Another entry is my ongoing Favourite Tracks series.
The Weakerthans are one of those quintessentially Canadian bands. Like The Tragically Hip, they can sing about mundane things like garage sales, cats, or, in this case, curling. They can make anything interesting thanks to frontman John K. Sampson’s phenomenal writing ability, and their solid musicality. And, to be sure, I’ve been a fan of The Weakerthans for a long time and over the years, slowly, all the skeptics seem to be disappearing. If you aren’t a fan of The Weakerthans yet, give it a few years.
It’s hard to pick a favourite track, but here’s one, of many, that I love.
Tournament of Hearts
My Favourite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwMkA1WaGU
That’s a good one, too. For the longest time Luke T. and I misread the song name as “Virtue the Cat” instead of “Virtute”. Personally, we think a cat called Virtue makes a lot more sense considering the song!
That’s so interesting. I’ve always read it as “Virtue” too. You do learn something new every-day.