| Lowest of the Low – The Dogs of February Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I love the references to snow and the cold you find in the lyrics of so many great Canadian bands like the Low and Blue Rodeo. This melting snow has left me empty...Why does that hit such a cord? Why does that epitomize the way I feel at the end of every February, early March? The lyrics "the wind is cold, but the smell of snow warms me today" from Rosy and Grey are another great reference to cold Canadian cliamate. |
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| Lowest of the Low – Salesmen, Cheats, And Liars Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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To add on, they had to put a barrier up on the Bloor Viaduct that stopped people from committing suicide by jumping off the bridge and into the Don river, or the Don Vallyey Parkway, below. So 'Diving into the Don' is a suicide attempt. I love the little references to Toronto in the Low's lyrics. God, I wish I didn't spend my life feeling like this song was speaking to me directly. Sometimes, it really is wise to know which way the gun is pointing. All the time, actually. |
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| Lowest of the Low – Rosy And Grey Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Rosy and Grey bothered me, because Rosy means good, but Grey is bad, or at least not great. How can it be both? I think that's the point. Things are good, but they're shit as well. Like in the first stanza, the protagonist is talking about having a great day by heading downtown and grabbing a beer. But we then find out the reason the protagonist can go downtown is because his unemployment check has come in, which means the person is unemployed, which sucks. So life is good, but it also sucks, so things are Rosy and Grey. Funny thing. This song made me pick up Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The books are just foul, with absolutely vulgar talk of womens private parts and stuff. It's a literary classic, but I couldn't read it. Anyways, it makes the song even funnier when you know what type of content the protagonist would be reading. Love this song. -Cameron McKenzie www.cameronmckenzie.com www.pulpjava.com |
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