what was i thinking?

okay. this is just hilarious, so much so that i had to share.

"What Was I Thinking?" by Christine Lavin

Obama's Playlist - from CBC...

so, CBC Radio 2 had this thing go down: 49 Songs From North of the 49th Parallel.
aka, Obama's Playlist.

it is indeed a great playlist. great songs from some of the greatest Canadian artists.

so we have:
(as listed in alphabetical order, by artist; my fav's with an *)

*Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
*Barenaked Ladies - If I Had $1,000,000
Beau Dommage – La complainte du phoque en Alaska
Ben Heppner - We’ll Gather Lilacs
Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where the Lions Are
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Universal Soldier
Daniel Bélanger - Rêver mieux
Daniel Lanois - Jolie Louise
Daniel Lavoie - J'ai quitté mon île
Diana Krall - Departure Bay
Gilles Vigneault - Mon pays
*Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variations
Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot – Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
*Great Big Sea - Ordinary Day
Harmonium - Pour un Instant
*Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds
James Ehnes - Barber Violin Concerto
Jesse Cook - Mario Takes a Walk
*Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell – A Case of YouKarkwa - Oublie pas
k.d. lang - Hallelujah > as much as i love this song...her version...is just okay.
Leonard Cohen - Democracy
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Malajube - Montréal -40°C
Marie-Jo Thério - Évangeline
Marjan Mozetich - Affairs of the Heart
Measha Brueggergosman - I’m Going Up a Yonder
Mes Aïeux - Dégénérations
Michael Bublé – Home
Moe Koffman - Swingin' Shepherd Blues
Neil Young - Rockin' In the Free World
Neil Young - Helpless
*Oscar Peterson Trio - Hymn to Freedom
*Oscar Peterson – Place St. Henri (from Canadiana Suite)
Parachute Club - Rise Up
Raymond Lévesque - Quand Les Hommes Vivront D'amour
Rush - Closer to the Heart
*Sam Roberts - The Canadian Dream
Shad - Brother (Watching)
Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage
*Stompin' Tom Connors - The Hockey Song
The Arrogant Worms Canada's Really Big
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings
The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon
The Rankin Family - Rise Again
*The Weakerthans - One Great City!

wonder what he'll think of Sam Roberts: "S.O.C.I.A.L.I.S.M. is here to stay"?