I stumbled across this tune on a compilation of Canadian Hit Singles called "Oh What A Feeling" 2. Both of the "Oh What A Feeling" collections were four disc box sets with the first box covering the 60s and 70s and the second the 80's and 90's. I used to travel across to Windsor for buying forays because you would find stuff that was hard to find in the US. I remember the day I coupled a trip to Hamtramck District Court with a run across the border. It was a mid January day of about 10 degrees. Came back with the first four Burton Cummings solo albums, among other releases, which gave me a nice warm feeling as only a CD "storegasm" can do.
9/11 put an end to all of that. Plus you could order the same stuff on Amazon.ca, the Canadian Amazon outlet. Having grown up listening to CKLW the Big 8 with their "Canadian Content" law that 30% of the music on a given station had to be Canadian sung, written or produced, I became a fan of a lot of great Canadian artists.
Devonshire Mall, at the time, had four cd stores. Sam The Record Man, HMV and a couple of others. My last time there, a few years back, only HMV was left. I think they had different owners then the American HMW which is gone now, so the Windsor store may still be there. If you are planning a trip to Windsor, the most excellent "Dr. Disc" is still alive and kicking downtown. Located at 471 Ouellette at the corner of Ouellette and Wyandotte, it is worth a trip.
Today's song of the day was a Canadian hit single in 1995. MacIsaac is a fiddler from Cape Breton Island. His cousin is Jack White of the White Stripes. Vocals on this track were handled by Mary Jane Lamond and are in Scottish Gaelic. Enjoy!
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