Canadian Dream Lyrics

Lyric discussion by invisiblehandshake 

Cover art for Canadian Dream lyrics by Sam Roberts

Despite what this line from the song 'Canadian Dream' (one of the new album’s highlights) implies, Sam isn’t trying to pass himself off as some Commie radical. He’s just the kind of guy who, when he sees a brother down, lends a hand to pick him up. It’s a socialism based on love and respect, not taxation. Because Sam knows he wouldn’t be where he is now without old Northstar buddies Eric Fares (guitar) and James Hall (bass), and recently acquired mates Dave Nugent (guitar) and drummer Corey Zadorozny (drums), all of whom kicked Sam’s ass back into gear in early 2001, when Sam and his new band debuted at a well-received Canadian Music Week showcase.

From Maplemusic bio of Sam Roberts http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/sro/bio.asp

Song Meaning

This comment is strange invisiblehandshake. A commie radical would be socialist. This song seems to imply that the Canadian dream is unattainable due to the Canadians inability to change their socialist ways. My extreme take here would be that Sam would want to privatize the air we breath.

What is the Canadian dream is the question I would like Sam to explain...

spoken like a true uneducated american who can only see a fraction of the political spectrum, and has no concept of canadian political culture. canada is a liberal democracy that uses democratic socialism to provide certain services to its people.

spoken like a true uneducated american who can only see a fraction of the political spectrum, and has no concept of canadian political culture. canada is a liberal democracy that uses democratic socialism to provide certain services to its people.