Jun 28 2005
Canada Day, Up Canada Way…
... a great song by a truly great Canadian. And I thought of the title tonight because I'll be heading up to the Great White North for Canada Day - which is this Friday, July 1st. The song is rivaled only by Bud the Spud and Little Wawa in terms of ruling the entire repetoire. Have a look here if you want to play it alone on the guitar in an air-conditioned room whilst slathering yourself in poutine and maple syrup. That might just be the only way to help my American friends grasp the true essence of Canadiana, get arrested for indecency or whichever comes first.
With songs like Give Me Cold, Cold Beer, The Hockey Song, The Bars of Vancouver, "Wop" May, The Man in the Moon is a Newfie, She Don't Speak English and Snowmobile Song rounding out the catalog - I know I've probably peaked your interest in Stompin' Tom Connors. Now, mine is always peaked - which is why I've learned the hard way not to go outside in tight shorts - so I did a few searches for recent news on old Tom.
The Canadian version of the upcoming Live 8 concerts takes place in Barrie, Ontario on July 2nd, and will bring a sudden influx of over 35,000 people into the community. But starving Africans aren't the real draw, as the line-up includes a veritable who's-who of Canadian rock icons. Not so fast, Celine. While Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn and Bryan Adams don't exactly have me rubbing my snowballs with glee - the show closes with Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip and Neil fucking Young! I used to spend a lot of time in Barrie and know it pretty well. And for that reason I can honestly say it would take Neil Young to get me to go back. Actually, a hand-written note from Neil himself. Actually a hand jo... I don't much care for Barrie.
A DJ in Ottawa has made the news this week by raising such a stink over that fact that Stompin' Tom was not included in this roster of Canada's finest that it has cost him his job: "A true Canadian icon like Stompin' Tom, it's unbelievable this guy's been overlooked. I made a vow to play non-stop Stompin' Tom until Bob Geldof put 'The Stomper' on the bill." Since the station only had one Connors song in its library, Big Joe Mufferaw, Brown played it six times in a row until he could get a colleague to rush out and buy more Connors CDs.
Put the fuckin' Stomper on the Bill, eh? You don't like Mondays, Geldof? Well I don't think you'll like gettin' gooned by the fuckin' Stomper much neither. Fuck's sakes (and scene). Ottawa DJ Jeff Brown - Pye in the Face salutes you, buddy.
With songs like Give Me Cold, Cold Beer, The Hockey Song, The Bars of Vancouver, "Wop" May, The Man in the Moon is a Newfie, She Don't Speak English and Snowmobile Song rounding out the catalog - I know I've probably peaked your interest in Stompin' Tom Connors. Now, mine is always peaked - which is why I've learned the hard way not to go outside in tight shorts - so I did a few searches for recent news on old Tom.
The Canadian version of the upcoming Live 8 concerts takes place in Barrie, Ontario on July 2nd, and will bring a sudden influx of over 35,000 people into the community. But starving Africans aren't the real draw, as the line-up includes a veritable who's-who of Canadian rock icons. Not so fast, Celine. While Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Cockburn and Bryan Adams don't exactly have me rubbing my snowballs with glee - the show closes with Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip and Neil fucking Young! I used to spend a lot of time in Barrie and know it pretty well. And for that reason I can honestly say it would take Neil Young to get me to go back. Actually, a hand-written note from Neil himself. Actually a hand jo... I don't much care for Barrie.
A DJ in Ottawa has made the news this week by raising such a stink over that fact that Stompin' Tom was not included in this roster of Canada's finest that it has cost him his job: "A true Canadian icon like Stompin' Tom, it's unbelievable this guy's been overlooked. I made a vow to play non-stop Stompin' Tom until Bob Geldof put 'The Stomper' on the bill." Since the station only had one Connors song in its library, Big Joe Mufferaw, Brown played it six times in a row until he could get a colleague to rush out and buy more Connors CDs.
Put the fuckin' Stomper on the Bill, eh? You don't like Mondays, Geldof? Well I don't think you'll like gettin' gooned by the fuckin' Stomper much neither. Fuck's sakes (and scene). Ottawa DJ Jeff Brown - Pye in the Face salutes you, buddy.
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some other thoughts:
the canadian line-up, with a few exceptions, is pretty frickin' embarrassing. thank god they added neil.
geldoff is a pompous prick - who is he to tell paul martin where he is and isn't welcome? and he needs a haircut.
and i'm all for raising awareness, but why not charge everyone $10 to attend and put it towards some poor african nation's debt? they've really blown a good opportunity this time around.
impoverished African nations:
"There is no use in your prime minister coming to Scotland, unless he is prepared to do this deal. If he's not prepared, stay at home. Just stay at home. Don't come. You're not welcome unless you are prepared to do something finally and irrevocably on behalf of the poor of this world."
prick.
How many people are alive today because of your efforts ?
Sure he is not perfect, but at least he got up off his fucking arse and has helped the poor etc.
You've some fucking nerve to criticise Geldoff.
Murph/Dinky Aid 8.