As a child, the anthem sounded creepy and depressing to me (I'm Canadian).
I'd love to hear him sing that Canadian anthem in Minor, even though the song never sounds that..cheery regardless.
"We stand on guard for thee,
God keep our land
Glorious and free.."
The pause inbetween "god keep our land" and "glorious and free" always seemed a bit..ominous to me. My mind always took the impression that it was just "God, keep our land", suggesting that we don't want God abandoning us. ("I have spoken to God, and he has abandoned us") (Atheist, but it's still a creepy thought).