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(Belated) Music Monday – “He’s acting tough and taking names/And shuttin’ us down/But at least we got something to talk about/When Monday rolls around”

Or if you prefer a version without drunk riggers singing along… “Oil Patch Town” – Chris Knight

Posted 08 July 2019 § Jobs § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Live Aid (1985) Scene Comparison

This is pretty cool!  

Posted 02 July 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Mama said “she’s my brothers daughter” and I don’t even know who’s my father/I guess she’s my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin’ anyway!”

When did I get into banjo music?!? Isn’t it music for inbred rednecks? 😉 “Banjo Odyssey” – The Dead South from Regina, Saskatchewan (who took some criticism for playing with those banjo/inbreeder stereotypes and issued an explanation in response)

Posted 24 June 2019 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “The Impression That I Get” (Except The Genre Changes Every 15 Seconds)

This is pretty cool, not least for how it features some pretty unique genres compared to most of the “same song in a range of genres” videos that usually do variations of fairly mainstream rock -> country -> jazz -> folk styles. (via MetaFilter) And here’s the original for the record…  

Posted 21 June 2019 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The Craziest Edit in Beatles History

I’ve got a mini-Beatles/music theme going on the past couple days (so much so that when I looked at my post about the Mi’kmaq version of “Blackbird” yesterday, I thought it *was* my Music Monday post and I’d somehow missed posting on Tuesday!) Anyhow, to keep the theme going, here’s a YouTube video about one […]

Posted 05 June 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Blackbird” by The Beatles sung in Mi’kmaq

This is a very cool cover by a Cape Breton teen that even got a shout-out from Macca himself!  

Posted 04 June 2019 § Canada § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I’m up after midnight, cooking/Trying to make my rent/I’m rough but I’m pleasin’/I was raised on robbery”

“Raised on Robbery” – Joni Mitchell

Posted 27 May 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “You can set my house on fire, baby/You can turn it into cinder and smoke/’Cause this house is mighty cold and I feel like/Melting all the snow away”

The first single from Tyler Childer’s upcoming album was my most played track of the long weekend… “House Fire” – Tyler Childers

Posted 20 May 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Hell’s Bells (Game of Thrones Spoilers)

They don’t match perfectly but this is still pretty cool…

Posted 17 May 2019 § FridayFunLink § Meme § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Don’t fill out any forms/Don’t compensate/Don’t cower/Don’t crawl/Don’t come around late/Don’t hover at the gate”

“Numb” – U2

Posted 06 May 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,