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Song of the Month: The Tragically Hip, So Hard Done By

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I’m going to see a performance by Lauren Mayberry tonight, so there’s a temptation to share more of her songs, but while it’s hard to argue there’s such a thing as too much Lauren Mayberry, I have already given her a lot of love recently (and always), and I think there’s something else worth drawing inspiration from.

Canada is currently experiencing a surge in patriotic pride following the unprovoked belligerence by our newly fascist southern neighbour. What better way to mark that than by honouring the most Canadian band of all.

The irony of using an American platform to share this is not lost on me.

I also made a meme inspired by this song a few years ago.

Song of the Month: JJ Wilde, Best of Me

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Back in November, I made the last minute decision to attend a concert by JJ Wilde. I was a bit on the fence going in; while I like her music, she’s never really been a favourite.

This is the song that convinced me to go:

Unfortunately, while JJ and her band put on an excellent performance, the sound quality in the venue wasn’t the best (I genuinely think her voice was too powerful for the equipment), and I also ended up catching one of the worst respiratory infections of my life from the crowd.

According to my rapid test, it wasn’t covid, but it might as well have been considering how sick I got. At one point I had to go a liquid diet for several days because the coughing had ravaged my throat so much I couldn’t swallow solids. Weeks later, I’m still getting the sniffles now and then.

This is still a great song, though, so there’s that.