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If I Had $1000000
"If I Had $1000000" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies from their album ''Gordon''. Composed by founding members Steven Page and Ed Robertson, the sing-along track has become one of the band's best-known songs, and is a live show staple, despite never having been a true single and without an accompanying music video. The song reached No. 13 in Canada and eventually charted in the United Kingdom and the United States, peaking also at No. 13 on the UK Rock Chart in 1996, as well as No. 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40 in 2000. History The song first appeared on one of the later versions of the band's first independent release, ''Buck Naked''. The song subsequently appeared on their second and third tapes, ''Barenaked Lunch'', and ''The Yellow Tape'', as well as their 1991 EP '' Variety Recordings''. In 1991, the song began getting lots of airplay on Toronto radio station CFNY-FM. The song was then released on the band's debut album, ''Gordon'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached mainstream success in Canada when their debut with Reprise Records, ''Gordon'', featuring the singles "If I Had $1000000" and " Brian Wilson", was released in 1992. The band's popularity subsequently spread into the US, beginning with versions of "Brian Wilson" and "The Old Apartment" off their 1996 live album ''Rock Spectacle'', followed by their fourth studio album '' Stunt'', their breakout success in 1998. The album featured their highest-charting hit, "One Week", as well as "It's All Been Done" and "Call and Answer". Their fifth album, '' Maroon'', featuring the lead single "Pinch Me", also charted highly. In the 2010s the band became well-known for creating the theme song for the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. Initially a duo of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barenaked Ladies (EP)
''Barenaked Ladies'' (more commonly known as "The Yellow Tape"), is the Barenaked Ladies' third indie tape release, after ''Buck Naked'' in 1989 with just Ed Robertson and Steven Page, then ''Barenaked Lunch'' (also known as the ''Pink Tape'') in 1990, with bassist Jim Creeggan and percussionist Andy Creeggan. It was recorded in 1991 at Wellesley Sound by Walter Sobczak in Toronto (except for "Be My Yoko Ono," which had been recorded earlier at Number 9 Audio Group). It was originally recorded as a demo for the band's performance at South by Southwest. ''The Yellow Tape'' did very well, becoming the first indie tape to achieve platinum status in Canada. Although officially self-titled, it is commonly referred to as ''The Yellow Tape'' due to its yellow cover. It was re-released by Cheree Records in CD and vinyl record formats as ''Barenaked Ladies'' in the United Kingdom. The UK release dropped the track "Fight the Power." Early copies of the tape include an error in the J-card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canadian Version
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Lottery
A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments. The most common regulation is prohibition of sale to minors, and vendors must be licensed to sell lottery tickets. Although lotteries were common in the United States and some other countries during the 19th century, by the beginning of the 20th century, most forms of gambling, including lotteries and sweepstakes, were illegal in the U.S. and most of Europe as well as many other countries. This remained so until well after World War II. In the 1960s, casinos and lotteries began to re-appear throughout the world as a means for governments to raise revenue without raising taxes. Lotteries come in many formats. For example, the prize can be a fixed amount of cash or goods. In this format, there is risk t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Frohman
Lorne is a given name and place name especially popular in Canada, due to the Marquess of Lorne, who was Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). Lorne may refer to: People Given name *Lorne Anderson (1931–1984), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Atkinson (1921–2010) Canadian cyclist *Lorne Babiuk (born 1946), Canadian scientist *Lorne Balfe, composer *Lorne Bonnell (1923–2006), Canadian politician *Lorne Calvert (born 1952), Canadian politician *Lorne Campbell (other) *Lorne Cardinal (born 1964), Canadian actor *Lorne Carr (1910–2007), Canadian hockey player *Lorne Chabot (1900–1946), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Clarke (judge) (1928–2016), Canadian judge *Lorne Clarke (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter & concert promoter * Lorne Currie (1871–1926), British sailor *Lorne Davis (1930–2007), Canadian hockey player and scout *Lorne Duguid (1910–1981), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Elias, Canadian chemist and inventor *Lorne Elliott (born 1974), Canadian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intimate And Interactive
''Intimate and Interactive'' is a television program which aired on the Canadian channel MuchMusic. The show was not a regularly scheduled program, but aired on average three or four times a year, and featured contemporary artists live in concert at the CHUM-City Building. There is another version of the show on their sister station, MuchMoreMusic. The series featured live concert performances by artists, commonly but not exclusively Canadian, in the MuchMusic studio, along with segments in which studio audience members and home viewers via telephone were given the opportunity to ask questions of the performers. ''Intimate and Interactive'' first aired in 1991, with its inaugural episode featuring Bruce Cockburn. Media critics singled out the fact that the show was produced and aired live and its interactive aspects as key points of distinction from MTV's contemporaneous ''MTV Unplugged'' series. Artists who have performed on the program include Joni Mitchell, Blind Melon, Bare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stingray Retro
Stingray Retro is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by the Stingray Group. The channel broadcasts music videos mainly from the 1970s to the early 2010s, with some music videos from the 1960s being played occasionally as well. History In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English language Category 2 specialty television service called ''MuchMore ClassicVideo'', described as "consisting of classic (songs more than five years old) music videos and related programs, including music and pop news or commentaries, interviews, concerts, profiles and specials, as well as music-related feature films and series or programs." The channel was launched on September 4, 2003 as a commercial-free service under the name MuchMoreRetro, a spin-off of MuchMoreMusic (which is owned by CHUM at the time). In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later called CTVglobeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M3 (Canadian TV Channel)
M3 was a Canadian English language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Established in 1998 as MuchMoreMusic, the network began as a spin-off of the youth-oriented MuchMusic, targeting an older demographic with adult contemporary and classic music videos, along with music news programs, concert specials, and pop culture programming (usually sourced from the U.S. network VH1, which shared a similar positioning). Under Bell ownership and its final branding as M3, and following the lead of its parent network, the channel adopted a general entertainment format and largely phased out its remaining music programming. On September 1, 2016, M3 was shut down and replaced under its license and most channel allotments by Gusto. History In June 1993, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) began accepting licence applications for new Canadian specialty channels for the first time since 1987. On August 31, 1993, MuchMusic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Their Greatest Hits
All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All album), 1999 * ''All'' (Descendents album) or the title song, 1987 * ''All'' (Horace Silver album) or the title song, 1972 * ''All'' (Yann Tiersen album), 2019 * "All" (song), by Patricia Bredin, representing the UK at Eurovision 1957 * "All (I Ever Want)", a song by Alexander Klaws, 2005 * "All", a song by Collective Soul from ''Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid'', 1994 Science and mathematics * ALL (complexity), the class of all decision problems in computability and complexity theory * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Anterolateral ligament Sports * American Lacrosse League * Arena Lacrosse League, Canada * Australian Lacrosse League Other uses * All, Missouri, a community in the United States * All, a brand of Sun Products * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Spectacle
''Rock Spectacle'' is the first live album by Barenaked Ladies. It was also the first major success for the band in the United States, selling over one million copies and producing a hit single in the country in its version of "Brian Wilson." The album was recorded at two concerts: at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago and at The Olympia in Montreal during the ''Born on a Pirate Ship tour''. A live version of "Shoe Box" was on promotional and advance copies of this record, but was ultimately deleted. The recording would eventually be released on the "One Week" CD single. The album contains two bonus tracks. The first is a banter about an elderly woman Ed Robertson ran into in Chicago. The story is later referenced in "If I Had $1000000". The second is improvised banter about Robertson's Uncle Elwyn. This disc is an enhanced CD, which means it will display special multimedia features when played on a computer. It includes a program called "BNLTV", a faux collection of various-themed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born On A Pirate Ship
''Born on a Pirate Ship'' (sometimes abbreviated ''BOAPS'') is the third full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies (BNL), featuring the songs "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart". "The Old Apartment" would become BNL's first US hit in 1997. ''Born on a Pirate Ship'' was recorded as a four-piece quartet, following the departure of keyboardist Andy Creeggan. Kevin Hearn is not credited on the album, but joined the group for the 1995 tour preceding the album's release in time to be thanked in the liner notes for "injecting new spirit." Steven Page and Ed Robertson returned to writing together, as they did upon the band's formation, but had abandoned following the release of ''Gordon''. The album is also an enhanced CD. The data track contains audio samples from the band's previous two CDs, a short montage of press photos, several of the band's music videos, a short trivia quiz, and a pair of "behind the scenes" videos from the band. Similar c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFNY-FM
CFNY-FM (''102.1 the Edge'') is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 MHz in the Greater Toronto Area, licensed to the suburb of Brampton. CFNY plays an alternative rock format. Owned by Corus Entertainment, its studios are in Downtown Toronto at Corus Quay on Toronto's Harbourfront, and its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower. The Edge is simulcast by satellite on Bell Satellite TV channel 955, and on Shaw Direct channel 866. History From CHIC to CFNY The station commenced operations on August 8, 1960, as an FM rebroadcast of an AM station, CHIC. On September 21, 1962, two brothers, Leslie and Harry Allen Jr., agreed to purchase all shares of CHIC Radio Ltd. from S.W. Caldwell, Frank M. Early, F.J. Shouldice, John Fox, W.S. Martin, Frank W. Richardson, Garth H. Ketemer, G. Clare Burt, J.R. Jenkins and Gordon F. Keeble. The sale occurred on October 15 later that year and was subject to government approval. They began playing album rock music in the evenings while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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