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Many moons ago, The Hip were on a sneaky cross Canada for charity tour. They'd show up in town and the word would go out, Hip Show tonight, small venue... all proceeds going to charity.

Through trials worthy of my very own hollywood movie, I was there.

The Hip performed a song I had never heard before and never heard again. Gord said it was one of theirs and it was called "Mein Kampf Made Easy".

However, as we know Gord has a knack for renaming songs when playing live.

Sufficed to say, though I remember little of the tune or the lyrics, I know I loved it. I would have attributed a blanket love of The Hip for my fandom, but my friend Narc, who also attended and is an incredibly critical fellow, loved it too.

Any of this mean anything to anyone?

Also the night of the single greatest thing I've ever seen at a concert... but I'm thinking that's worthy of it's own thread...

Sunday

What was the date?

Could it be the song more commonly reffered to as "Montreal"?

There are versions of that floating around and it's a great one.

Edited to add the lyrics:

Montreal as recorded during Road Apples sessions, 1990

She used to like lavender pantsuits
With long black velvet gloves
She smiled across a crowded room
The only boy she ever loved
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good
She didn't care for leopard coats
Or tall thin millionaires
Kissing girls on New Year's Eve
Sitting up in Santa's chair
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good

While she's gettin' his chains
Just explain
Well, explain away

The snow is so merciless
On poor old Montreal
In spite of everything that's happened
Yeah, in spite of it all
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good
Don't you worry
Her mama's gonna make her look good

Because a coward won't die alone


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'Montreal' is a devastating rumination on the Montreal Massacre. They should have left it on Road Apples, it would have become a (contentious) classic. Although I can understand them not wanting to overheat the record politically.