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Alfred · 10-18-2009, 01:17 PM

Propagandhi "Dear Coach's Corner"

I was never able to see eye-to-eye with Propagandhi when it came to politics and social issues. For one, I do have religious beliefs, something the band openly opposes, and two, they're outspoken vegans which I often get annoyed with. But when I heard that they wrote a song criticizing Don Cherry and the pro-army propaganda that everyone seems to enjoy associating with sports, I was intrigued and thought that I would finally download their album.

The song is from Propagandhi's newest release "Supporting Caste", which I downloaded almost purely so I could listen to this song. While the rest of the album is pretty good, nothing can compare to the lyrical quality, vocal performance, and catchiness of this song.

The main draw of this song is are its lyrics. The song is written in the form of a letter to Ron MacLean, Don Cherry's "foil", so to speak, in the Coach's Corner segment of Hockey Night In Canada. The letter starts off by describing singer Chris Hannah's experience at a hockey game in which he took his six-year old niece. There was an intermission that "paid honor" to the troops in which soldiers rappelled "down from the arena rafters". His niece asked why they had guns and he took her and left the arena. The letter goes on to criticize Don Cherry's pro-war comments on the program, and how he is not the kind of man children should be listening to.

The song is important to me because not many people are willing to criticize Don Cherry. To most Canadians, Don Cherry is a hero, due to his extremely patriotic stances and for being entertaining on Hockey Night in Canada. It restores my faith in Canadians that some people see him the way I do.

10-18-2009, 01:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Propagandhi "Dear Coach's Corner" I was never able to see eye-to-eye with Propagandhi when it came to politics and social issues. For one, I do have religious beliefs, something the band openly opposes, and two, they're outspoken vegans which I often get annoyed with. But when I heard that they wrote a song criticizing Don Cherry and the pro-army propaganda that everyone seems to enjoy associating with sports, I was intrigued and thought that I would finally download their album. The song is from Propagandhi's newest release "Supporting Caste", which I downloaded almost purely so I could listen to this song. While the rest of the album is pretty good, nothing can compare to the lyrical quality, vocal performance, and catchiness of this song. The main draw of this song is are its lyrics. The song is written in the form of a letter to Ron MacLean, Don Cherry's "foil", so to speak, in the Coach's Corner segment of Hockey Night In Canada. The letter starts off by describing singer Chris Hannah's experience at a hockey game in which he took his six-year old niece. There was an intermission that "paid honor" to the troops in which soldiers rappelled "down from the arena rafters". His niece asked why they had guns and he took her and left the arena. The letter goes on to criticize Don Cherry's pro-war comments on the program, and how he is not the kind of man children should be listening to. The song is important to me because not many people are willing to criticize Don Cherry. To most Canadians, Don Cherry is a hero, due to his extremely patriotic stances and for being entertaining on Hockey Night in Canada. It restores my faith in Canadians that some people see him the way I do. Last edited by Alfred; 10-18-2009 at 04:50 PM.