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Provided to YouTube by Sire/Warner RecordsHello City · Barenaked LadiesGordon℗ 1992 Sire Records CompanyCongas, Piano, Vocals: Andy CreegganProducer: Barenak...
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Dec 3, 2014 · Provided to YouTube by RepriseHello City (Live) · Barenaked LadiesRock Spectacle℗ 1992 Sire Records CompanyProducer: Barenaked LadiesAssistant Producer: Eve...
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"Hello City" is a song written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and performed by Barenaked Ladies
The song's lyrics were inspired by the band's first and ill-fated shows in Halifax, Nova Scotia (a major city on Canada's east coast) in 1990; "Hello City" is a nickname for Halifax.
According to Steve in Public Stunts, Private Stories
The song was first recorded for the unreleased demo tape Barenaked Recess in 1990; before being re-recorded for the 1991 promo CD Variety Recordings, the band's full-length 1992 debut Gordon, and their 1996 live album Rock Spectacle.
•Towards the end of the song, Steve quotes the chorus of English rock band The Housemartins' hit 1986 song "Happy Hour", which, apart from similar subject matter, is also in the same key and has a similar chord progression.
1.Public Stunts, Private Stories by Paul Myers - pages 48-49
Jul 28, 1992 · “Hello City” is the opening track to Barenaked Ladies' first full length studio album, Gordon. The song is a jazzy “tribute” (or lampoon) to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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A song about a band's negative experience in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where they were booed and felt out of place. The lyrics include references to local landmarks, bars, and expressions, as well as a nod to the Housemartins' Happy Hour.
