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Butts Wigglin Reminds Me of My Dog
When ever I see my dog Molson (hes a pure bred beagle) come running at me with his tail wagging 100 miles per hour I can't help but think of the title to The Tragically Hip song Butts Wigglin. His but wiggles as hes coming toward me to about the same beat as the song.
Lyrically there is no mention of "Butts Wigglin" but the beat and bass line make you want to wiggle your but to the tune. I wish the Hip would play this live more.
Here is a clip of the Kids in the Hall 1996 movie Brain Candy for which the Hip contributed Butts Wigglin to the soundtrack.
Above is a picture of Molson on Halloween last year. Yeah I promised myself I would never dress my dog up for anything but it was too tempting to make him a swimmer with a Stingrays cap and goggles. He played the part well.
Category: Molson | Movies | The Tragically Hip
Hip Show
I was going to post about the Hip show on Sunday but got distracted with other higher priority things.
That said, the show was awesome as always. I don't think I have been to a bad Tragically Hip show and I have been to 19 now. For the money...$59, you don't get a better show these days. The passion and the quality of music is really second to none right now. They consistently put out quality records from beginning to end and live, they can play any song from their entire catalog on any given night.
So, overall the concert was great musically. Here are a few of the negative experiences:
First, to the asshole who forgot to use the bathroom before the show....go take a crap before so my eyes aren't watering from your stink. Our whole row was disgusted by it.
Second, what is it with certain Hip fans that they feel they have to throw stuff at the stage? Haven't we learned the lesson from Spring Fest at UB years ago? Grape Jam in Erie, Pa? You get unruly at their shows and they will end the show. Now, what was thrown wasn't anything big, a small empty water bottle and a stuffed bear, but still.
The song Hundreth Meridian contains the lyric "I remember Buffalo..." That line is about UB when Gord Downie, lead singer, was hit in the head with a shoe. I was at the show.
Third, if you are at a concert and in the beer line during an intermission, BE CONSIDERATE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. For what ever reason Artpark had aluminum cans. So they had to pop them open and pour from cans into plastic cups. They should have had a two per person per trip, but they did not and what that created was just FUBAR. Guys in front of me were getting beer for themselves and 10 of their friends and taking 5+ minutes a piece. I got up to the front and got one. For me. Tell your friends to get their asses in line and get their own.
Here is a little clip, Hundreth Meridian from that show at Artpark, listen for the Buffalo reference:
Category: The Tragically Hip
Tonight's The Night
Tonight is the big night, An Evening With The Tragically Hip. Here is a little live Bobcaygeon:
Category: The Tragically Hip
Tragically Hip From Detroit May 29th
The Hip are probably just now finishing their second night at Art Park right now and what better treat for those of us yet to go than to get a little taste of the current tour.
Today I got four discs worth of live bootlegs from the two shows at the Fillmore in Detroit. Both nights are totally different set lists. A little sampling tonight is a song that has become one of my top five favorite Hip songs to hear live. Family Band off their last release World Container:
Family Band - The Tragically Hip
Category: Music | The Tragically Hip
Hip For The Hell Of It
I haven't done any Tragically Hip stuff lately so here is a live video of Lake Fever which was on the Music at Work CD. Take a listen, its a video I have never seen before and the sound quality is pretty good. Gord has a pretty good intro to the song as well. I love the vocals/lyrics in this song and Rob Baker on lead guitar is simply the best.
Category: Music | The Tragically Hip
