SONG OF THE DAY
“Pourquoi” by Marie-Pierre Arthur (Marie-Pierre Arthur, Bonsound Records, 2009). Written by Marie-Pierre Arthur.
INTERESTING FACTS (from Wikipedia)
– This is her first solo album.
– This song and its artist have both been nominated for Quebec Indie Music Awards for 2009.
MY TAKE
First, a big thanks to Meg for introducing me to CBC Radio 2. My life is so much better for knowing this song and many others that I’ve been introduced to by the incredible DJs working hard in Canada on that station morning, noon and night.
This song is all about the chorus, so I think that rather than saying anything more, I will simply recommend you watch the youtube video embedded below and start listening to CBC Radio 2 to hear more incredible tracks like this one. It’s a little earth-shattering. I might move to Canada.
WHERE TO BUY
TOP 10 LIST
My 10 favorite Canadian Musicians, in order of my devotion to them (followed by 7 more that I could not help but mention)
- Joni Mitchell, Fort Macleod (Alberta) favorite song: Little Green
- k.d. Lang, Edmonton: favorite song: Helpless
- Barenaked Ladies, Toronto: favorite song: Easy
- Sloan, Halifax: favorite song: Everything You’ve Done Wrong
- The Guess Who, Winnipeg: favorite song: These Eyes
- Alanis Morissette, Ottawa: favorite song: Head Over Feet
- Neil Young, Winnipeg: favorite song: Out On The Weekend
- Ian & Sylvia, Toronto: favorite song: Early Morning Rain
- The Tragically Hip, Kingston: favorite song: Poets
- Sarah McLachlan, Halifax: favorite song: Do What You Have to Do
- Gordon Lightfoot, Orillia (Ontario): favorite song: If You Could Read My Mind
- Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Montreal: favorite song: Beautiful Child or the entire Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall album
- Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa: favorite song: Wondering Where The Lions Are
- Cowboy Junkies, Toronto: favorite song: Miles From Our Home
- Edward Bear, Toronto: favorite song: The Last Song
- Leslie Feist, Calgary: favorite song: I Feel It All
- Chantal Kreviazuk, Winnipeg: favorite song: Co-Dependent
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
Click here for a youtube.com playlist of my favorite Canadian songs and to here the marvelous “Pourquoi”.