So apparently I'm the first one to lay down a Barenaked Ladies song. Some find them gimmicky--and they are at times--but I find overall they're brilliant writers and musicians. One problem is they're famous for some of their weaker songs, including the tiresome "If I Had $1,000,000" and the nonsensical and overplayed "One Week."
My favorite songs are "Brian Wilson," "The Old Apartment," and "Life, In A Nutshell." Though today you get my fourth favorite, "Some Fantastic," because they decided to sing that one in their bathroom.
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So is this your guest dj week, or are you just staging a coup? 😉
A starless coup, at that.
No desire to lead these troops!
I guess I don't know how to add stars
(click the "Video" bubble in the "Format" box)
(got it)
I don't know "Life, In a Nutshell" but I'm a big fan of the others you list as liking. I'm with you on BNL overall too. Good call.
I got into BNL big in junior high/high school, actually; yeah, when "One Week" came out, but as I usually do I went through their entire catalog and found a lot to love. I think the somewhat oddly titled Barenaked Ladies Are Me album from the mid-00s has some of the sharpest writing of their careers. They haven't been the same since Steven Page left, though.
a lot of love for "Bank Job." I really need to spend more time with that album.