#CanadaDays Day 13
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I remember a friend telling me how Canada has way more of a punk scene than we ever thought - he wasn’t wrong!
Fu**ed Up - “Queen Of Hearts”
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#CanadaDays Day 12
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Still showing his creative wit and insights in his solo work!
John K Samson - “When I Write My Master’s Thesis”
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#CanadaDays Day 11
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There are a few of our Northern pals who just happen to oh shucks be among the GREATEST voices ever lent to pop music?! Here’s one
k.d. lang - “Crying” (live at MTV Unplugged)
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#CanadaDays Day 10
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The Reminder might be my most played album by a Canadian artist over the last several years. It just holds together so well w/ the craft, the energy, her voice. It’s a comfort
Feist - “My Moon My Man”
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#CanadaDays Day 9
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I scoffed when people pushed me to hear the new thing from the “Call Me Maybe” singer. But the joke was 100% on me. She makes love letters to pop and they are perfect for any audience!
Carly Rae Jepsen - “Run Away With Me”
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#CanadaDays Day 8
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Community jokes aside, I do still hold them in high esteem! Esp the catalog with the full lineup
Barenaked Ladies - “When I Fall”
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#MayBeNot Day 25 AND #CanadaDays Day 7
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Supergroups that introduced me to many Canadian artists I love at once, pt. 2
Broken Social Scene - “Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl”
“Now you’re all gone, got your makeup on, and you’re not coming back…”
youtu.be/wLaDksDOcE4?...
#MayBeNot Day 24
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“…a thousand dollars won't buy you a Yankee wife, alas”
Elvis Costello - “Deportee (Red Bus Demo)”
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#MayBeNot Day 23
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“Nothing to say
But stay on the phone
I'm sorry I do not know
What else you want from me…”
boygenius - “Ketchum, ID”
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#MayBeNot Day 22
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“In every word that you say, I feel my freedom slip away
I feel the bars come down around me
And I can't get away
I can't get away…”
Wang Chung - “To Live And Die In L.A.”
youtu.be/bf4x36XKhsM?...
#MayBeNot Day 21
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Maybe the most natural fit for this list of any song I’ve done so far ha ha
Jimmy Eat World - “If You Don’t, Don’t”
youtu.be/Z60VmYSzPyE?...
#MayBeNot Day 20
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“What if to love and be loved is not enough! What if I fall and can’t bear to get up…”
First Aid Kit - “Stay Gold”
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#MayBeNot Day 19
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“They say I got brains/But they ain’t doing me no good…”
The Beach Boys - “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
youtu.be/216YJKbber8?...
#MayBeNot Day 18
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“I’m not sorry I met you - I’m not sorry it’s over…”
Stars - “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead”
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#MayBeNot Day 16
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Let’s kick it up a notch! Maybe the song of this category I play the most, bc you can’t mess with the Tempts
The Temptations - “I Can’t Get Next To You”
youtu.be/CxH1BYed6xc?...
#MayBeNot Day 15
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The last vibe flipped on its head, but still so tuneful that who’s complaining?
Jens Lekman - “I Know What Love Isn’t”
youtu.be/jQErekXV9Qc?...
#MayBeNot Day 14
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“We didn't think it'd last beyond summer
I met her father, she met my mother
We didn't have anywhere else to go…”
Robbie Williams - “Win Some Lose Some”
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#MayBeNot Day 13
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American Football - “I’ll See You When We’re Both Not So Emotional”
The version of a wonderfully remastered reissue!
youtu.be/WtieG0OA8FU?...
#MayBeNot Day 12
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A classic of 90’s radio that I feel like has faded from mass culture (if not crowds like us who do thinks like this), But it’s still so catchy!
Sugar - “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”
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#MayBeNot Day 11
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Given the title, this says far more than you’d ever expect!
Bob Dylan - “Ain’t Talkin’”
youtu.be/fcHJsW8V5uo?...
#MayBeNot Day 10
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“And they don't even care
When the church takes a cut
Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'”
The Persuasions - “The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing” (orig. Frank Zappa
youtu.be/2c9EfRZXglg?...
#MayBeNot Day 9
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“‘Cause I’m NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT” etc etc - stick it to the man!
Mission Of Burma - “Academy Fight Song”
youtu.be/gbBBl9jjW0U?...
#MayBeNot Day 8
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“Why would he come back through the park?
You thought that you saw him but no you did not…”
Feist - “The Park”
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#MayBeNot Day 7
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I never would have expected who this turned out to be when I looked at the liner notes and saw who sang this tender, beautiful song
The 6ths feat. Bob Mould - “He Didn’t”
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#MayBeNot Day 6
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“…To watch a man with a face like mine
Being chased down a busy street
When he gets caught, I won't get up
And I won't go to sleep”
Wilco - “Via Chicago”
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#MayBeNot Day 5
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“Gold teeth and a curse for this town
Were all in my mouth
Only I don't know how they got out, dear”
The Shins - “New Slang”
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#MayBeNot Day 4
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You’d think EVERYONE would have learned this lesson by know. Alas…
John Prine - “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore”
youtu.be/sRCLHBhZPQ4?...
#MayBeNot Day 2
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Fall Out Boy - “We Didn’t Start The Fire” (orig. Billy Joel)
Updated lyrics for ‘89-2023!
youtu.be/2LkVKCWL0U4?...
#MayBeNot Day 1
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There’s no way better way to say let’s kick things off in the language of this challenge than this nugget right here
They Might Be Giants - “Don’t Let’s Start”
youtu.be/yT8cnAeWKZE?...
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the negative!
#MayBeNot posting starts 10pm UK time, 30/4.
Songs just need the word 'not' in the title/lyrics, or a contraction - don't, aren't, etc.
Songs don't have to be negative themselves - one called "Isn't It Lovely To Cuddle Kittens And Listen To ABBA" would be fine :-)
We Could Send Letters
Let's use May to share musical negativity, but in a good way...
#MayBeNot
Like me, it's wide and simple - just post one song daily with title/lyrics including a not or contraction: isn't, won't, can't, doesn't, etc.
You probably have 60% of all known music to choose from :-)
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