Their self-released Yellow Tape sold 18,000 over the next month and would go on to be the first independent release to achieve platinum status (100,000 copies sold) in Canada. However, it was when Toronto city officials decided BNL’s name was too offensive for their New Years Eve performance that they got massive national exposure, including the cover of The Toronto Star and mentions on national TV news outlets. Then an impromptu performance of “Be My Yoko Ono” inside Toronto’s Speaker’s Corner video booth aired on both CityTV and MuchMusic. Their rise to success began when songs from their demo tapes like “If I Had $1,000,000” and “Brian Wilson” began to receive radio play. However, Andy Creeggan soon took a leave of absence and the band found drummer Tyler Stewart at the Waterloo Busker Festival to replace him. For a hometown gig late that year, the duo invited camp friends Andy & Jim Creeggan to play percussion and bass and immediately realized “from the first note” it was the new sound they wanted. When comedy troupe Corky and the Juice Pigs were impressed by BNL’s demo, they offered the duo an opening slot on a regional tour, then a national tour in 1989. The duo originally came up with Barenaked Ladies as a one-time name for a charity gig, but then decided to keep it.īNL continued performing, becoming known for creating songs on the spot based on song names as requested by the audience. The group began while Steven Page and Ed Robertson were counselors at a music camp and Robertson’s band dissolved, after which he learned all of Page’s songs and the two began performing at the camp. I'm yearning I'm burning all your stuff But that's not enough I'm faking that I'm aching Mistaking lust for loveĮdit bioBarenaked Ladies formed in Scarborough, Ontario (Canada) in 1988 and has sold more than 15 million albums and won eight Juno Awards. Everywhere I go someone's trying to be my girlfriend's best friend I'm tryin' to pretend I'm relaxed but I'm playin' castonettes with myīarenaked Ladies - Lovers In A Dangerous Timeĭon't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open your eyes One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall The next you're dazzled by the beauty In time we move so fast In time away from the past In time the pain heals at last All in good time In time the minutes dance In time we trust a romance In timeīarenaked Ladies - Humor of the Situation If I climb a tree just to see what I see Does that make me curious? If I make a point of just cruising a joint Would that make me curious? And if it's profound this just I'm having a bad day There's nothing you can do or say To help me through this bad day I think I'll just stay in my room They didn't need to say That Last night I heard the wolves Last night I heard the wolves Last night I heard the wolves They were howling at the moon Howling at the moon Howling at the moon What a
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