOutMagazine.co.uk|date=27 December 2021 }}</ref>


An [[8 bit music|8-bit]] remix of the song appears in the {{start date and age|2014}} game ''[[South Park: The Stick of Truth]]'', included as one of the overworld themes for the Canada level. The song appears again in the game's {{start date and age|2017}} sequel, ''[[South Park: The Fractured but Whole]],'' near the Canadian wall.<ref name="Weinstock2008">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock|title=Taking South Park Seriously|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7OEFij0QkgC&pg=PA61|date={{start date and age|2008|9|11}}|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7566-9|pages=61–}}</ref>
An [[8 bit music|8-bit]] remix of the song appears in the 2014 game ''[[South Park: The Stick of Truth]]'', included as one of the overworld themes for the Canada level. The song appears again in the game's 2017 sequel, ''[[South Park: The Fractured but Whole]],'' near the Canadian wall.<ref name="Weinstock2008">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock|title=Taking South Park Seriously|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7OEFij0QkgC&pg=PA61|date=11 September 2008|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-7566-9|pages=61–}}</ref>


In {{start date and age|2023}}, Shaiman wrote new lyrics for the song reflecting the [[2023 United States East Coast wildfire smoke|{{start date and age|2023}} United States East Coast wildfire smoke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/marc.shaiman/posts/pfbid0pkQVr6xV7NRtmVQj1n8kxYAEYhjgoZUq8iVxk3AJtTNToBcT9gm1q7Vt97z3seH9l?__cft__[0]=AZW-yatsukfHC2X1GxIF6cF7ty3-X5QIZcNhMxncG1FR1P63A584yu5F4qqI9yJOR5ffSZABebXSXdv5gAUYPF0bL2VBh2e-AYzK0lqtk9fTldRif8DvfzzZwB3-JdjWLlgEpS8TY7rq1I0df4yzQK8s&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=BLAME CANADA {{start date and age|2023}}|first=Marc|last=Shaiman|work=Facebook|date={{start date and age|2023|6|7}}|accessdate={{start date and age|2023|6|8}}}}</ref>
In 2023, Shaiman wrote new lyrics for the song reflecting the [[2023 United States East Coast wildfire smoke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/marc.shaiman/posts/pfbid0pkQVr6xV7NRtmVQj1n8kxYAEYhjgoZUq8iVxk3AJtTNToBcT9gm1q7Vt97z3seH9l?__cft__[0]=AZW-yatsukfHC2X1GxIF6cF7ty3-X5QIZcNhMxncG1FR1P63A584yu5F4qqI9yJOR5ffSZABebXSXdv5gAUYPF0bL2VBh2e-AYzK0lqtk9fTldRif8DvfzzZwB3-JdjWLlgEpS8TY7rq1I0df4yzQK8s&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=BLAME CANADA 2023|first=Marc|last=Shaiman|work=Facebook|date=June 7, 2023|accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The song was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[72nd Academy Awards]] ({{start date and age|1999}}). This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but the song contained the word ''[[fuck]]'', which the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] prohibits using in prime time broadcasts. At the awards ceremony, comedian [[Robin Williams]] performed the song with a [[choir|chorus]] that gasped when the word was to be sung (Williams turned around at the crucial moment and did not actually sing it). He included digs at [[Margaret Trudeau]] and [[Bryan Adams]], partially taken from lyrics of [[Sheila Broflovski]]'s reprise of the song in "[[La Resistance (South Park song)|La Resistance]]". He referenced [[Celine Dion]] as well. [[Mary Kay Bergman]], the voice actress who sang the female parts in the song, died months before the performance, forcing the organizers to search for a replacement for her and [[Trey Parker]], who did the male voices. Williams introduced the song by speaking with [[duct tape]] over his mouth so that his speech resembled that of [[Kenny McCormick]], then tearing it off and finally saying [[Stan Marsh]]'s trademark line, "[[Kenny's deaths|Oh my god! They killed Kenny!]]" and [[Kyle Broflovski]]'s trademark line, "[[Kenny's deaths|YOU BASTARDS!]]"
The song was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[72nd Academy Awards]] (1999). This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but the song contained the word ''[[fuck]]'', which the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] prohibits using in prime time broadcasts. At the awards ceremony, comedian [[Robin Williams]] performed the song with a [[choir|chorus]] that gasped when the word was to be sung (Williams turned around at the crucial moment and did not actually sing it). He included digs at [[Margaret Trudeau]] and [[Bryan Adams]], partially taken from lyrics of [[Sheila Broflovski]]'s reprise of the song in "[[La Resistance (South Park song)|La Resistance]]". He referenced [[Celine Dion]] as well. [[Mary Kay Bergman]], the voice actress who sang the female parts in the song, died months before the performance, forcing the organizers to search for a replacement for her and [[Trey Parker]], who did the male voices. Williams introduced the song by speaking with [[duct tape]] over his mouth so that his speech resembled that of [[Kenny McCormick]], then tearing it off and finally saying [[Stan Marsh]]'s trademark line, "[[Kenny's deaths|Oh my god! They killed Kenny!]]"


There was also some concern about the fact the song referred to well-known Canadian singer [[Anne Murray]] as a "bitch", but Murray indicated that she was not offended by the tongue-in-cheek lyric (Murray was invited to sing the song herself on the Oscar telecast but had to decline due to a prior commitment). When asked, the Canadian [[Consul General]] (and former [[prime minister]]) [[Kim Campbell]] said that she was not offended by the song since it was clearly a silly satirical piece and not intended to insult her country. This is made clear in the final line of the song:
There was also some concern about the fact the song referred to well-known Canadian singer [[Anne Murray]] as a "bitch", but Murray indicated that she was not offended by the tongue-in-cheek lyric (Murray was invited to sing the song herself on the Oscar telecast but had to decline due to a prior commitment). When asked, the Canadian [[Consul General]] (and former [[prime minister]]) [[Kim Campbell]] said that she was not offended by the song since it was clearly a silly satirical piece and not intended to insult her country. This is made clear in the final line of the song:
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Coincidentally, the Canadian Oscar telecast in which Williams sang the song included the premiere of the "[[I Am Canadian]]" rant advertisement, which counters many perceived [[Stereotypes of Canadians|Canadian stereotypes]].
Coincidentally, the Canadian Oscar telecast in which Williams sang the song included the premiere of the "[[I Am Canadian]]" rant advertisement, which counters many perceived [[Stereotypes of Canadians|Canadian stereotypes]].


The Oscar was instead awarded to [[Phil Collins]]' song "[[You'll Be in My Heart]]" from ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', which was parodied on an episode of ''South Park'' released the following year, "[[Timmy 2000|Timmy {{start date and age|2000}}]]", as "You'll Be in Me".
The song lost to [[Phil Collins]]' song "[[You'll Be in My Heart]]" from ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', which was parodied on an episode of ''South Park'' released the following year, "[[Timmy 2000]]", as "You'll Be in Me".


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 08:04, 24 June 2023

"Blame Canada"
Promotional single by Mary Kay Bergman and Trey Parker
from the album South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
ReleasedJune 15, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-15)
Recorded1999
GenreSatire[1]
Length1:35
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Producer(s)Darren Higman
Audio sample

"Blame Canada" is a satirical song from the 1999 animated film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, written by Trey Parker & Marc Shaiman. In the song, the parents of the fictional South Park, led by Sheila Broflovski (Mary Kay Bergman), decided to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made movie Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire and imitating what they saw and heard in the movie. "Blame Canada" satirizes scapegoating and parents who do not control "their children's consumption of popular culture". The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards. Stone and Parker showed up to the ceremony in dresses and later claimed to be under the influence of LSD while on the red carpet.[2]

An 8-bit remix of the song appears in the 2014 game South Park: The Stick of Truth, included as one of the overworld themes for the Canada level. The song appears again in the game's 2017 sequel, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, near the Canadian wall.[3]

In 2023, Shaiman wrote new lyrics for the song reflecting the 2023 United States East Coast wildfire smoke.[4]

Reception

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards (1999). This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but the song contained the word fuck, which the FCC prohibits using in prime time broadcasts. At the awards ceremony, comedian Robin Williams performed the song with a chorus that gasped when the word was to be sung (Williams turned around at the crucial moment and did not actually sing it). He included digs at Margaret Trudeau and Bryan Adams, partially taken from lyrics of Sheila Broflovski's reprise of the song in "La Resistance". He referenced Celine Dion as well. Mary Kay Bergman, the voice actress who sang the female parts in the song, died months before the performance, forcing the organizers to search for a replacement for her and Trey Parker, who did the male voices. Williams introduced the song by speaking with duct tape over his mouth so that his speech resembled that of Kenny McCormick, then tearing it off and finally saying Stan Marsh's trademark line, "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!"

There was also some concern about the fact the song referred to well-known Canadian singer Anne Murray as a "bitch", but Murray indicated that she was not offended by the tongue-in-cheek lyric (Murray was invited to sing the song herself on the Oscar telecast but had to decline due to a prior commitment). When asked, the Canadian Consul General (and former prime minister) Kim Campbell said that she was not offended by the song since it was clearly a silly satirical piece and not intended to insult her country. This is made clear in the final line of the song:

We must blame them and cause a fuss.
Before somebody thinks of blaming us!

Coincidentally, the Canadian Oscar telecast in which Williams sang the song included the premiere of the "I Am Canadian" rant advertisement, which counters many perceived Canadian stereotypes.

The song lost to Phil Collins' song "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan, which was parodied on an episode of South Park released the following year, "Timmy 2000", as "You'll Be in Me".

See also

References

  1. ^ Shehori, Steven. "Video: Robin Williams Sings 'Blame Canada' At The 2000 Oscars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "When Trey Parker and Matt Stone went to the Oscars on LSD Swapnil Dhruv Bose". FarOutMagazine.co.uk. 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (11 September 2008). Taking South Park Seriously. SUNY Press. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-0-7914-7566-9.
  4. ^ Shaiman, Marc (June 7, 2023). "BLAME CANADA 2023". Facebook. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

Bibliography

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