''Mississauga Goddam'' is a 2004 album by

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. The title is an allusion to

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's civil rights anthem "

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" (from the album '' Nina Simone in Concert''), suggesting

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is a suburb of

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) as the real battleground for

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equality. The album was released on

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in the

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. A video for the title "I Believe in the Good of Life", was released. Directed by

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, starred band members Joel Gibb,

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, Mike e.b., Lex Vaughn,

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, and others, along with guest stars Tawny LeSabre, Keith Cole, Will Munro, and G.B. Jones.

Track listing

# "Doot Doot Plot" – 2:47 # "Builds the Bone" – 3:40 # "The Fear Is On" – 2:41 # "That's When the Ceremony Starts" – 3:07 # "I Believe in the Good of Life" – 3:33 # "In the Union of Wine" – 4:43 # "Music Is My Boyfriend" – 3:28 # "Bboy" – 2:38 # "We Oh We" – 4:32 # "I Want Another Enema" – 3:55 # "Mississauga Goddam" – 5:44

Personnel

- Producer, vocals, guitar, drums, bass, glockenspiel, piano, tambourine, organ, kazoo, vibraphone, synthesizer, steel drum, aeuwwgha, artwork, photos * Ohad Benchetrit - flute * Mike e.b. - tambourine * Jameson Elliot - assistant engineer * Scott Good - trombone *

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- aeuwwgha * Nana Jojura - violin * Don Kerr - cello * Amy Laing - cello * Jeff McMurrich - recording engineer *

- glockenspiel, vibraphone * Paul Mathew - double bass * Karen Moffat - viola * Lief Mosbaugh - viola * Kristen Moss - harp * Mike Olson - cello *

- violin, piano, celeste * Matais Rozenberg - spoons, percussion, drums, bass keys * Jennifer Scofield - French horn * Phil Seguin - trumpet * Justin Shayshyn - B4 Hammond organ, pipe organ * Lex Vaughn - maraca drums, timpani, drums *Choir -

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, Amy Bowles, Kate McGee, Glen Sheppard, Megan Dunlop, Tom Lillington, Michael Follert, Reg Vermue

References

2004 albums The Hidden Cameras albums Rough Trade Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub