Ka-Na-Da

Do you remember that "A Part of Our Heritage" video that was on TV a couple years ago? The one where the British Soldiers found the Indian village and asked what the land was called and through a loss of tanslation, they somehow confused the word, in that particular Native language, that meant village for the name of the country? All I remember is the Indian Chief sounding it out for the dumbfounded soldier, "Ka-Na-Da...".
And so our great nation was named.
Because of a stupid soldier.
I've got to say though, I quite like the name of our country.
And I'm pretty proud to be Canadian. For the most part anyway.

When I was nineteen, I was in Scotland and feeling more patriotic than usual, due to the ignorance of others and their telling me that Canada and America were the same and calling me American, I got a tattoo. A bad tattoo. A poorly executed maple leaf on my side. I loved it.

And so I made a playlist.
An all Canadian playlist. Better than a tattoo. Cause you can erase a playlist.
I know this is only some of the great music Canada has to offer. I missed a lot but I couldn't get everybody. And I know, Loudon Wainwright isn't Canadian, but his family is Canadian rock royalty and so I thought he deserved a spot. Boize Noize also aren't Canadian, but Feist is.

So I dedicate this to a dumb soldier, a bad tattoo and a nation I love.

Oh Canada.

1). Jason Collett & Feist - Hangover Days (Fine Line)

2). Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk

3). Martha Wainwright - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole

4). Loudon Wainwright III - That's My Daughter in the Water

5). Kate&Anna McGarrigle - Be My Baby

6). Joni Mitchell - A Case Of You (live at Red Rocks 1983)

7). Allison Crowe - Skeletons and Spirits

8). Patrick Watson - The Storm

9). Ron Sexsmith - Tell Me Again

10). Neil Young - Old Man

11). The Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old

12). Metric - Love Is a Place

13). Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows

14). Bruce Cockburn - If I had a Rocket Launcher

15). MSTRKRFT - Vuvuvu

16). Cadence Weapon - House Music (A1 Bassline Remix)

17). Thunderheist - Jerk It

18). Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away (Music Video)

19). Crystal Castles - Air War

20). Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff

21). Feist - My Moon My Man (Boys Noise Remix)

22). K'Naan - America feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na

23). Kid Koala - Skanky Panky

24). k-os - Born to Run

26). Loco Locass - Groove Grave

27). Classified - Maritimes

28). Shad - The Old Prince Still Lives at Home

drunken heckling, here I come.