I went hunting for covers of this song for today, given what's going on over at Wicked Guilty Pleasures.
There are few Canadian artists bigger than Alanis Morissette. "Reasons I Drink" is one of her more recent songs.
If you have not noticed, I'm trying to feature Canadian artists over here, too. I am doing a Maple Leaf March of covers, too. This week, I was especially driven to cover the artists on WGP over here.
Today's post is a special treat for me. You see, if you don't live in the greater Winnipeg area, you have likely never heard of Blue Monkey Overdrive. I hadn't. And, when I saw that little thumbnail illustrating the band was clearly on Zoom doing this cover, I was concerned it would suck.
It doesn't. These guys are amazing. The emotion and power that lead vocalist Christine brings could level a corn field. That's not just us saying that. Their official bio literally says "Blue Monkey Overdrive is a unique group of veteran performers fronted by a fiery redhead with a voice so powerful it could level a corn field."
With a bio like that, there is no way they were going to suck.
Also, I love finding local artists out there just killin' it.
Thankfully, they are also out and performing again, and if we are ever in Manitoba, we are going to check them out. Guys, they're playing the Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.) on May 3rd, and you can see their other dates here.
I will absolutely feature these guys again. I'm a fan now.
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