This collection explores Canadian musics commentaries on American culture. American Woman, get away from me! - one of the most resonant musical statements to come out of Canada - is a cry of love and hate for its neighbour. Canadas close, inescapable entanglement with the superpower to the south provides a unique yet representative case study of the benefits and detriments of the global American culture machine. Literature scholars apply textual and cultural analysis to a selection of Anglo-Canadian music from Joni Mitchell to Peaches, via such artists as Neil Young, Rush, and the Tragically Hip to explore the generic borrowings and social criticism, the desires and failures of Canadas musical relationship with the USA. This innovative volume will appeal to those interested in Music, Canadian Studies, and American Studies.
1. Introduction: Tristanne Connolly and Tomoyuki Iino.- 2. Somethings lost but somethings gained : Joni Mitchell and Post-Colonial Lyric: Steve Clark.- 3.The View from Outside: The Band Sing America: Ted Goossen.- 4.Neil Young: Lyrical and Cultural Complexities: Hidetoshi Tomiyama.- 5. The usual panic in red, white and blue : Bruce Cockburns America: Kevin Hutchings.- 6. Mean, Mean Pride : Rushs Critique of American Cool: Tristanne Connolly.- 7. Second-Hand Telegram : Max Websters Message to the Masses: Mark Spielmacher.- 8. Outside Looking In : Sagas Progressive Protest: David Taylor.- 9.Tactical Electronic Bodies: Noise and Mutation in Canadian Industrial Music: Jason Whittaker.- 10.Peace, Order and its Discontents: The Tragically Hip: Chris Simons.- 11. If I can make it there... : Jann Ardens American Dream: Veronica Austen.- 12. Stick it to the Pimp : Peaches Penetration of Postmodern Americas Mainstream: Angus Whitehead.l!
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