Well, that was some break. But in the words of Rainier Wolfcastle, "Laughing time is over."
So, where to start? Well, how about with a cover of Bruce Cockburn? Heh. Cockburn.
Back before the Barenaked Ladies became filler for CRTC-mandated airtime, Steven Page became Jack Layton's shill and gave up his Dante Hicks impressions, and Ed Robertson lost enough weight to create another Rita MacNeil, the band actually put out interesting, creative music. This cover seemed almost perfect for them.
In 1984, Cockburn released the album 'Stealing Fire'. He released 'Lovers' as a single, and it managed to reach number 25 on the Canadian singles chart in August of that same year.
In 1991, the album 'Kick at the Darkness' was released as a tribute to the work of Bruce Cockburn. The song was released as a single in Canada and is considered BNL's first significant singles chart success. It reached number 16 on the Canadian singles charts, and was subsequently included on the band's compilation album 'Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits' in 2001.
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