The Prettiest Song

The new song of the week is up. A fun little "pick me up" kinda song that puts a smile on everyone's face, regardless of musical taste. This song will always remind me of one of the coolest moments I've ever seen at a live show. I've seen some pretty cool things live so, in the spirit of making ranking lists to compet... I mean compliment Shiggy here's a top 5:

5. Dave Grohl Upstages The Catherine Wheel With a Beer Bottle.

At Sommersault 2000, as the Catherine Wheel played their set on the small stage, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighter fame walked onstage to watch. 45,000 heads turned from the small stage to stare at the famous rock star and he acknowledged us with a raise of his bottle. The cheers were so loud that it drowned out the other band who got so upset that they stopped their set and walked off.

4. Paz Lenchantin Does Her Hair.

While watching prog rockers A Perfect Circle play their big single "Judith", their bass player Paz, who dressed for the show in a tank top, mini skirt and high heels decided that her waist length, beautiful brown hair was becoming an issue with her vision. So during a guitar solo (which almost made this list due to other reasons) Paz walked back to her massive wall of speakers and did her hair up with chop stick. The image of smooth femininity in the midst of testosterone driven rock was mind blowing. Every guy in the building was in love.

3. Stranger Walks On During "The Littlest Birds".

The entire Be Good Tanya's show, the band kept asking for anyone who could play a smooth blues piano to come sit in with them. Finally, during their encore performance of their single which you're currently listening to, a rondom guy with dreads and a rasta hat walked on stage, sat at the piano and played along with the band. They even gave him a solo. Rock.

2. Sloan Gets Booed Offstage.

During Edgefest 98 the worst band in Canadian history was playing a 5 song set ahead of Silverchair, arguably one of the best bands of our generation and whom everyone really came to see. At the end of their set, Sloan's frontman came back out and attempted to gain an encore by yelling into the mic: "If you want an encore you're gonna have to earn it! Everyone start chanting WE WANT SLOAN! and we'll come and do some more!" The crowed started chanting alright. It sounded like this: SLOAN SUCKS! SLOAN SUCKS! I was at the front of the crowed and threatened to throw my shoe if that piece of crap band didn't get out of the way for a real band.

1. Big Wreck Plays "Blown Wide Open".

From the worst band in Canadian History to one of its best. Before he launched into the song, frontman Ian Thornley spoke to the audience saying: "I just got a call before the show that's going to make getting through this song a little difficult so bear with me." By the end of the song there wasn't a single person in the room who didn't shed at least 3 tears. Band included. It was the cherry ontop of the best show I've ever seen.

Honorable mention goes to seeing a chapman stick played live during a Steve Bell show and the image of 20,000 cellphones lighting up Rexall Place during Neverending White Lights performance of "The Grace".

I wanna see Coldplay do "Fix You" live.