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Spirit of the West — And If Venice is Sinking
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:48
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Jesus hangs behind the glass
Above venitian doors
His window box boasts crimson flowers
Fresh cut the day before

And you couldn't find a smile
If you nailed it to his face
But Jesus Christ hangs his head with grace

And if Venice is sinking
I'm going under
'Cause beauty's religion
And its Christened me with wonder

They come in bent-backed
Creeping 'cross the floor all dressed in black
Candles, thick as pillars
You can buy one off the floor
And the ceiling's painted gold
Mary's hair is red
The old come here to kiss their dead

And if Venice is sinking
I'm going under
'Cause beauty's religion
And its Christened me with wonder

We made love upon a bed
That sagged down to the floor
In a room that had a postcard on the door
Of Marini's Little Man
With an erection on a horse
It always leaves me laughing
Leaves me feeling that of course if

Venice is sinking
I'm going under
'Cause beauty's religion
And its Christened me with wonder

(repeat chorus)
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And you can;t help singing along.  Great song. 
Posted 2 weeks ago by hamelp    [ Reply ]
Play "Home For a Rest"!  
Posted 3 months ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
I love the tune, but I can't stand the arrangement.  I'd like to hear it sung without the circus-like "oompahs," keyboards, and drums.  
Posted 7 months ago by cbazinet    [ Reply ]
Quite the uplifting and enjoyable tune! 
Posted 9 months ago by Coreus    [ Reply ]
Having seen this band at least 9 times when that voice was still alive. I stood up everytime and sang like I was part of this very special band. I miss them soooo much. Be safe and happy
Posted 9 months ago by pburrow328    [ Reply ]
 keenevision wrote:

Love this. Is that a tuba?



Yep.
Posted 11 months ago by MGHucul    [ Reply ]
 natrik wrote:

Well, there goes listening to Radio Paradise at work 

Sad day.  :o(

For so long I was so sure Main Mix was work safe. 
Boss does not think so now. 
... he had to stop by my area just before the line about the postcard  😭



In Canada, this song was played on mainstream music TV and AM radio at all times of the day when it was released back in 1993. Your boss needs a stickotomy for the lumber wedged up his ass.
Posted 11 months ago by MGHucul    [ Reply ]
My pet peeve is radio stations that blank out the word erection in the song.  It's a legitimate, factual word that applies to the statue mentioned in the song . (look it up and see the photo).  It's not crude, nor slang, nor discriminatory nor offensive.  It is what it is, so I wish they'd either grow up or not play the song.
Posted 1 year ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
I've never understood why this song wasn't a global hit. Rest in peace, John. You were not only a great singer, songwriter and entertainer, but a pretty decent actor as well. 
Posted 1 year ago by MGHucul    [ Reply ]
Well, there goes listening to Radio Paradise at work 

Sad day.  :o(

For so long I was so sure Main Mix was work safe. 
Boss does not think so now. 
... he had to stop by my area just before the line about the postcard  😭
Posted 1 year ago by natrik    [ Reply ]
 SECA_Alan wrote:

Yet another cracker from Canadia... adore the country's culture and humour more and more.

Very reminiscent of later Waterboys material too, which is no bad thing.

I'm sure this could have led into New Orleans is sinking, by the Hip though!



i was just going to say something about the Waterboys here, too!! good call.  

(personally glad not to have heard the Hip before or after this song, though. )
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
SoTW played at my Frosh Week. It was a great show.
Posted 1 year ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
Super song and super voices.
Posted 1 year ago by flozer68    [ Reply ]
The Pogues with teeth.
Posted 2 years ago by DunstanBurke    [ Reply ]
 eyeball wrote:

I'd like to dedicate this one to John Mann, who I just learned, passed away today. He was 57.

So sad.
 
I last saw the Spirit of the West at The Lyric in Winnipeg, when they shared the stage with Blue Rodeo. It had rained something heavy, and I was worried the gig was going to be played during a downpour. But half an hour before the band was set to come on, the rain stopped and the sun came out. It was glorious. And what a great show! Though I noticed John was reading his lyrics from an iPad, clipped to his mic stand. I wondered why. Then a few days later the news broke that he had early onset Alzheimer's.
 
When I watched the documentary Spirit Unforgettable, I was really impressed with the story they told. So much COURAGE. I love you John. And the band. Spirit of The West provided the soundtrack for much of my adult life. So many defining moments.... and music.
 
I met John once after a show at The Spectrum (now The Pyramid) also in Winnipeg. He was sitting on a stool between the doors, signing autographs. I pointed to the can of Guinness he was drinking, and asked him how he liked it (compared to having it on tap). He said it was great, because they invented this thing called a widget (inside the can). I looked at him and said that the widget had always been around (economics reference), but they just never knew before what it was for. He blinked and smiled and said, "Brilliant!".
 
Thank you for everything, John Mann.
 
You're brilliant.
 
 
Spirit Unforgettable Trailer



Ah, the Spectrum... good memories.
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Several years ago on a trip to Venice I had to go to the Guggenheim to see Marini's sculpture and learn the story behind it. It's quite a funny story. Rest in peace John.
Posted 2 years ago by mrfohr    [ Reply ]
I do so like this song... and the tuba toots in the bg.
Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
It makes me so happy to hear this on RP. I saw the last tour at Massey Hall when John was getting sick. A Canadian treasure. 
Posted 3 years ago by mrfohr    [ Reply ]
 raenvald wrote:

Last chance to dance! Spirit of the West are giving their final three shows next month at Vancouver's famous Commodore Ballroom. https://sotw.ca/shows


Running through the comments...and this...well, just about wrecked me for the moment.  So sad that they are no more...and that John has left us.  So many great memories of seeing these guys.  Loved SOTW...and John's ability to make me think.  Would love to hear Political or The Old Sod on RP one day.  As I mentioned  in a previous comment, while Venice was a pretty big song for these folks, it wasn't really reflective of their discography.

RIP John...you inspired so much joy and thoughtfullness...gonna go throw on my vinyl of Labour Day and hoist a pint for you pal...miss you...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 tgalvinize wrote:



Correct me if I'm wrong but I think SECA_Alan meant followed in the playlist, not in writing or releasing.  It would be a fun seque.  
From both a SOTW and Hip fan (and in Canada no less!)

Ah, yes; you're right. I misunderstood.

We could have some fun with this and suggest "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" next, followed by Dido's "White Flag" ("..go down with this ship..."), and finish with "My Heart Will Go On", from the 'Titanic' movie, lol..
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 raenvald wrote:

Godspeed, John. You enriched and agitated and inspired and raged. You made our lives brighter, more colourful, richer. Yours are essential melodies and relevant, beautiful poetry. Your courage in face of your diagnosis is now legend. Thank you. Merci.


Beautifully said. 
Posted 3 years ago by Duc1098    [ Reply ]
Love this. Is that a tuba?
Posted 3 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:

Sorry, the Hip's "New Orleans Is Sinking" came out 4 years earlier.
 


Correct me if I'm wrong but I think SECA_Alan meant followed in the playlist, not in writing or releasing.  It would be a fun seque.  
From both a SOTW and Hip fan (and in Canada no less!)
Posted 3 years ago by tgalvinize    [ Reply ]
 SECA_Alan wrote:
Yet another cracker from Canadia... adore the country's culture and humour more and more.

Very reminiscent of later Waterboys material too, which is no bad thing.

I'm sure this could have led into New Orleans is sinking, by the Hip though!
 
The Hip's "New Orleans Is Sinking" came out 4 years earlier.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
So glad this is still in the playlist. I get chills every time that final chorus comes in. Weirdly, wonderfully evocative song of trips through Italy.
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Still fresh all these years later. Great imagery!
Posted 4 years ago by Owld_Barry    [ Reply ]
I like the live version better.
Posted 4 years ago by jimys1    [ Reply ]
Yet another cracker from Canadia... adore the country's culture and humour more and more.

Very reminiscent of later Waterboys material too, which is no bad thing.

I'm sure this could have led into New Orleans is sinking, by the Hip though!
Posted 4 years ago by SECA_Alan    [ Reply ]
R.I.P.
Posted 4 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
Nice tuba...
Posted 4 years ago by ntoll    [ Reply ]
Keep playing this one Love it big time
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
...call MOSE https://www.mosevenezia.eu/
Posted 4 years ago by latrippa    [ Reply ]
Venice is really sinking, in fact, day after day.
Posted 4 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Is this not the identical tune to Shane MacGowan and the Popes Lonesome Highway?
Posted 4 years ago by DCfromBoston    [ Reply ]
Godspeed, John. You enriched and agitated and inspired and raged. You made our lives brighter, more colourful, richer. Yours are essential melodies and relevant, beautiful poetry. Your courage in face of your diagnosis is now legend. Thank you. Merci.
Posted 5 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
Thank you eyeball, for your comments about John Mann.
Gone too soon.
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I'd like to dedicate this one to John Mann, who I just learned, passed away today. He was 57.

So sad.
 
I last saw the Spirit of the West at The Lyric in Winnipeg, when they shared the stage with Blue Rodeo. It had rained something heavy, and I was worried the gig was going to be played during a downpour. But half an hour before the band was set to come on, the rain stopped and the sun came out. It was glorious. And what a great show! Though I noticed John was reading his lyrics from an iPad, clipped to his mic stand. I wondered why. Then a few days later the news broke that he had early onset Alzheimer's.
 
When I watched the documentary Spirit Unforgettable, I was really impressed with the story they told. So much COURAGE. I love you John. And the band. Spirit of The West provided the soundtrack for much of my adult life. So many defining moments.... and music.
 
I met John once after a show at The Spectrum (now The Pyramid) also in Winnipeg. He was sitting on a stool between the doors, signing autographs. I pointed to the can of Guinness he was drinking, and asked him how he liked it (compared to having it on tap). He said it was great, because they invented this thing called a widget (inside the can). I looked at him and said that the widget had always been around (economics reference), but they just never knew before what it was for. He blinked and smiled and said, "Brilliant!".
 
Thank you for everything, John Mann.
 
You're brilliant.
 
 
Spirit Unforgettable Trailer
Posted 5 years ago by eyeball    [ Reply ]
it is sinking!
Posted 5 years ago by alvaro    [ Reply ]
TUBA
baby
TUBA 
Posted 5 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
gets better everytime i hear it 7->8
Posted 5 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
Great band. Sad about Mann. Very sad.
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Love to hear the tuba on this ... and the song is very fun, too.
Posted 5 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
love the tuba . . . . more tuba
Posted 5 years ago by DChas    [ Reply ]
 Zoonhollis wrote:
Does this song lift the riff from Dirty Old Town?
 
No
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
It just gets better and better. Bumped to a 9. The backstory is so unspeakably tragic that one day I'll move it up to a 10, and write about why I'm doing so. But not at the beginning of a weekend. Let's just enjoy enjoy enjoy RP & appreciate one another here while we, at least, surely can. We have everything in blissful common... if we stay here.
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
What a wonderful song. It can spring-clean out even an old cynic-crone's cobwebs. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Does this song lift the riff from Dirty Old Town?
Posted 5 years ago by Zoonhollis    [ Reply ]
Not the best Spirit song ever, I'd highly suggest that you dig into their catalogue...its pretty amazing if don't mind a progessive liberal song writing mind set.  And prayers for John Mann, who's battle with alzheimers has him fading away day by day....so sad to lose a voice, not through death, but through wasting way...

(John has passed since I wrote this originally...so very sad...he was magical on stage.  If you have the chance, try to watch the recorded farewell concert that they did at Massey Hall in T.O.  John was at once inspiring and heartbreaking for this show.  You could see moments of lucidity cross his face and then the blankness and confusion would reappear.  Any illness that steals one's soul is truly evil...)
Posted 5 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
And Paradise is smouldering today.
Posted 6 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Please dont torture me with this ****
Posted 6 years ago by kimamsterdam    [ Reply ]
Thanks folks! You're the best!
Posted 6 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
RED GREEN SHOW IS ON!
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
6.4?
Posted 6 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
For Spirit of the West fans ...

Caught an interview with Jill Daum - John Mann's wife - on CBC recently. Her play Forget About Tomorrow is opening in Vancouver soon. She started writing it early in his diagnosis, before anyone else knew about it. It features the last two songs he wrote.

She said up until recently he was able to run with her and had much of his own agency still. Unfortunately he has taken a downturn and is now living in care. Terry David Mulligan blogged about recently visiting John with Jim Byrnes. He wrote "If he recognized us I didn’t see it."


Posted 6 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
For some reason it always seems weird to me that "And if" is part of the title.
Posted 6 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
can't get higher!
Posted 7 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
Und jetzt alle schunkeln! {#Dance}
Posted 7 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Dammit people! Rate this higher!!!!!

 
Howdy friendly friend to the north!  I helped the cause...rated it an 8...this one is pretty funny to read comments on....thanks for playing this tune, BillG!
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
love this song  : )

also love kcar's history profile from years ago - most excellent
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Dammit people! Rate this higher!!!!!

 
Yessir.
Posted 7 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Probably one of Canada's most beloved bands. Come on Bill and Rebecca play 'Home For A Rest'!
Posted 7 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Dammit people! Rate this higher!!!!!

 
I did my part. This is an excellent if quirky song that absolutely deserves more appreciation. Why others are bothered, I cannot guess.
Posted 7 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Dammit people! Rate this higher!!!!!
Posted 7 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Still loving this song and its jolly downer tone.
Posted 7 years ago by RichardArthur    [ Reply ]
Saturday morning on BC's south coast. Spirit of the West is as welcome as coffee and poached eggs. Thank you, John Mann!
Posted 7 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
ciarataylor wrote:
Yes.  Canadian. They are Canadian.

 

 {#Laughing} OMJ
Posted 7 years ago by shayc4    [ Reply ]
Yes.  Canadian. They are Canadian.
Posted 7 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
Always will love this whole album, even better live...this song kind of reminds me of the Pogues Christmas in New York
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
Having seen Spirit of the West several times, I learned John Mann supported a town in Swaziland, I took a truck through Bulembu and saw nothing, more's the pity. I do still remember it though and hope John does, too.
Too sad. 
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Good to hear this after a long absence. Love it!
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
I kind of overdid it on these guys in the 80's, but now this is one of my favourite songs. Thanks for acknowledging them on RP.
Posted 8 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
A shame our neighbours to the south never had a chance to "get into" this band.  This song should be at least a 7.8 !!!!!!!
Posted 8 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Man, pretty sad... but makes me want to see the documentary Spirit Unforgettable
Posted 8 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
Last chance to dance! Spirit of the West are giving their final three shows next month at Vancouver's famous Commodore Ballroom. https://sotw.ca/shows
Posted 8 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
Love this!
Posted 8 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Bravo kcar!

Thank you  ; ) 
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:

It is not referring to equine genitalia........Look up Marini's Little Man....{#Hearteyes}

 
DeemerDave, you might want to read the lyrics carefully before we start calling you "Equus." 

But hey, history can be a hoot. It's kelcher time, kids! Maybe Peggy Guggenheim inspired King Missile's "Detachable Penis"...which RP will never play. 

(I think the gent in the pic below is trying not to drool...)


https://blogs.artinfo.com/lacmonfire/2013/01/07/an-angel-whos-glad-to-see-you/ 

Mario Marini's statue "Angel of the Citadel"

There are many representations of male genitals at the Getty Museum, most on the baby Jesus or displaying shrinkage, to paraphrase the Guerilla Girls and Seinfeld. Only one is erect, that on Marino Marini’s 1948-9 Angel of the Citadel.

Peggy Guggenheim wearing funky sunglasses while riding gondola with two small dogs

Peggy Guggenheim (above) described Angel of the Citadel in her memoir, Confessions of an Art Addict: “It was a statue of a horse and rider, the latter with his arms spread out in ecstasy, and to emphasize this, Marino added a phallus in full erection. But when he had it cast in bronze for me he had the phallus made separately, so that it could be screwed in and out at leisure.”

Erections were rarely a subject for Western art prior to Lynda Benglis. In that regard Marini, not known as an innovator, would have been daring. But art historian Angelica Zander Rudenstine supplied a few details that Guggenheim downplayed. Marini’s plaster models had only a Ken-doll bump in the genital region. It was Guggenheim who requested a penis. Marini complied, casting it separately.

The Guggenheim sculpture is displayed at her Venice (Italy) home, below, now a branch of New York’s Guggenheim Museum. “When the nuns came to be blessed by the Patriarch, who on special holy days, went by my house in a motor boat, I detached the phallus of the horseman and hid it in a drawer,” Guggenheim wrote. “I also did this on certain days when I had to receive stuffy visitors, but occasionally I forgot, and when confronted with the phallus found myself in great embarrassment.”

 
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Yup, definitely NOT the horse...
Posted 10 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
I looked him up and definitely NOT talking about the horse.  
Posted 10 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 DeemerDave wrote:
I prefer songs that don't reference equine genitalia. {#Rolleyes}

 
It is not referring to equine genitalia........Look up Marini's Little Man....{#Hearteyes}
Posted 10 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 DeemerDave wrote:
I prefer songs that don't reference equine genitalia. {#Rolleyes}
  The pretentious lyrics failed before that....


Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I prefer songs that don't reference equine genitalia. {#Rolleyes}
Posted 10 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
Combination of 'Dirty Old Town' by The Pogues...mix in a bit of Guster and a dash of Old 97s.
Posted 10 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Bill is on a roll! 3 Vancouver origin groups tonight.


John Mann has been around forever, singing and acting...80's?  Married to Jill Daum.  heh, the kids go by the surname of Daumann, IIRC. 
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Love this; a bit of The Waterboys, a bit of The Pogues, a bit of lilting melody, some tongue-in-cheek digs at The Way of the World, and lots of good old-fashioned SINGING...
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

the airport is now one of the best in the world, mind you, you'll pay for priviledge, but compared to Charles De Gaulle, heh, it's the schitz.
still lots of good music to be heard, check out Rogue Folk for details.
Having said that, this be the station to listen to.
TS

 
Ha! Rogue Folk! I was a member back when. I saw some amazing shows at the W.I.S.E and other spots....damn that was fun stuff. From Karen Matheson to Dougie McLean, Don Ross.....Peter Finger was a highlight...just amazing club that brought in some amazingly talented artists that never would have had a place to play without them.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
pumping it up from 8 -> 9... just because this song is helping me to cope with my headache this morning!!!

{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
I did wonder if I misheard the lyrics, but found i only partially misheard the lyrics. by googling the little man, I learnt something
Posted 11 years ago by philinnz    [ Reply ]
 Cantilope wrote:
 
 
I agree.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
If only my Denon CHR-F103 had a PSD button. Bummer. I hope they come up with hi-fi hardware internet radio receivers featuring PSD buttons.
Posted 11 years ago by Gajdzin    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Would that be Venice, Italy, Venice, California, or Venice, Florida? 

 
 



..Venus..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Great song.  The live version is fantastic.
Posted 11 years ago by jimys    [ Reply ]
 smackiepipe wrote:
Hate i missed it. Dang. Loved SOTW back in the early 90s, but haven't heard anything by them in a multitude of years.
 
SOTW is still around, doing a few concerts here and there in Canada.  Occasionally they work with other musicians, such as Ashley McIsaac, the Paperboys, and Great Big Sea.  
Posted 12 years ago by pousso    [ Reply ]
 willrobinson wrote:
Love SOTW but this song ... not-so-much.
Saw them at Bogart's in Cincinnati about a hundred years ago.
How about anything from "Save This House"?
 
Agree!  Love "Save This House".  Their best, I think.  
Posted 12 years ago by pousso    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Would that be Venice, Italy, Venice, California, or Venice, Florida? 

 
 
No mystery here given the lyrics: "Marini's little man with an erection on a horse" is a sculpture in the garden of the Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy.
Oh, and of course, that whole thing about it sinking just makes more sense in Venice, Italy, as opposed to the other Venices.
Posted 12 years ago by JHZ    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Would that be Venice, Italy, Venice, California, or Venice, Florida? 

 
 
yes.
Posted 12 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Would that be Venice, Italy, Venice, California, or Venice, Florida? 

 
 
If you're serious, you should read a little bit about Venice.
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Would that be Venice, Italy, Venice, California, or Venice, Florida? 

 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

Roger that!
 
You guys are a tough audience, I think this is a pretty good song.
Posted 12 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:
Oh how I LOVE the PSD button!!!  great addition —-thanks!
 
Roger that!
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:
Oh how I LOVE the PSD button!!!  great addition —-thanks!
 
Couldn't agree more!
Posted 12 years ago by baddog8it    [ Reply ]
Oh how I LOVE the PSD button!!!  great addition —-thanks!
Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
PLAY "DIRTY OLD TOWN" NEXT!!!
Posted 12 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Love SOTW but this song ... not-so-much.
Saw them at Bogart's in Cincinnati about a hundred years ago.
How about anything from "Save This House"?
Posted 12 years ago by willrobinson    [ Reply ]
Hate i missed it. Dang. Loved SOTW back in the early 90s, but haven't heard anything by them in a multitude of years.
Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
SOTW will always make my day better. Thanks for playing this one (and right after Dan Mangan, too!) Bill!!!
Posted 13 years ago by linz_bobinz    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

Well, I love Vancouver BC, too - except for the airport (long story...) I'm still partial to Victoria BC and Montréal, as far as Canadian cities go.  I miss the days of record stores, live performances, and beverages. The last small-venue performance I saw was at a Borders book store in Salem, Oregon. I don't even remember who was performing - it was a trio with acoustic guitars and an upright bass. I ended up buying a couple of very funky CD-storage containers that changed colors when I squished them (plastic, with colored gel. And I still have them.)  Good times, long gone these days...

 
the airport is now one of the best in the world, mind you, you'll pay for priviledge, but compared to Charles De Gaulle, heh, it's the schitz.
still lots of good music to be heard, check out Rogue Folk for details.
Having said that, this be the station to listen to.
TS
Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]

Beavith, he thaid "faithlift"!!!


Posted 13 years ago by motorichi    [ Reply ]
Wish i could get this song on Amazon mp3

Posted 13 years ago by Erie-T30    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
 Cynaera wrote:
Vancouver WA?  Or Vancouver Canada?  If it's Washington, what year was that?  I was up there, working on a microwave site in 1985 (my name is immortalized in concrete on one of the footings) and ninety feet up, looking down at the city lights at dusk - total magic. I love Vancouver.   Cool that you got to see this band playing live there...
 
 Vancouver, Great White North.  ; )

 
Well, I love Vancouver BC, too - except for the airport (long story...) I'm still partial to Victoria BC and Montréal, as far as Canadian cities go.  I miss the days of record stores, live performances, and beverages. The last small-venue performance I saw was at a Borders book store in Salem, Oregon. I don't even remember who was performing - it was a trio with acoustic guitars and an upright bass. I ended up buying a couple of very funky CD-storage containers that changed colors when I squished them (plastic, with colored gel. And I still have them.)  Good times, long gone these days...

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Great song.  They were huge in my hometown of Vancouver.  Takes me back to the early nineties...  Ah, those were the days.
Posted 13 years ago by oceansurf    [ Reply ]
 ufamsm wrote:
this totally turned into one of those "turn up to max and dance around my house half naked" kinda songs for me over the last few times i've heard it.
 
I totally agree! I was going to say it sounds "fun" but your description is better.

Posted 13 years ago by adrianblack    [ Reply ]
this totally turned into one of those "turn up to max and dance around my house half naked" kinda songs for me over the last few times i've heard it.
Posted 13 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
 Canlistener wrote:
Crap.... there are so many better groups from Canada than this tripe.
 
probably... but this is still nice

Posted 13 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
 Axelito wrote:

We can't see many upload suggestions from your account...
 
Nope, but it's still crap.   
Posted 13 years ago by Canlistener    [ Reply ]
 Canlistener wrote:
Crap.... there are so many better groups from Canada than this tripe.
 
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Posted 13 years ago by Axelito    [ Reply ]
Crap.... there are so many better groups from Canada than this tripe.
Posted 14 years ago by Canlistener    [ Reply ]
 Jazbo wrote:
7 to 8...........
 
Exact same!

Posted 14 years ago by Axelito    [ Reply ]
Cheesy. Big fat sweaty Roquefort cheesy.
Posted 14 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Other than the vocals of course, this is an absolute musical dead ringer for the Pogues. 
Posted 14 years ago by deadmessengers    [ Reply ]