"Something to Sing About" (actual title: "This Land of Ours") is one of Canada's national songs, a patriotic song written by folk singer

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that sings the praises of the many different regions of

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. It has some similarities to "

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". It was used as a theme for Brand's television show ''

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'', which aired on CBC and CTV in the 1960s, and was also the theme song for the Canadian pavilion at

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. There was once a movement for it to chosen as Canada's

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in 1965, though Parliament ultimately picked "

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". Brand for some years used an Americanized lyric of "Something to Sing About" as a theme song for his Folksong Festival radio program on

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in New York City. It has been recorded by, among others, The Raftsmen and The Travellers.

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