re: #168 dragonfire1981

On a serious related note: You think YOU are tired of listening to Bieber, Nickelback and other annoying musical acts?

Try being Canadian.

You see in Canada radio stations are REQUIRED BY LAW to play a certain percentage of Canadian acts. Typically this is referred to as “can con” (Canadian content).

That means when a Canadian act makes it big like Bieber, Nickelback, Bryan Adams and Celine Dion, the radio stations can both play their hit songs and fulfill their “can con” requirement. As a result, these songs and acts get BEATEN TO DEATH on the radio and we Canadians get sick of them before anyone else even has a chance to.

I remember when Alanis Morrissette made it big in the early 90s with “Jagged little pill”. Not only is she Canadian, she just so happens to be from my hometown (where I was living at the time). So of course the local radio stations plastered the airwaves with nearly wall-to-wall Alanis.

I suppose I should be thankful the “can con” policy didn’t drive me away from the Barenaked Ladies.

As a funny aside, the “can con” provisions apply to television stations too. It was this requirement that led to the creation of the Great White North/Bob and Doug McKenzie segments on SCTV. They were meant to be over the top parodies of goofy Canadian stereotypes but, as often happens with such things, they actually became a hit and are now a fondly remember piece of Canadian nostalgia.

They should bring back Wayne & Shuster.