Barenaked Ladies

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Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. They formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, and are best known for their hit singles, “

One Week”, “

Pinch Me”, “

If I Had $1000000” and “

Brian Wilson”, and for their light-hearted and comedic performance style. Their trademark at live shows is humorous banter between songs, and improvised raps/songs, both of which are staples at almost every concert they perform. Each member of the group is a versatile musician, as there are a lot of varied instruments, and each member (with the exception of drummer Tyler Stewart) has written and sung lead on at least one song for the band.

Indie origins

Barenaked Ladies began as the duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The two had gone to school together since Robertson was in the fourth grade (Page was a grade ahead), but were not friends until they ran into each other at a Harvey’s restaurant following a Peter Gabriel concert. Each interested to find the other liked Gabriel, they began talking and found they had many of the same tastes. The two became friends, and when Page had an extra ticket to a Bob Dylan concert that no one wanted, he ran into Robertson at a party. The two attended the concert at Exhibition Stadium (most likely on August 29, 1988). It was a period where Dylan’s band was led by G.E. Smith, and Robertson describes the show as “horrible” and “lame”. The two turned to amusing each other, pretending they were rock critics, inventing histories and comments about the Dylan band. (read more)

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Track	Time	Listeners	Download
Add this track to your playlist One Week full track	2:50	88,317	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Green Christmas full track	2:35	8,351	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Legal Age Life at the Variety Store full track	3:49	1,251
Add this track to your playlist Pinch Me	0:30	47,841	Buy mp3

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Top Tracks, Last Week

–	1	Add this track to your playlist One Week full track	2,291
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Pinch Me	1,172
1	3	Add this track to your playlist It's All Been Done	837
1	4	Add this track to your playlist Brian Wilson	804
–	5	Add this track to your playlist The Old Apartment	730
1	6	Add this track to your playlist Call and Answer	655
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Falling for the First Time	584
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Be My Yoko Ono	539
–	9	Add this track to your playlist What a Good Boy	505
1	10	Add this track to your playlist Jane	462
1	11	Add this track to your playlist Alcohol	450
2	12	Add this track to your playlist If I Had $1000000	449
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Too Little Too Late	413
1	14	Add this track to your playlist If I Had a Million Dollars	405
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Enid	362
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Light Up My Room	352
2	17	Add this track to your playlist Lovers in a Dangerous Time	351
1	18	Add this track to your playlist I'll Be That Girl	329
3	19	Add this track to your playlist Alternative Girlfriend	300
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Never Is Enough	297

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Top Tracks, Last Six Months

–	1	Add this track to your playlist One Week full track	28,139
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Pinch Me	14,307
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Brian Wilson	10,738
–	4	Add this track to your playlist It's All Been Done	10,453
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Falling for the First Time	9,555
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Call and Answer	9,143
–	7	Add this track to your playlist The Old Apartment	8,835
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Alcohol	7,087
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Be My Yoko Ono	7,015
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Too Little Too Late	6,963
–	11	Add this track to your playlist What a Good Boy	6,760
–	12	Add this track to your playlist If I Had $1000000	6,250
–	13	Add this track to your playlist Jane	6,192
1	14	Add this track to your playlist I'll Be That Girl	5,312
1	15	Add this track to your playlist If I Had a Million Dollars	5,292
1	16	Add this track to your playlist Enid	5,058
1	17	Add this track to your playlist Light Up My Room	4,966
–	18	Add this track to your playlist Alternative Girlfriend	4,528
–	19	Add this track to your playlist Lovers in a Dangerous Time	4,212
1	20	Add this track to your playlist Never Is Enough	4,164
1	21	Add this track to your playlist Hello City	4,072
1	22	Add this track to your playlist Leave	3,882
1	23	Add this track to your playlist In the Car	3,765
2	24	Add this track to your playlist Another Postcard	3,759
–	25	Add this track to your playlist Who Needs Sleep?	3,757
1	26	Add this track to your playlist Told You So	3,643
1	27	Add this track to your playlist Some Fantastic	3,507
2	28	Add this track to your playlist When I Fall	3,264
–	29	Add this track to your playlist When You Dream	3,186
1	30	Add this track to your playlist Easy	3,083
2	31	Add this track to your playlist Break Your Heart	3,073
–	32	Add this track to your playlist Get in Line	3,065
1	33	Add this track to your playlist Life, in a Nutshell	3,031
2	34	Add this track to your playlist Never Do Anything	2,950
–	35	Add this track to your playlist Thanks That Was Fun	2,886
1	36	Add this track to your playlist Sound of Your Voice	2,870
3	37	Add this track to your playlist Go Home	2,809
–	38	Add this track to your playlist Off the Hook	2,791
–	39	Add this track to your playlist Shoebox	2,760
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