By Jason Nicholas (CIVL DJ) – Email
Date Posted: October 21, 2011
Print Edition: October 19, 2011
Jason Nicholas is a member of The Progressive Thinker, host of Mondo Trash on CIVL 101.7 FM between 3-5 p.m. on Saturday afternoons, and proprietor of Champion Jack’s Vintage Emporium across from Hidden Treasures at George Ferguson and West Railway.
Aqua – “Good Guys”
The track “Good Guys” from Aqua’s 2000 release Aquarius really sums up how I feel about my friends, they’re some really “good guys.” This song has an excellent rhythm backing the soaring pipes of vocalist Lene Nystrom. Perfect for a day spent sipping mojitos somewhere exotic.
The Hanson Brothers – “The Hockey Song”
What can be said about this cover of the Stompin’ Tom Connors masterpiece? It’s a classic piece of Canadiana. We all know the words, now sing along. It’s everything about Canada in one song… And it’s punk rock man! I love this song.
Chumbawamba – “That Same So-So Tune”
I love this album, ABCDEFG, but especially the track “The Same So-So Tune.” The social commentary of the song is based in the fact that most artists these days are not as steeped in tradition like the members of Chumbawamba. Instead just a shallow husk and some fancy glasses.
John Farnham – “You’re The Voice”
This track by John Farnham is not only the best song I’ve ever had the privilege of hearing, but, it’s communistic overtones are so subtly hidden, Ol’ Joe McCarthy himself once tried to have the song banned from entering American airwaves. (May not have happened.)
