First off, the concert on Saturday was fantastic.
I am still amused by the fact that *I was in the audience*!!! for these recordings!
(Links to YouTube)Power of Two, Digging for Your Dream,and I’ll Change. Considering the Girls have been around for 20+ years, it’s impressive that they covered pretty much all of their work – I think there was a song from each album at least. The best part for me has two parts – first, third song of the set they played “Hammer & a Nail” which I do consider to be a personal theme song. Second, they played “Kid Fears”! Never thought I would hear that done live – Shawn Mullins sang with them and was great! I plan to look into more of his stuff – I really enjoyed it.
Today while out doing errands with the Lorax, Bank Job by Barenaked Ladies came on (hey, I was at that show too!) and all I could think of was that describes what it’s like to be the parent of a toddler. Maybe it only makes sense to me. Here are the lyrics:
It was an upset / In two minutes flat
We’re back on the freeway / Foot to the mat
I can’t understand it / We had it down pat
It’s very upsetting / Could we leave it at that
We all had positions / We each had a role
We’d overrehearsed it
We had full control
They can’t teach you acting / It’s there in your soul
It’s the same with a bank job / And each thing we stole
So I don’t need attitude / Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now / We all need to rest now
Leave me alone / And wait by the phone
I was the driver / You ran the show
You had the last word / The go or no go
I knew every laneway / In Ontario
But it’s not what you’re sure of / It’s what you don’t know
It should have been filled with / The usual ones
Throwing their cash in / To mutual funds
We all had our ski masks / And sawed off shotguns
But how do you plan for / A bank full of nuns
But I guess we panicked
We all have taboos
And they were like zebras / They had us confused
We should be in condos / With oceanfront views
Instead we’re most wanted / On the 6 o’clock news
So, I don’t need attitude / ‘Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now / we all need to rest now
Leave me alone / And wait by the phone
Inside the police car / You tried to explain
Your crisis of conscience / The voice in your brain
And now that the whole thing / Has gone down the drain
I think we all know who / Should shoulder the blame
‘Cause you made a choice there / Almost sublime
I’m all for compassion / Just not on my dime
You look like an amateur / And that’s the real crime
So I’ll take a walk now / And you do the time
And I don’t need attitude / ‘Cause you knew just what to do
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
There’s no need to phone
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
We all did our best now
We all need to rest now
Leave me alone
Seriously. How do you plan for a bank full of nuns? Perfect.
You are doing such an amazing job as a mom, I don’t exactly know how you do it every day. I had such a great time at the concert. Come on now social was probably the only album that they didn’t play anything from. just downloaded swamp ohelia (my CD was trashed) I too never thought I would hear kid fears live, who knew