ZMiles requested a song by one of my all-time favourite bands. Not sure why ze picked this particular one, but mine is not to ask why; mine is to sing for my supper.
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My apologies to those who were expecting a blog post today. For some reason I had a difficult time locating my mojo last night. Fear not though, I did spend some time working through some of the backlog from my SSA Blogathon requests.
This one comes courtesy of InkRose, who gave me a few options. This one was my favourite.
Compare this to the original here.
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My Blogathon efforts left me far more drained than I thought it would. By the time 6 hours of recording was up, I didn’t have much left in the tank for blogging. All is not lost, however, because a friend of mine from Vancouver has been engaged in some truly impressive local activism, so I asked Jamie to sum up the events for you all to take a look at:
I’ve been writing a lot about demonstrations, protests, nearly frothing at the mouth while yelling profanity, and taking my top off, all in the name of exercising bodily autonomy as a person who has two X-chromosomes. I mean a lot. This entry concerns a summary version of what is contained in all those posts, with links to the original writing.
The inciting incident concerned a woman in a sun dress, who felt particularly brave one afternoon while approaching a pro-life group that appears at the same intersection every weekend, to the Great Annoyance of the entire neighbourhood and virtually all passersby. She said “If a woman is raped and conceives from it, should she be forced to carry the child?” and was answered with “If she’s dressed like you, she should.” When I found out she wanted to organize the community to hold them accountable, I flipped all my shits. Read about it here.
Read Jamie’s epic saga; it’s really impressive.
I will be back to normal tomorrow, I bet. Plus I still owe a bunch of people cover tunes, so that’ll happen.
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I’m afraid that I’m going to have to tap out at this point, Cromrades. The combination of 2 back-to-back shows with the band followed by 6 hours of learning and recording has completely flayed the fingertips of my left hand, and the remnants of my voice to boot. If I haven’t done your request, fear not: SSA Week is not over. I will keep adding videos as the week progresses. To be completely honest, I did not expect this kind of response, so I have to thank all of you for digging into your pockets the way you did.
I will leave you with this fantastic secular anthem, requested by Danny White:
Compare this to the original here.
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Nicole requested this excellent tune by Foxboro Hot Tubs.
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I’m not entirely sure how Momo Elektra knew about my disastrous first date with a woman who believes in unicorns, but there you have it. Anyway, ze wanted to hear this song, and here it is:
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Loren Price requested this classic Beatles tune. I had to pull the punches on my voice a bit – both to preserve it, and because while I’m sure my neighbours are Beatles fans, I doubt they want to hear me screaming “Helter Skelter” at the top of my lungs in the middle of a Sunday afternoon.
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David Hart wanted to hear something by 16 Horsepower, so here’s my attempt to oblige him:
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Cunning Pam wanted to hear some They Might Be Giants, and I don’t know how to play the accordion, so I couldn’t do Particle Man. What I could do, however, is this one:
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This request comes from John Horstman, who asks for Mischief Brew’s Thanks, Bastards!