Obscure Musical Group Spotlight of the Week

You all know how much we love Pandora, right? You type in a song or an artist or even a musical genre, and it compiles a complete playlist based on what it thinks fits in that category. Usually, it's right on the money, but occasionally, it comes up with really obscure songs or artists that we've never heard of. Such as these fine fellows:

Ever heard of these guys? No?

ME NEITHER!!!!

I should have, since they started in 1989. How did I miss them? Unfortunately, they played their last concert in 2000. We were actually listening to our "American Folk Songs" channel on Pandora and Moxy Fruvous popped up. I was instantly intrigued -- aside from the catchy beat that got me bouncing off the walls, the political satire and clever lyric caught my funny bone. I had to investigate..... and unfortunately, I have to say, I was disappointed. Most of their stuff on itunes is labelled [Explicit], and I try and avoid those as much as possible, so thankfully, Youtube can deliver. "King of Spain" is pretty much the only song we liked from this group -- that, and "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" (which, incidentally, was written to be performed at a Canadian Author's Convention).



Which brings up an interesting point: why would a Montreal-based musical group be included in Pandora's collection of American Folk Artists? Hmmmm?

Have to say, though, we were quite amused with "King of Spain" when Roy (who served his mission in Quebec) started recognizing all kinds of Canadian references from his glory days. Like the phrase, "I've got poutine all over my face!", which I'm sure none of the rest of you caught. Poutine was a missionary staple, bought on the streets of Montreal, and consisting of a plate of fries covered in cheese curd and then smothered in gravy.



Um..... yummy....... I guess. Actually, it looks like a heart attack on a plate, but Roy has many, many fond memories of bonding with his companions over plates and plates of this stuff.


And, thanks to Youtube, there are dozens of renditions of this song. Because the original video was made of a street performance -- called "busking", by the way -- it's not a very clear picture, so watch this one and enjoy! (This guy is pretty clever, you have to admit!)

THANK YOU, SAVANNAH, FOR THE REMINDER!
No, I haven't been slacking....honest, I just forgot to add my blurb to last few posts, but I have GOOD NEWS!!

I GOT MY VIDEO BACK FROM THE LIBRARY!

If anyone wants to get me an early birthday present, I need to get myself my very own copy of this video. I have found the perfect workout for me, and I can only do it for a week at a time, thanks to those lovely library due dates (and overdue fees!)