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Beyond The Commons

Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

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Ordinary people

by Aaron Wherry on Saturday, October 3, 2009 10:59pm - 82 Comments

Granted, “ordinary people” may not see much in this, but here’s the Prime Minister making like Ringo Starr with Yo-Yo Ma.

The full performance is here.

See previously: Lennon, McCartney, Harper.

Tags: arts funding, john lennon, National Arts Centre, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stephen Harper, The Beatles, Yo-Yo Ma

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Anon

Does Harper even know that this song's about doing drugs, and if he does, has he all but given up on his base :-)

This is a song about rebellion. I'm having a hard time picturing Harper as a rebel. Angry, yes, but not rebellious surely.

hosertohoosier

I assume Harper meant it as a joke about minority governments.
wilson

The rebel in him caused PMSH to throw away his black tie, at a black tie event!

http://intensedebate.com/people/JulesAime JulesAime

The wonderful thing about it is that he played a pop tune. The fans at the arts gala went wild for a pop tune. For the song that the sort of ordinary people who'd never go to an arts gala would cheer for.

kcm

Objection! Reverse snobbery!

http://intensedebate.com/people/madeyoulook madeyoulook

Overruled.

John W.

They are so unbelievably brilliant in Giornoland. This takes the negatives from swift boatying Ignatieff off the table and could seal the deal for Harper. They'll do anything.

wilson

It was Laureen Harper's idea, she is chairwomen of the event. Giornoland was 'nail bitingly' nervous about the event.

John W.

How many hours of rehearsal? Yo Yo does not come cheap.

hosertohoosier

I dunno – piano players tend not to succeed politically (Harry Truman had very low poll numbers upon leaving office as did Nixon)…
eg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsGSMze_6Q

John W.

Sorry Truman one of the greatest Presidents in American history. Didn't worry about polls.

John

Meet the band:

http://www.herringbone.ca
http://intensedebate.com/people/LoyalSubject LoyalSubject

Tories are cool, eh Aaron?
joe in ottawa

A PM that we can be proud of! GO HARPER GO!

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