Well to start off my favorite group on the Ipod is the Arrogant Worms. I think that they are great for a laugh and they have strange ideas for chooses for songs. The next would be The Hocky Sweater. I just feel so bad for that kid having to wear the jersey of rivil team of the Montreal Canadian hockey team. Than comes The Guess Who. I just like their songs. I think that Canada's Loser Ministers by the Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie is interesting. They sing about how the first five prime ministers weren't the best. The last one would be Stanley Cup by Richrd Harrison. It is kind of interesting to hear what has happan to the Stanley Cup.

Top 5 favorite things on the Canada Ipod...hm....well I have three favorite songs and two favorite spoken pieces and a ton of favorite artists. My favorite song is Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire, which is a song about how crazy and messed up the world is getting. My second favorite song is Joni Mitchell's River which is a song about she wants to get away from. My third favorite song is Mushaboom by Feist because its so offbeat and different. My favorite spoken piece is This is a Photograph of Me by Margarent Atwood which is a piece I've liked for a long time for its dark ending. My second favorite piece is The Boat by Alistair MacCleod who is one of my favorite authors. This piece, again is very dark, with lots of hidden meaning and metaphors. By far my favorite artist is the Arrogant Worms because their songs are just so ridiculous. Cheers.

Justin's Top 5 Canadian Ipod Selection

1. The Stills: the first song I listened to on the Ipod was "Of Montreal" and it really stuck with me. It is also interesting to see that they toured with Interpol, one of my favorite bands.

2. Broken Social Scene: almost trance like, songs are very moody and almost atmospheric. My initial favorite is "7/4 (Shoreline)". They will be in Burlington on November 12, something I will deffinately check out.

3. The Tragically Hip: "Yer Not the Ocean" is a very catchy song. A band that I have heard the most out of my selections, they are played quite frequently back home on the radio (hear a live stream @ www.weqx.com) so I am familiar with them.

4. Sam Roberts Band/ Arcade Fire: Two bands that I had heard songs from, but I have had very limited exposure to. Good indie feel from both. "Brother Down" by Sam Roberts and "Keep the Car Running" by the Arcade Fire are my favorites, respectively.

5. Finally, "Russians" on the Hockey! playlist is a satirical and historical account. Funny and enjoyable to listen to. "Their goalie, a crab on his back..."

Sam's Faves

1. Share the Land by The Guess Who is one of my all time favorite songs. I remember the first day we got our ipods, I checked to make sure it was there. To my delight it was. I love the overall message about working together to achieve a common goal. If everyone did his/her part, than the world would be a much better place.

2. Heart of Gold by Neil Young is another unbelievable song. His distinctive voice and the melody of the harmonica make this song enjoyable to listen to. It inspires people to keep on trudging along, no matter how hard it gets, you can't give up.

3. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell has a powerful message about how we must stop destroying the environment, and leave things the way they are. She also repeats the line "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til it's gone," which describes how people do not appreciate all that have until it is taken away from them, just like replacing a natural setting with a parking lot.

4. Anyone Who Marches is An Army read by Richard Harrison describes the mistakes Americans are making and how war changes everything. The father explains what he has learned from his experiences.

5. A New National Anthem, part of the Collected Mistakes II is a great taste of Canadian humor. I laughed pretty hard when he names the Great Lakes: "Superior... Inferior... and Mediocre..." He also talks about how British Columbia is next to francophone, "French Columbia." It's pretty silly, but I liked it.

And, I just love Nelly Furtado. (I had to get that in.)

My Top Five iPod Discoveries

1. “Carrot Juice is Murder”-The Arrogant Worms
While there are several songs by The Arrogant Worms that I could have chosen to demonstrate Canadian humor, I found this one to be particularly amusing. The Arrogant Worms have a way of making something as inanimate as a vegetable come to life in the song, which shows just how great the Worms are at comedy.

2. “Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)”-Broken Social Scene
Although I hadn’t heard of Broken Social Scene before, I immediately found myself liking their music. They are very similar to American artists that I listen to and I had a hard time picking just one of their songs to list as a favorite. I hope to see them in concert when they come to UVM in November!

3.“Both Sides Now”-Joni Mitchell
I had listened to some of Joni Mitchell’s work before this, but I had no idea that she is Canadian. I love how poetic and reflective her lyrics are and I feel that this song is one of her best.

4.“Moving, Shaking”-Great Lake Swimmers

I really enjoyed this song, as well as other songs by this band. The line, “It’s hard to see all the little things when the big things get in the way” really resonated with me and I loved how well the song was written overall.

5.“The Loneliness of the Military Historian”-Margaret Atwood

I had read “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Atwood in my high school English class, but I had never heard her poetry. This is my favorite poem of hers on the iPod because it talks about the hardships and somewhat stupidity of war while also questioning the role of women in times of war. I especially liked the line “Wars happen because the ones who start them think they can win”.

Top 5 Canadian Ipod Selections:

1. Arcade Fire- Black Mirror. I like this song because my friend made a ski edit with this song but I didn't know what the song was until I heard it on the Ipod.

2. Neil Young- No Wonder. This is my favorite song of Niel Young's new album.

3. Louis Armstrong Meet Oscar Peterson. This is a great album. I have always loved Louis Armstrong but i had never heard of Oscar Peterson. I really liked what i heard from him. He is an amazing pianist

4. BP Nichol Sound Poems-Ballads of the Restless Are. This was just really halarious. I had never heard anything like this before.

Sloan- Everything you've done wrong. This is just one of my favorite songs. It is very catchy. I also have seen a ski edit with this song so that why I like it so much. Sloan is a good band.

Top 5 favorites

1. Neil Young "After the Goldrush"
I like Neil Young and I had never heard this song; but apparently it is a famous one and I can see why.

2. Robbie Robertson
I am a big fan of "The Band" so it was cool to see the lead guitarist in his solo career finally.

3. Joni Mitchell "Woodstock"
I like the Crosby, Stills, Nash version of this song a lot and it was interesting to hear the original, seeing as it is very different from the cover.

4. Leonard Cohen
He writes some good songs and he has an eccentric voice and style.

5. Rufus Wainwright
He has a cool style of music which is very alternative and different to most music i listen to so it was a nice change.

1 - Old Man, by Neil Young. Not much too be said, who doesn't like Neil Young? This song I especially like due to how catchy it is and the both the song and the lyrics especially have a very "folky" way about them. Didn't know he was Canadian.

2 - Chest Fever, The Band. Sorry to pick another band well known in America, but I think there'sa reason they're so popular, even across borders. Catchy intro, upbeat style. Very classic rock. Another group I didn't know was Canadian.

3 - A Blast, Natalie McMaster. This is awesome, although I can't stand country, bluegrass is great stuff. It's also really cool to hear music reminiscent of other cultures; I think this one carries somewhat of an Irish/Celtic vibe? Really upbeat, makes me want to jig it up.

4 - Here in My House - Fifty Four Forty. Interesting rock song. Sounds a lot like Big Head Todd and the Monsters with a little bit of Barenaked Ladies and Fuel thrown in. This song anyway. Good use of horns.

5 - Dead Dog Cafe, Thomas King. Haha, ridiculous. Thomas King's utilization of multiple personalities shows a lot of imaginitive talent, but I gues that's why he's a writer/storyteller. Gotta love Jasper and Gracie. Clever way he subtley places political commentary. I think even without any background information on this, I still would have figured it be Canadian.