This is yet another week when I’m reminded of the Canadian Music invasion. It started with hearing a Dell ad that definitely featured Malajube’s “Montreal -40C“–yes, kids, even French Canada is after us.
The other issue was that I’ve had Wintersleep’s “Weighty Ghost” stuck in my head. Admittedly, there are worse fates to suffer than this. Even 2 days of this running through my head hasn’t ruined it–but I can’t help but wonder what kind of sinister Canadian plot this could be.
To own the truth, it took hearing a cover of this tune for me to really fall in love with it. Back before Glee, radio 3 did a feature on a music teacher in the Maritimes who had his kids singing arrangements of Canadian pop music (think PS22 from Staten Island).
It feels strangely like an anthem (which is why I think it translated well to the school chorus–you can totally stamp your feet and clap your hands to this one), and yet, it’s basically about fading into nothing….and it’s humorous–I love the repetition of the line “..sick of those God damned clouds…”–but kind of depressing in that it’s talking about death and disappearing.
Between the strange dichotomies and the over all catchy-nature of the music, it’s no wonder it gets stuck in my head. Well, that, and the Canadian Music Invasion Conspiracy. I give it 6 months before I hear this on an American commercial, too….
