DownGoesFrazier Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 ....which brings up the question, "Who is the greatest Canadian musical artist who always had his or her primary residence (usually a tax concept) in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I give up. Who? ( Oscar Peterson? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'd heard the catchy song Down Under many times, but never seen the video. Pretty good. But it did confirm my aversion to deserts. The Rheostatics were an 80s/90s band who produced quite a few good tunes. One of their more well-known ( perhaps I should say less esoteric ) songs is Claire. It was used in a 1994 film called Whale Music, reputedly based very loosely on Brian Wilson's break-down period (s). However, as one or two threads elsewhere on these forums have posited, don't count on accuracy or reality when watching movies supposedly based on actual events. Actually Whale Music doesn't even pretend to be a bio-pic of Wilson, it's more just about a Brian Wilson-like character. Back to the Rheostatics: this video came out about a year before the Smashing Pumpkins' video for Zero. If you watch the two back-to-back, it's hard not to think that Billy et al were influenced by the Rheostatics' video. Just the visual aspect, however; the music is very different. Actually Zero is the better song. But Claire's not bad, and the vid is quite interesting. All right, no more blathering. finance, no wisecracks. :| Here is the Rheostatics' Claire: Edited by: misswonderly on Jul 13, 2011 9:07 AM Sorry about the sub-par sound quality - don't know what's up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 That was not a trivia question. That was "information requested". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Must be either the lawyer or the trivia expert in you that thinks of such a question. I have no idea, and little motivation to research the matter. Possibly Neil Young? There's a book that came out last fall called "Laurel Canyon" or something, all about the rock stars who live/d there. It might have some insight into this, as several Laurel Canyon rock stars were Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Young? Wasn't he mostly in the US from the '60s on? It's no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I don't know if you'd call them great, but did the Guess Who and BTO stay up north? I'm not sure, when I have more time I'll take a quick look. Neil Young was also closely identified with California for quite some time, even though everybody knows he was from Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I like a sandy beach by an ocean, so a desert wouldn't be too bad, as long as you knew you could get in and out. Yes, the Rheostatics are a bit more subdued than the Pumpkins, and artists do borrow things they see or hear. The song does have a nifty guitar break. Sets for a Brian Wilson breakdown film wouldn't be too costly, just a house and a big old sandbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Where are we going boys? To the top of the toppermost. The Beatles from The Beatles, Dear Prudence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 "Who is the greatest Canadian musical artist who always had his or her primary residence *(usually a tax concept) *in Canada?" I think I was fooled by the "tax concept" part of the question. I thought you meant someone who in reality lives in the u.S. ( especially California) but who officially states their residence as somewhere in Canada, for tax reasons too arcane and esoteric for me to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Top of the toppermost is right. What an exquisite song...I almost wish my name were Prudence, just so I could be identified with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'll bet my tax esoterica is more esoteric than your esoterica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I bet it is, at that, finance baby. With a screen name like yours' one would expect some complex/esoteric tax documentation. What was that word C.B. came up with? "Exoteric". Then there's exotica. And erotica. Words are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Bachman Turner Overdrive were mentioned recently. Gotta include their most famous tune here - and fortuitously, it fits with the conversation about taxes/finances etc. First a live version which doesn't quite pack the punch it should but does have Keith Moon introducing it, so worth a look just for that. But then we need the punch, because this really is a b*lls out rocker, especially played loud. So , yeah, I included the original too. Sorry to be so predictable. Footnote: I'm not doing this on purpose with the movie connections, but I do have to mention that this song was used in the fine movie *About Schmidt.* Change of pace for Jack Nicholson. If you haven't seen it, check it out - it's very good. Taking Care of Business - Live Keith Moon-intro version: original version: there's also a semi-pornographic video available on the youtube screen when you go to one of these others. You'll see it, if you're looking for it. I almost posted it, I thought it was quite funny. Edited by: misswonderly on Jul 14, 2011 9:39 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I'm trying to think of some tax erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 There have been many great bands over the years, but the Beatles have always been my favorite. Words are always fun, the more esoteric, the better. Exoteric is an actual word, and since it is probably less well known than esoteric, that makes exoteric more esoteric than esoteric. There is an interesting counterpart to the word anachronism. Anachorism refers to something that is out of place in location instead of time. BTO always knew a good hook when they heard it. I've seen About Schmidt and it is a good understated movie. The plot is superficially reminiscent of Harry and Tonto. Those cleaning women seem to be wasting a lot of precious non-bodily fluids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Does the IRS have a 1069 form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 The Move were sometimes labeled as Beatlesque, but that's another story. They were prescient on this subject. The Move complaining about all that Useless Information. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6fsYJxpBj0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Misswonderly, in case you didn't know, Randy Bachman's "Takin Care Of Business" was originally a rejected song called "White Collar Worker" that Randy originally wrote in the mid 60's for The Guess Who. But the other band members didn't like it, or they couldn't come up with an acceptable final version to record. Years later he changed the title to Takin Care Of Business, Randy's new band BTO recorded it and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Did the members of BTO pay taxes to the IRS on income earned from the "Takin' Care of Business" U.S. tour? (assuming there WAS one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 For any performer who tours in other countries I guess the "rules" vary as to what their tax liabilities are in each place. BTO was working with an American record label (Mercury records) and most of their touring revenues came from U S tour dates. So I am sure Uncle Sam got a nice cut of tax revenue out of them. And Randy Bachman still tours the U S regularly at present. When I see him I'll ask him , ha , ha. -- PS, why can't I get any of these smiley face figures to show on my posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 mrroberts, thanks so much for that interesting bit of trivia about the song "Taking Care of Business" from Bachman Turner Overdrive, and the proposed "White Collar Worker" with the Guess Who. I didn't know that. I wouldn't get into a discussion about taxes, rock bands, and trivia with finance. It's just what he wants, that troublemaker. Maintaining a dignified silence is the best policy. ; (Just to rub it in, about the emoticons.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Given their catchy tunes and generally poppy sound, I can never understand why The Move aren't more well-known (or to put it another way, why they're esoteric.) I like GoodBye Blackberry Way too. And for a heavier sound, there's always Brontasaurous. Soft core porn came up yesterday? (I hope others beside C.B. caught that sexy video, because it was funny. And only harmlessly pornographic.) Continuing the theme with The New Pornographers. Well, not really. They're not very pornographic. Although the album cover for the song I'm posting here is a little sexy - I guess. The lovely and talented Neko Case works with them sometimes, not on soft core porn shoots , but on the recordings. Enough babble, here are Neko Case and the New Pornographers with Mass Romantic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 As you probably already know, the Move were fairly successful in the UK, but like so many English bands, were barely known in the US. They did have a truck full of fine songs. The Watusi, the Twist, but the Brontosaurus never quite made it. That was a toe tapper that covered a lot of bases. Wasn't Neko Case a guest programmer on TCM a few years back? I believe the reaction to her was quite mixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 The Beatles were the very best rock band of all. They transcended all the limitations of all the genres. I love THE WHITE ALBUM, but oddly, "Prudence" is not one of my favourites (to use Miss Wonderly's spelling of the word!) I like "Julia," "Goodnight," "Helter Skelter," "Piggies," and others. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR is a great album. The cuts may be overplayed, but that's because they're so darn good. SGT. PEPPER is a favorite of the faithful. And it's excellent. But my FFF (Fave Fab Four) is ABBEY ROAD. Practically every note on that masterpiece is unforgettable. Did I mention I'm a fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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