Takin’ a Train
By Jaime Weinman - Monday, January 30, 2012 - 0 Comments
A long time ago, I used to joke that all of Canadian politics could be explained in terms of “Jem” songs. Then “Jem” got popular again, and it no longer seemed an obscure enough reference, so I retired it. But when I read Rob Ford’s instant-classic interview, where he repeats “it’s all about subways” an infinite number of times. And I was reminded of this song, which is also about taking a train. Taking a train. Taking a train.
I’m not that up on “Jem” fandom, but I’ve heard that this is often voted the worst song in the show’s canon of original songs, because it mostly consists of those three words repeated over and over. But I think Jem makes a good case for rail transportation.
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The Last (I Promise) Round of Comparisons of Canadian Politics to JEM
By Jaime Weinman - Monday, December 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM - 10 Comments
I won’t make a habit of this, I swear, but the parallels do go on and on. How can you possibly deny the appropriateness of these comparisons?
Jerrica Benton comes off as a wimpy music executive who has no ability to deal with modern media and is therefore constantly in danger of losing Starlight Records. But secretly, she’s actually a truly outrageous rock star.
Stéphane Dion comes off as a wimpy politician who has no ability to deal with modern media and is therefore constantly in danger of losing his leadership position. But secretly, he’s actually a pretty good and tough politician. Unfortunately, whereas Jerrica did not lose Starlight Records, Dion actually did lose his leadership position, the difference being that Dion did not have…
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The Entire Political Crisis Can Be Summed Up By JEM Videos
By Jaime Weinman - Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11:13 AM - 1 Comment
As to which side is the Misfits and which side is the Holograms, it depends on your views, but come on, shouldn’t the Coalition at least adopt these lyrics?
Clash!
Guess what we’re gonna do
If you don’t step aside?
Clash!
Look out, we’re comin’ through,
Better run somewhere and hide!Speaking of videos that represent the crisis, did anyone get a “Checkers Speech” vibe from Harper last night — I don’t mean the words, I mean the visuals and the attempt to sound emotional and soothing when it doesn’t come naturally to him.
