Well, another Canadian Dance Band attempts to take on the world, and the Toronto-based Brother Love Canal just might do it with their album, Little Tingles. Mixing Dance with Blondie-esque 80s pop camp and a remake here and there, they have a good spectrum covered.
The initial track, "Longfellow Serenade," gets you in the mood to dance within the first few seconds, until you realize you've heard this tune before. That's right, it's a cover of Neil Diamond. But it's so much fun that you keep on dancing. This is followed by one of the singles "Hold Tight" (a French version is included), an original that keeps up the same energy. The third track though is one that makes the album worth purchasing on its own, the extremely camp "Get Out!" It's a so-long-see-ya-if-you-don't-get-struck-by-a-bus tune with scary vocals and lyrics like "Go to France/go to Peru/go by Plane/go by train/or drop dead it's up to you," and "It was nice/it was swell/now it's over/go to hell!" Equally campy is the in-your-face "I.W.F," a tribute in the midst of everything else going on, to simply want to - well you know - the "F" word, with the massive vocal break, "I'm one choice piece of ass!" The 80s style title tracks have rather seductive lyrics amidst the quirkiness, such as "You lift your shirt up/your hand slips down into your jeans/And when I look up/I see a little hope, a little bulge, and a little grin."
BLC have performed at many gay-oriented
or gay-positive events throughout Toronto and the surrounding area, such as
Toronto's AIDS Walk this year. There is something on Brother Love Canal's album
to give almost everyone a little tingle… down there.
Buy "Little Tingles"