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New music on my profile

October 28, 2007

Last week I added a couple of videos by The Tragically Hip, 'Poets' and 'Ahead by a Century'. I really like their music a lot, they are Canadian and their music makes you think. They have a song called 'Wheat Kings' which I really love but I can't find a good video of it. When I do I will post it and write a blog entry about it.

Today I changed the videos completely. First we have Peter Bjorn and John singing 'Young Folks', a bright, cheerful song that's fun to listen to and the video is fun to watch.

Next I have BNL, The Bare Naked Ladies singing 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time'. The song is cool, great lyrics but the video, to me, is superb. Why? Because it is shot in and around my neighbourhood right here in Scarborough, Ontario, CANADA. The film is kind of grainy and quite dated but it's still my 'hood'. Middle class houses and middle class values in the east end of Toronto. Things have changed since the video was shot and now the area is the most ethnically diverse city in the world. Pretty cool!

Lastly, I put a video of Neil Young. He's singing 'Old Man' from a concert at Massey Hall here in Toronto. A lovely song by a truly talented artist.

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