Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Did you know

When Mick Jagger was a young lad
he visited Canada.
It was in Canada that he first
experienced poutine.
He later said that the
poutine experience
changed his life.
On returning to Britain
Mick couldn't find poutine anywhere.
His poutine angst fuelled the song
'I can't get no Poutine'
The song was released in the UK
in 1965
but was immediately banned
by the British government.
The government claimed that
this 'upstart' Canadian 'hodgepodge'
about poutine
will distract Brits from
favourites like bangers and mash
and kippers.
Mick was furious.
Once he chilled, he went back to
the studio and recorded
the word 'satisfaction'
over the word 'poutine'.
The song was re-released.
It became a hit.
This is a very rare photo
of the first album cover