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Too much memory
There's too much never seen
But it's always there 'cause it's everywhere
Taking my own advice
Worked out for me nice
But now I come to find
The tricks we play with human brains
They don't want to think about the other side
Is that grass just greener 'cause it's fake?
'Cause that's all that we've been told since we were five years old
Is that all we'll ever know?
Hindsight brings me down
It keeps me on the ground
And though I'm never proud
I wouldn't dare if you weren't there
The thing with getting up
Feelings like giving up
Feels like not enough
You eat a crumb and waste a loaf
They don't want to talk about the other side
Where the grass was greener than they said
'Cause this doesn't bring to mind what I'd expect to find
They must be colorblind
What about Canada?
What about Canada?
This paradise
Of pines and ice
Morning comes in freight ships while you're sleeping
Bad into ideas was no surprise
We'll wait 'till the wild has rights, then never lock doors at night
And kiss all those wars goodbye
And Canada with Bill. Just noticed that there are almost 2000 listening in Canada as opposed to 6500 in United States. Considering that the population of States is 9 times greater, percentage wise, more Canadians tune in than Americans.
Currently only one listener in Mongolia. Apparently, still some outreach work to be done there?
And Canada with Bill. Just noticed that there are almost 2000 listening in Canada as opposed to 6500 in United States. Considering that the population of States is 9 times greater, percentage wise, more Canadians tune in than Americans.
Sharing a hometown (Fredericton) with David Myles, Holly Cole(who might prefer Halifax, actually), and Measha Brueggergosman is a source of pride.
Canada, indeed a paradise of Pines and ice… And relatively sane politics.
Unfortunately, it's not. Trudeau couldn't hold a press conference in Cambridge, Ontario, the other day because of protesters objecting to vaccines and mask mandates. Some of them were waving Trump flags.
I think Bill has a secret love affair with Canada.
humbled wrote:
And Canada with Bill. Just noticed that there are almost 2000 listening in Canada as opposed to 6500 in United States. Considering that the population of States is 9 times greater, percentage wise, more Canadians tune in than Americans.
Bob & Doug . . . and Bill? ; )
"Play more Crowbar, eh?"
Windows uses 44.1kHz as a default soundcard sampling, and AAC is a popular audio codec. Hope this helps.
We have racism here too....
Cool.
EVERYbody lives in flyover country
Ha ha ha
Ah, you were asking rhetorically. Sorry.
We have racism here too....
That's okay, we have big shoulders.
Chicago has big shoulders...Just ask Carl Sandburg...;-)
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
That's okay, we have big shoulders.
EVERYbody lives in flyover country
Looking at his playlists he obviously appreciates all the good music that comes from North of the border.
Yeah, Idaho is my new favorite Province too.
wow. not even close.
Looks like an Elephant in a blizzard. Or maybe I'm just projecting a bit of our domestic (U.S.) political chaos? Heh!
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Looks like one of those things H.P. Lovecraft wrote about to me... about to eat the house and the people in it while reality distorts and warps around them all...
So I think your version sounds nice and cheery!
Really! What the heck are Nickelback fans doing here? Oh, this is rehab for crappy FM...on which one would hear...Nickelback.
it seems that a lot of people like to slag nickelback. it escapes me why. they are unapologetic about their motley crue roots, good old canajun boys who play fire breathing pyrotechnic full on muzak rather than the fake country shuffle we hear all over the place. kind of like how people slag john mayer or toto. i understand it. i just change your dial, kenneth and you'll be fine.
Thanks - Love this band because of you.
Looking at his playlists he obviously appreciates all the good music that comes from North of the border.
Okay, everybody. Time to turn down the music in your cubicles!
My people come from Canada - eh? (Kinda have to put a question mark on those)
It's a nice song. Probably a nice sentiment, but not entirely sure that I'm smart enough, or artistic enough to really fully grasp the lyrics...
a middle power
a refuge in a time of crisis
an island between seas and empires
what about Canada
eh
Looks like an Elephant in a blizzard. Or maybe I'm just projecting a bit of our domestic (U.S.) political chaos? Heh!
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Love it!
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What about Canada
What about Canada
It's paradise with pines and ice
Morning comes in freight ships while your sleeping
Batting two ideas with no surprise
Wait til the wine has rights
They never lock doors at night
And kiss all those wars goodbye
And Canada with Bill. Just noticed that there are almost 2000 listening in Canada as opposed to 6500 in United States. Considering that the population of States is 9 times greater, percentage wise, more Canadians tune in than Americans.
I think we're supposed to blame them.
That's okay, we have big shoulders.
I'm surprised we do not hear more from some of their earlier studio work, or their live album on RP. Their live Neil Young cover Cortez the Killer is incredible.
Great to hear them period however.
I agree they might be underrated, but I don't think they do so in a sea of mediocrity. There are a lot of wonderful bands out there along with a lot of crappy ones.
I think we're supposed to blame them.
Hey! We have another Nickelback fan, awesome!
Really! What the heck are Nickelback fans doing here? Oh, this is rehab for crappy FM...on which one would hear...Nickelback.
PS
Mothman...?
Wow! Nice. All class, low yes, but all class!
Hey! We have another Nickelback fan, awesome!
You had to take a shower after saying that, didn't you?
Wow! Nice. All class, low yes, but all class!
You had to take a shower after saying that, didn't you?
PS
GREAT COVER ART!
Yes, good tune. The prior album had cool cover art as well.
There is a town in north Ontario
With dream, comfort, memory to spare
Rust Never Sleeps.
Explains Ontario.
PS
GREAT COVER ART!
These moments are unfortunately not shipped by japanese exporters. The up side is that they are free of charge. Down side: rare.
Rare, but not extinct - I caught it tonight. Nifty! Anyway, thanks Bill, Built to Spill, and double bills.
Rust Never Sleeps.
Well if that wasn't bad enough, now winter nights are shorter and days longer, and summer —- a total black out !
I've heard that chancellor has consulted Arizona to find out how to borrow some time that Az. has banked away
by not falling for the old "Spring ahead, Fall back" crapola. . . . Canadians also have researched jet-lag as a means
to cushion the reversal of effects which occur, when crossing the border, into the US. Stay tuned.
Seriously? Wow, how do I hear a replay?
I wish I could tell you brother, but I'm afraid it was one of those magical once-in-a-lifetime-moments.
You know the ones that flash before your eyes, for a short instant stopping all clocks, bringing your whole reality to a screaming halt. Soon before receding and perishing in a silent void of the past, never to be reached and felt again. Leaving you standing stark naked and somewhat afraid, with no less than a coctail of emotions stirring your whole inside. And in your hands holding all you thought you knew of the world, while before your eyes reality now has turned completely upside down.
These moments are unfortunately not shipped by japanese exporters. The up side is that they are free of charge. Down side: rare.
("7-8")
Just heard this reply being read by Bill live, and I am in total chock and amazement how brilliant it is.
Is it really true?
Seriously? Wow, how do I hear a replay?
Rust Never Sleeps.
ROFL!!
I don't know what you're on, but I'll buy an ounce of it
Rust Never Sleeps.
Just heard this reply being read by Bill live, and I am in total chock and amazement how brilliant it is.
Is it really true?
Rust Never Sleeps.
I live here and I remember - it was horrible - I'm still in recovery!
(He says - reaching for his medication... BCBud)
Built To Spill - Hindsight ... mentions Canada
Big Sugar - All Hell For A Basement ... mentions Alberta
Son Volt - Medicine Hat ... mentions a city in Alberta
This is fun.
P.S. Thanks ioanthe, how generous!
Bravo! Bravo, you magnificent bastard! That may be one of the funniest things I have read here at RP.
Rust Never Sleeps.
Me too.
Hmmm. if you listen to the Southpark boys, we can just blame Canada! But then, what is Canada guilty of? Oh yeah, having universal healthcare, encouraging multicultural diversity, allowing gay marriage, loving ice hockey and being all-around nice people. But don't piss us off. We have guns.
Please! Please! No DFA! (Death From Above) We promise to behave well. Promise! -lol-
Tagish_girl: Just want to let you know that increasingly Canadians have guns too. To own one, it helps to be male, between the ages of 16 and 35, extremely insecure; apparently possessing an IQ of less than 90 helps too.
Two males in the 30s were pulled over at the 4-way stop near our quiet suburban home on Christmas Eve. Two streets up, they had backed into a parked car and upon leaving the scene of the accident, switched drivers. (Thanks to vigilant neighbours who called the police.) The drive had a hand gun on him. Illegal, most likely US origin. Do the police often intercept weapons like this? Not in the past.
In 2009, the Greater Vancouver area suffered a epidemic of public shootings. Probably as result of the increased use of informants by the police.
Did I just hear some old Hollies riffs in this song?
Nice.
But then, what is Canada guilty of? Oh yeah, having universal healthcare, encouraging multicultural diversity, allowing gay marriage, loving ice hockey and being all-around nice people. But don't piss us off. We have guns.
And don't call it "ice" hockey. Despite what the IOC may think, it's just hockey.
AGREED
ditto!
You know what, my friend, you've hit on something that I've wondered about since I subscribed to RP in 2006.
I have made the same comment about Oasis a number of times —- their best stuff isn't playlisted here.
You will not find a bigger fan of the Goldsmiths than me, but once in a while they just have a blind spot.
On balance, they deserve our gratitude for what they do, though, so let's sit back and enjoy the ride.
Guess you haven't been to "Gang-couver" lately. Sigh.
Nope, not since 1987. but I do live about an hour outside of Toronto, so I do hear all their gun-related news. I'm not too far removed from gun violence.
Not try to start anything, I'm just sayin'.... don't shoot me!
Guess you haven't been to "Gang-couver" lately. Sigh.
Agree on each point, except for the guns. Guns are NOT a part of Canadian culture. At least not in any way to be proud of.
Not try to start anything, I'm just sayin'.... don't shoot me!
....i am only the piano player!!!
Hmmm. if you listen to the Southpark boys, we can just blame Canada! But then, what is Canada guilty of? Oh yeah, having universal healthcare, encouraging multicultural diversity, allowing gay marriage, loving ice hockey and being all-around nice people. But don't piss us off. We have guns.
Agree on each point, except for the guns. Guns are NOT a part of Canadian culture. At least not in any way to be proud of.
Not try to start anything, I'm just sayin'.... don't shoot me!
It's too damned cold here and the taxes are too high, but I wouldn't live anyplace else.
Tagish Girl, you rock!
paradise in pines and ice, brought its people those things you speak
very nice.
we will look with remorseful hindsight at them from our unhealthy futures
Hmmm. if you listen to the Southpark boys, we can just blame Canada! But then, what is Canada guilty of? Oh yeah, having universal healthcare, encouraging multicultural diversity, allowing gay marriage, loving ice hockey and being all-around nice people. But don't piss us off. We have guns.
And what is this "there is no Enemy"?
And Canada with Bill. Just noticed that there are almost 2000 listening in Canada as opposed to 6500 in United States. Considering that the population of States is 9 times greater, percentage wise, more Canadians tune in than Americans.
And that is still true 9 years later. I’ve got a little spreadsheet that I can dump the ‘listener by country’ data in that compares by population. The US just about always has the largest number of listeners (except overnight, for the relevant time zones) but never the majority. As a percentage of population, the US is often around 10th even during “peak” US listening hours. Canada is always higher than the US as a percentage of population. The highest country by percentage of population is often somewhere with few listeners but a really small population. Last time I bothered to check, 5:30AM Eastern time a couple of weeks ago, it was Slovenia with 101 listeners and a population of 2.1M. Canada was 43rd with 326 listeners and the US was 52nd with 1298.
I kinda like the fact that at any given time LESS people in the USA are listening than from the rest of the world.