{"id":2405061,"date":"2025-02-21T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-changes-national-anthem-words-to-mock-trump-but-it-backfires-horribly\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T08:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:52:39","slug":"singer-changes-national-anthem-words-to-mock-trump-but-it-backfires-horribly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-changes-national-anthem-words-to-mock-trump-but-it-backfires-horribly\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Changes National Anthem Words to Mock Trump, But It Backfires Horribly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsinger-changes-national-anthem-words-to-mock-trump-but-it-backfires-horribly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200d discusses a controversial performance of the Canadian national anthem, &#8220;O Canada,&#8221; by singer Chantal\u2064 Kreviazuk during the NHL&#8217;s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, \u200dwhere \u2063she altered the lyrics \u2063reportedly as a political protest against Donald \u200cTrump. The tournament\u200c had seen heightened tensions, with the U.S. national anthem being booed by Canadian fans at multiple \u200bgames, stirring reactions from U.S. players like Matthew Tkachuk.The culmination of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tournament involved intense matches<\/a> and the U.S. narrowly losing \u2062to Canada in the final. Kreviazuk&#8217;s performance\u200c received criticism not only for the alteration of the lyrics but also for its quality, raising questions about \u200cher \u2062motives\u2014whether it was a protest or\u2064 a mishap. The article \u200cconcludes by sarcastically suggesting that if Canada struggles with its national identity, it might as well accept the status of the &#8220;51st state.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a game where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raul-castro-steps-down-as-leader-of-cubas-communist-party\/\" title=\"Raul Castro steps down as leader of Cuba\u2019s Communist Party\">national anthems<\/a> of the respective teams playing were going to make as much news as the final outcome, let&rsquo;s just put it this way: Chantal Kreviazuk didn&rsquo;t do her home and native land much good.<\/p>\n<p>Was she trying to troll President Donald Trump and the American crowd? Did she buckle under the pressure? We didn&rsquo;t know at the time. And frankly, who cared? I mean, except for Canadians, who should wonder why her performance &mdash; either as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jemele-hill-says-white-lives-matter-is-dangerously-dumb-message-after-kanye-west-wears-shirt-with-slogan-alongside-candace-owens\/\" title=\"Jemele Hill Says \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d Is \u201cDangerously Dumb Message\u201d After Kanye West Wears Shirt With Slogan Alongside Candace Owens\">troll move<\/a> or a choke &mdash; didn&rsquo;t reflect well upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-makes-trudeau-humiliating-offer-just-take-canada-get-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 51st state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case you haven&rsquo;t been following, the NHL&rsquo;s 4 Nations Face-Off &mdash; a tournament featuring the U.S., Canada, Finland, and Sweden &mdash; has been marked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fairness-trudeau-caves-trump-installs-1-3-billion-plan-secure-northern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geopolitical tensions<\/a> spilling over into sports.<\/p>\n<p>First, the U.S. national anthem was booed at Montreal&rsquo;s Bell Centre before America&rsquo;s win against Finland last Thursday. Players weren&rsquo;t happy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t like it. That&rsquo;s all I got,&rdquo; U.S. star Matthew Tkachuk said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canadian-fans-boo-us-anthem-team-usa-takes-canadian-players-soon-puck-drops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Then, on Saturday against Canada &mdash; again in the Bell Centre &mdash; &ldquo;The Star-Spangled Banner&rdquo; was&nbsp;<em>again<\/em> booed by Canadians. This time, Tkachuk, along with his brother Brady Tkachuk, and J.T. Miller of the U.S. team, managed to make Canada pay for that, hockey-style:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How the &ldquo;Star-Spangled Banner&rdquo; sounded inside Bell Centre before USA-Canada at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/4Nations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#4Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of boos. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFoKJMFuAh\">pic.twitter.com\/EFoKJMFuAh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1890934908719169616?\">February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USA vs. Canada started off in MADNESS &#128563;<\/p>\n<p>&#128250;: ABC\/ESPN+\/Disney+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BrWlXzMb7J\">pic.twitter.com\/BrWlXzMb7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1890939152880783504?\">February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only were there three fights in nine seconds, but the U.S. won against heavily favored Canada, which was on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-st-louis-cardinals-win-17th-straight-clinch-postseason-spot\/\" title=\"MLB: St. Louis Cardinals Win 17th Straight, Clinch Postseason Spot\">17-game winning streak<\/a> in international play dating back to 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matthew&rsquo;s fight to start it off was such an energy boost,&rdquo; Brady Tkachuk said. &ldquo;I think I was more excited, more nervous than my own. And then Millsy to cap it off to go against a big guy like that, I think he did a great job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. lost in overtime in the final at the TD Garden in Boston on Thursday, 3-2. However, just getting a supposedly superior Canada team to OT was a moral victory, in and of itself, but let&rsquo;s consider the duel of the national anthems this time around.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Americans:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One of the coolest moments I&rsquo;ve ever witnessed. The ENTIRE arena sang the US National Anthem in unison. The ending is impossible to describe&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/44yYnUkwmn\">pic.twitter.com\/44yYnUkwmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDanZak\/status\/1892748229244043606?\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, the Canadians:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That was an interesting version of the Canadian national anthem&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&#127909;: Sportsnet | NHL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vw6IptkwEL\">pic.twitter.com\/vw6IptkwEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyFaceoff\/status\/1892746358320484786?\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>OK, so this isn&rsquo;t quite track legend Carl Lewis infamously mishandling &ldquo;The Star-Spangled Banner&rdquo; before an NBA game in 1993 (a now-legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A7H7CIOdLI8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clip<\/a> from ESPN&rsquo;s SportsCenter featured anchor Charlie Steiner, in between fits of uncontrollable laughter, noting that the anthem was apparently &ldquo;written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remains-collapsed-baltimore-key-bridge-erupt-setting-off-explosives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francis Scott &lsquo;Off&rsquo; Key<\/a>&ldquo;), but in a game where the anthem was taking center stage, it stood quite in contrast to the American anthem.<\/p>\n<p>First, forget the performance, which was pretty weak. (I&rsquo;ve never been a fan of Chantal Kreviazuk, who has a cult audience in the States, but this was bad even for&nbsp;<em>her<\/em>.) The question is, was this a protest, or simply her screwing it up?<\/p>\n<p>She starts with &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/canadian-heritage\/services\/anthem-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O Canada<\/a>,&rdquo; which is good, since that&rsquo;s the title of the song. Easy enough to remember.<\/p>\n<p>The second line she decided to sing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-nuclear-armageddon-comments-egregious-even-french-president-emmanuel-macron-speaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in French<\/a>, apparently for inclusivity&rsquo;s sake: &ldquo;Terre de nos a&iuml;eux,&rdquo; what it sounds like to my ears she sang (I confess to not being a Francophone), is indeed correct, but she then went into English for the third verse: &ldquo;True patriot love <em>that only us command<\/em>.&rdquo; [Emphasis mine.]\n<p>Actual lyrics? &ldquo;True patriot love in all of us command.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Canada&rsquo;s SportsNet reported that this was a protest against Donald Trump, who had weighed in on the game beforehand:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump reiterates Canada will be a 51st state: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1f8ZgqIgy9\">pic.twitter.com\/1f8ZgqIgy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unusual_whales\/status\/1892615348945604979?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In an  to The Canadian Press, publicist Adam Gonshor explained that Kreviazuk changed the lyric from &lsquo;in all of us command&rsquo; to &lsquo;that only us command&rsquo; in response to Trump&rsquo;s comments,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/kreviazuk-changes-lyric-in-o-canada-at-4-nations-face-off-to-protest-trump-rhetoric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SportsNet Canada<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kreviazuk also posted to her Instagram story the phrase &lsquo;that only us command&rsquo; written on her left hand with emojis of a Canadian flag and a flexed muscle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boy, she sure showed us &mdash; by changing her own national anthem for political ends. Just like true patriots do, by booing other national anthems simply because they don&rsquo;t like the president.<\/p>\n<p>And her excuse for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-hailed-painfully-bad-rendition-national-anthem-wraps-foreign-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poor performance<\/a>? Her arrant bravery, of course.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My voice probably sounded not as stable, and it was because it made me so emotional,&rdquo; she told the Canadian Press in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was singing for our pride, for our honor, our sovereignty, our history &mdash; the good, the bad &mdash; and the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If that&rsquo;s the best you&rsquo;re going to offer for your honor, sovereignty, history, and the future &mdash; which is to say, the progressive vision of Canada &mdash; why not just accept that 51st state offer now? You get two Democratic senators, you won&rsquo;t be led by Pierre Poilievre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-watch-canadas-version-trump-reduce-inept-reporter-stammering-mess-just-11-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next time you go to the polls<\/a>, and we&rsquo;ll even still let you pretend the Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk, and the Tragically Hip are important.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, we&rsquo;ll still let you win in hockey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-involved-ahead-epic-usa-vs-canada-championship-hockey-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eventually<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The art of the deal in action, ladies and gentlemen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Was she attempting to provoke President Donald Trump and the American audience, or did she falter under pressure? At that moment, it was unclear and frankly irrelevant to most\u2014except perhaps for Canadians who might question why her rendition, whether intentional or not, fell short. The NHL&#8217;s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament featuring teams from the U.S., Canada, Finland, and Sweden has been overshadowed by geopolitical tensions manifesting in sports. For instance, during a game at Montreal\u2019s Bell Centre last Thursday, the U.S. anthem was booed before their victory over Finland. Players expressed their discontent; U.S. star Matthew Tkachuk simply stated he didn\u2019t appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>Then again on Saturday against Canada at the same venue, &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner&#8221; faced similar disdain from Canadian fans. This time around, Tkachuk and his teammates retaliated in true hockey fashion: there were three fights within nine seconds of play as they secured an unexpected win against heavily favored Canada\u2014a team with a 17-game international winning streak since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing in overtime to Canada in Boston later on Thursday (3-2), just reaching OT was seen as a moral victory for Team USA amidst all this anthem drama. The contrasting performances of both national anthems highlighted this tension: while Americans sang theirs passionately together in unison at one point during the tournament; Kreviazuk\u2019s rendition of &#8220;O Canada&#8221; raised eyebrows due to its lackluster delivery and questionable lyric alterations\u2014specifically changing \u201cin all of us command\u201d to \u201cthat only us command,\u201d allegedly as a response to Trump\u2019s comments about Canada&#8217;s status.<\/p>\n<p>Kreviazuk later claimed her emotional state affected her singing quality because she felt she was representing Canadian pride and history through her performance\u2014even if that meant altering lyrics for political expression rather than honoring tradition properly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chantal-Kreviazuk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33763,8665,3634],"class_list":["post-2405061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-national-anthem","tag-singer","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chantal-Kreviazuk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405065,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405061\/revisions\/2405065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}