28 June 2022
28 June 2022 - Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads
27 June 2022
27 June 2022 - Julie Brown - The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun
24 June 2022
24 June 2022 - Kasey Chambers - Pony
23 June 2022
23 June 2022 - Ginuwine - Pony
06 May 2022
6 May 2022 - The Darling Buds - Let's Go Round There
Damn. We've been doing this for a decade now. And we aren't done yet. Enjoy your yearly dose of the Darling Buds.
21 April 2022
21 April 2022 - Tracy Bonham - The One
20 April 2022
20 April 2022 - Curve - Already Yours
19 April 2022
19 April 2022 - Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me
18 April 2022
18 April 2022 - Missy Higgins - Secret
14 April 2022
14 April 2022 - k-os - No Bucks
06 April 2022
6 April 2022 - Cœur de Pirate - Crier Tout Bas
I had this one song, "Crier Tout Bas", that I wrote a long time ago. It talks about depression; it talks about opening up a conversation with somebody when you're feeling down and low and, I think, after the Paris attacks, that song took a different meaning to me. I would see people at shows, because, you know, we toured right after that happened, and I would see people at shows comforting themselves in that song, even though it didn't really talk about that. So, I mean, that's the beauty of it, that's the beauty of feeling strongly about certain issues. You know, you get to actually navigate through them through your music without specifically talking about them. - Béatrice Martin
04 April 2022
4 April 2022 - Fairground Attraction - Perfect
01 April 2022
1 April 2022 - GAYLE - abcdefu
31 March 2022
31 March 2022 - Lights - Salt and Vinegar
So, anyway, I figured I'd end the month for real with one more Lights song.
31 March 2022 - Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
30 March 2022
30 March 2022 - JESSIA - I'm Not Pretty
@jessiamusic TikTok is too beautiful 😂 #Welcome2021 #RareAesthetic #belly #🍑 #pretty #fun #fyp #neverseentwoprettybestfriends #wtf #bop #trash #newyear #new ♬ original sound - JESSIA
It would change her life. Elijah Woods saw her TikTok and, in his words, "It's a bop."
@jessiamusic #duet with @elijahwoodsmusic TAG HIM!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!!! #fyp #pretty #belly #🍑 #new #newyear #MyStyle #omg #viral #wut #yes #duetme #music #react ♬ original sound - elijah woods
They finished building out the song and wthin a week, this TikTok account holder had a single out.
And, last year, during #MapleLeafMarch, this Canadian released a video for this song. Nearly 9 million views later, she is nominated for four Juno awards in 2022, including one for this song.
The song is clearly about body image and acceptance issues - and it's pretty chill and fresh. The video features a lot of fresh peaches. No idea why.
For those coming back for a second round, here's the remix featuring Bebe Rexha. It replaces the second verse with an even more positive one.
29 March 2022
29 March 2022 - Babygirl - You Were In My Dream Last Night
I was today years old when I found out, accidentally, that Babygirl was Canadian. And by today years old, I mean a few weeks before you are seeing this - but IN MARCH. \I was absolutely going to post this song someday - it is legitimately one of my favorites. But I really had to do it this month when I found this out.
And, when I watched the video, I recognized a lot of places in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, a town that I can practically navigate blindfolded. No joke. Map in my head. Especially the flying saucer restaurant.
28 March 2022
28 March 2022 - Charlotte Cardin - Anyone Who Loves Me
27 March 2022
27 March 2022 - Brett Kissel - Make A Life, Not A Living
26 March 2022
26 March 2022 - Jérôme 50 - 1, 2, 3, 4
25 March 2022
25 March 2022 - FouKi ft. Jay Scøtt - Copilote
24 March 2022
24 March 2022 - Maude Audet - Tu ne mourras pas
23 March 2022
23 March 2022 - Alex Nevsky ft. Cœur de Pirate - Jeter un sort
No œ in tomorrow's post. Not doing the Lights things again.
22 March 2022
22 March 2022 - Roch Voisine - Hélène
21 March 2022
21 March 2022 - Peter Peter ft. Cœur de Pirate - Tergiverse
20 March 2022
20 March 2022 - Spiritbox - Circle With Me
19 March 2022
19 March 2022 - Bonjour Brumaire - Prunelle
18 March 2022
18 March 2022 - Jayli Wolf - Child Of The Government
"From the 1950s into the 1990s the Canadian Government & the Catholic Church were responsible for taking, or “scooping” more than 20,000 First Nation, Métis, and Inuit children from their families and communities; known as The Sixties Scoop. They were placed in foster homes or adopted (accounts of children even being sold) into non-Indigenous families across Canada, the United States, & beyond.Along with the loss of cultural identity, the government went so far as to change some children’s true ethnicity on file. Many experienced severe sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.Jayli’s father was one of these children."
17 March 2022
17 March 2022 - The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon
16 March 2022
16 March 2021 - Maisy Stella & Lennon Stella - While You Sleep
16 March 2022 - Lennon Stella - Kissing Other People
And right there, under the "Single of the Year" nominees, was none other than Nashville star and Stella sister Lennon Stella.
15 March 2022
15 March 2022 - The Stellas - In This House
14 March 2022
14 March 2022 - Bedouin Soundclash ft. Cœur de Pirate - Brutal Hearts
13 March 2022
13 March 2022 - MONOWHALES - All or Nothing
Geez, people, I was kidding. It's not poutine. |
12 March 2022
12 March 2022 - Lights - Up We Go
"For years, I had kind of a blindspot to Lights - I had trouble getting into her music. This is despite several friends of mine being huge fans, including the one who called her an "absolute queen". When I was researching music for #MapleLeafMarch, though, I decided it was time to give her a second chance."
11 March 2022
11 March 2022 - Lights x MYTH - Dead End
10 March 2022
10 March 2022 - Lights ft. Shad & Holy Fuck - Everybody Breaks A Glass
10 March 2022 - Shad ft. Lights - Remember to Remember
09 March 2022
9 March 2021 - Maestro Fresh Wes ft. Lights - Desire
Wesley Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes.
08 March 2022
8 March 2022 - Felix Cartal ft. Lights - Love Me
Yes.
07 March 2022
7 March 2022 - deadmau5 ft. Lights - Drama Free
Well, I didn't have to do it this way, but it was more fun.
7 March 2022 - deadmau5 - Midas Heel
For our second go-round of this Month o' Great White North, we weren't going to leave out deadmau5. If you know this song, and have read this blog once or twice, you know that we aren't JUST going to talk about the pride of Niagara Falls, Ontario, but let's start there, and keep this post drama free.
06 March 2022
6 March 2022 - Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
05 March 2022
5 March 2022 - Rheostatics - Bad Time To Be Poor
04 March 2022
4 March 2022 - Grimes - Player Of Games
Is this song about Elon Musk? Also yes.
03 March 2022
3 March 2022 - Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
02 March 2022
2 March 2022 - Drake - Hotline Bling
01 March 2022
1 March 2022 - Cœur de Pirate - Carry On / Oublie-Moi
1 March 2022 - Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
28 February 2022
28 February 2022 - Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month
25 February 2022
25 February 2022 - Squeeze - Hourglass
Did you immediately think "Tempted"? Or "Black Coffee In Bed"?
Nope. This song reached #15 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making it the biggest hit the band ever had in the US. A rare songwriting collaboration by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the song is lyrically word salad. Musically, it's typical Squeeze.
24 February 2022
24 February 2022 - INXS - The One Thing
23 February 2022
23 February 2022 - twenty one pilots - Heathens
22 February 2022
22 February 2022 - XTC - Dear God
21 February 2022
21 February 2022 - Destiny's Child - Bootylicious
18 February 2022
18 February 2022 - Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
17 February 2022
17 February 2022 - Dire Straits - Skateaway
16 February 2022
16 February 2022 - Fetchin Bones - Stray
15 February 2022
15 February 2022 - The Jody Grind - Eight Ball
14 February 2022
14 February 2022 - The Judybats - Daylight
11 February 2022
11 February 2022 - Louane - Aimer à mort
10 February 2022
10 February 2022 - Madonna - Crazy For You
09 February 2022
9 February 2022 - Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
08 February 2022
8 February 2022 - Beyoncé - Hold Up
07 February 2022
7 February 2022 - Rage Against The Machine - Freedom
04 February 2022
4 February 2022 - The Cure - Lovesong
03 February 2022
3 February 2022 - Kelly Willis - Baby Take A Piece Of My Heart
02 February 2022
2 February 2022 - Lennon Stella - Older Than I Am
01 February 2022
1 February 2022 - Maisy Stella - Riding Free
31 January 2022
31 January 2022 - The Clique - Superman
28 January 2022
28 January 2022 - Liz Phair - H.W.C.
28 January 2022 - Liz Phair - Why Can't I?
"Despite all the horrible things people were saying—I didn’t even think they were horrible, I honestly thought I was doing therapy. I would do interview after interview and I’d try to talk them down off the ledge because they were so mad. I just had to calibrate, explaining that I was on a major label, that’s where I got left, and I had to sink or swim and so I swam. In actuality, promoting that record exposed me to far bigger audiences and I learned how to get my sea legs on stage and learned how to do a ton of things. Those were heavy times but that was really fun, to be part of a band, and that camaraderie, and our tours were so great. I just experienced so much that I would never, ever give back. So I don’t have regrets."
27 January 2022
27 January 2022- Bonde do Rolê - Picolé
26 January 2022
26 January 2022 - The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
25 January 2022
25 January 2022 - Toto - Africa
24 January 2022
24 January 2022 - Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
21 January 2022
21 January 2022 - Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
So is the message from Ringo Starr's first post-Beatles single, produced by George Harrison. It remains one of Ringo's biggest solo hits - and no one expected him to have solo hits. Starting and ending somewhat quietly, the tune gets more bombastic, becoming a beautiful, uplifting song - and one of my personal favorites.
20 January 2022
20 January 2022 - Aimee Mann - Wise Up
19 January 2022
19 January 2022 - The Replacements - I'll Be You
18 January 2022
18 January 2022 - Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
17 January 2022
17 January 2022 - The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now
14 January 2022
14 January 2022 - Guided by Voices - Bulldog Skin
Do you know who would be really happy to be called a guilty pleasure?
Robert Pollard.
From the Dayton, OH band's 1997 album, Mag Earwhig!, this song and video are probably about as close as Guided by Voices has gotten to actual guilty pleasure territory. It's a song that clocks in at 3:00 on the dot, has a significant guitar solo, and a video with significant production value.
The title is in reference to being tough - having a thick skin. Clearly, the video's protagonist, Larkey Parka, had to have a thick skin as he was bullied in his pursuit of the girl, eventually winning her over at the Rock Show Tonight.