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The Weakerthans write and perform songs with voices, guitars, and drums. Critically hailed and impossible to categorize, they have developed a strong and dedicated following that crosses the boundaries of genres and fashions. Labels like Punk or Alternative or Rock may seem appropriate, but they would hope Honest would do. "We write the only songs we know how to write: songs that reflect the place we come from, musically and geographically, the community we live in, and the struggle for any one person to connect with another in a meaningful way," says lyricist John Samson. Comprised of Stephen Carroll (guitar, backing vocals), John K. Samson (guitar, lead vocals), John Sutton (bass, backing vocals), and Jason Tait (drums, saw, etc.). The Weakerthans began pla More... (Submit New The Weakerthans Lyrics) (Submit New The Weakerthans Lyrics) its so raw | Reviewer: Charlotte ------ About the song Utilities performed by The Weakerthans II love this song from the first time ii heard it ii just cant get over the lyrics; "ii just wish ii were a toothbrush or a soldier gun & got more faults than the state of california", they are so entrancing. performedlive | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans i saw this song performed live in winnipeg yesterday at none other than the burton cummings theatre. he played it solo encore style and you could really feel a melancholy in the song, and from all the people relating to it. it feels like his complaint is born of this city not living up to his love for it. afterall, why lament on something that's not dear to you? Maybe? | Reviewer: Chup ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans I don't think he actually hates Winnipeg. If all those people hate it, why are they still there? He hates it like I hate my hometown, only to complain, but really he likes it. The last verse is the about the only who really hates Winnipeg, the business man killing the North End and what it has to offer to bring "new better things." He is the only one who says he loves it, because he's turning a profit, but like the song says, his actions show how he really feels about the city. If he loved it he wouldn't be doing what he does, which is why I think the last "I hate Winnipeg" is so drawn out. Lovely and funny | Reviewer: Chris ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans I don't live in Winnipeg, never even been there, but I can still imagine very well the picture he's painting. Very nice and clever song, smart lyrics and I nearly sprayed my monitor with my drink when I heard the 'I...hate...Winnipeg'-bit for the first time. If he hates Winnipeg so much, he should come to Montréal! :) Sun in a empty room | Reviewer: Charles ------ About the song Sun In An Empty Room performed by The Weakerthans Now that the furniture's returning to its goodwill home With dishes and last week's papers Rumors and elections, Crosswords and unending wars The black in our fingers smeared the prints on every door pulled shut Now that the last month's rent is scheming with the damage deposit Take this moment to decide (sun in an empty room) If we meant it, if we tried (sun in an empty room) Or felt around for far too much (sun in an empty room) For things that accidentally touch (sun in an empty room) Hands that we nearly hold with pennies for the GST The shoulders we lean our shoulders into on the subway, mutter an apology The shins that we kick beneath the table, that reflexive cry The faces we meet one awkward beat too long and terrified Know the things we need to say (sun in an empty room) And said already anyways (sun in an empty room) By parallelograms of light (sun in an empty room) On walls that we repainted white (sun in an empty room) Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Sun in an empty room Take eight minutes and divide (sun in an empty room) By ninety million lonely miles (sun in an empty room) Watch his shadow cross the floor (sun in an empty room) We don't live here anymore (sun in an empty room) Amazing | Reviewer: Fredrik Solfors ------ About the song Left And Leaving performed by The Weakerthans Amazing!! The song and the lyrics just blow me away. Best lyrics i have ever heard! I wish I had his talent.. F Solfors Vaxjo Sweden winnipeg | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans I live in winnipeg.. and i living in winnipeg feels like a constant carride where you sit in the backseat staring out at the dead trees and snow,and cry because even in a city so dead, theres someone alive enough to break my heart asdf | Reviewer: kristina ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans haha this song is actually so true. I live in winnipeg, and there's always someone stalled in a turning lane, the people in the dollarstore always get so fed up when you pay for 10$ worth of stuff in loonies, and the jets actually did suck, but they were still awesome. left and leaving | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Left And Leaving performed by The Weakerthans One of my favorite songs. So powerful the lyrics, they speak to my soul. Watermark is a benchmark for poetic festival rock | Reviewer: Matt Fargas ------ About the song Watermark performed by The Weakerthans The Weakerthans have a truly organic feel to them. Unedited, uninfluenced by a record company or a marketing scheme they seem to draw from the essence of emotion. Their work is a manifestation of innocent attention to detail and relentless personification that brings their music to life. Listening to the Weakerthans makes me feel like I'm at home no matter where I am. Somehow a line from their songs always captures at least a portion of the way my mind is operating at the current moment. One that always sticks with me: "I'm leaning, on this broken fence between past and present tense" (from the song 'Aside') I freaking love the weakerthans | Reviewer: mariah ------ About artist/band The Weakerthans I have known about them for years, and I have literally been in love with them forever, They are my favorite band and that is saying something for me, I love that they are so unknown and unique, they deserve alot of credit for their music. I love so many of their songs and I love their lyrics, one of the reasons being, u can actually understand what they are saying, unlike fallout boy Great Song | Reviewer: Caren ------ About the song One Great City performed by The Weakerthans I don't live in Winnipeg, I live in Minneapolis, but have family there and have been going to Winnipeg every year since I was born. My son and I were driving from my Grandmother's to my cousins (where we were staying) and heard this song, now we keep singing it to each other. I actually love Winnipeg because it represents so many happy time for me. This song is very funny and was quite unexpected when it got to the chorus "I Hate Winnipeg". 10/10 | Reviewer: Jesus Christ ------ About the song Left And Leaving performed by The Weakerthans One of the greatest songs ever...very uplifting and powerful... reconstructed site | Reviewer: Stephen ------ About artist/band The Weakerthans The Weakerthans are one of the most amazing bands out there... you must give them credit for not selling out and staying off MTV... recently modest mouse has been picked up by MTV and it changed them... they're not the same... the weakerthans are indy/punk-rock/country in 1997 (propaghandi) broke up and out came the weakerthans, their lyrics are best understood well drunk... check them out... Weakerthans = Awesome | Reviewer: Alex ------ About artist/band The Weakerthans I heard about the Weakerthans when I went to Germany and stayed with a family there. I got two of their CDs and they are, by far, the best I own. This band seems to have the perfect balance between deep, poetic lyrics and out-of-the-ordinary musicality. They are a great alternative to today's rock bands that all seem to sound the same. No one seems to know about them in America, but apparently the people who made the movie Wedding Crashers do, because one of their songs is played during the credits. Very cool indeed. awesome | Reviewer: kevin ------ About the album Reconstruction Site performed by The Weakerthans this is seriously such a good album. this isn't your typical studio band i saw these guys live and they were almost identical to the cd, they were that good live, these are musicians, not pop-icons. give these guys a listen The greatest band no one seems to have heard... | Reviewer: C.J. Volney ------ About artist/band The Weakerthans I really don't understand why, after all these years, people still don't know who I'm talking about when I say 'Weakerthans.' The Weakerthans have amazing, poetic lyrics, songs that you will find yourself humming all day long, and an amazing variety of musical styles. They venture into punk, soft rock, country (which i dont really like, but it works for me when this band does it) and something that can only be described as poetry/lullaby/1920's jazz/ whatever. I don't know how they manage to produce something fresh with each new song but the weakerthans never fail to surprise me. Listen to 'Aside.' Great huh? Now listen to 'Maryland Bridge' by John K Samson. Different eh? Alright, now listen to 'fallow.' Starting to see what I'm getting at? This band can do it all. I love nearly every track on every album, which is about 30-40 songs that I can't live without. That's a musical batting average that no other band I've ever liked has ever accomplished. My favorite songs are 'This is a firedoor, never leave open,' 'a plea from a cat named virtue' and ' Watermark.' But those win by a slim margin. The weakerthans produce quality music; enough said. They are my favorite band, and they should be a canadian institution. C.J. Volney You could review the artist/band The Weakerthans in Biography page You could review The Weakerthans album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review The Weakerthans song by clicking the song which you like | | ||||||||||
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