Mississauga Goddam
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Mississauga Goddam is a 2004 album by The Hidden Cameras
.
The title is an allusion to Nina Simone
's civil rights anthem
"Mississippi Goddam
" (from the album Nina Simone in Concert
), suggesting suburbia
(Mississauga
is a suburb of Toronto) as the real battleground for LGBT
equality.
The album was released on Rough Trade Records
in the United Kingdom
and EvilEvil in Canada
.
The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as "gay church folk music"...
.
The title is an allusion to Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
's civil rights anthem
Civil Rights anthem
Civil Rights anthems is a relational concept to protest song, but one that is specifically linked to the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The songs were often sung during protests or marches related to the movement...
"Mississippi Goddam
Mississippi Goddam
Mississippi Goddam is a song written and performed by United States singer and pianist Nina Simone. It was first released on her album Nina Simone in Concert which was based on recordings of three concerts she gave at Carnegie Hall in 1964...
" (from the album Nina Simone in Concert
Nina Simone in Concert
Nina Simone in Concert is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was her first album for the record label Philips and was made up of three live recordings in Carnegie Hall, New York City in March and April 1964...
), suggesting suburbia
SubUrbia
subUrbia is a play by Eric Bogosian chronicling the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban Boston hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician...
(Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
is a suburb of Toronto) as the real battleground for LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
equality.
The album was released on Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and EvilEvil in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Track listing
- "Doot Doot Plot" – 2:47
- "Builds the Bone" – 3:40
- "The Fear Is On" – 2:41
- "That's When the Ceremony Starts" – 3:07
- "I Believe in the Good of Life" – 3:33
- "In the Union of Wine" – 4:43
- "Music Is My Boyfriend" – 3:28
- "Bboy" – 2:38
- "We Oh We" – 4:32
- "I Want Another Enema" – 3:55
- "Mississauga Goddam" – 5:44
Personnel
- Joel GibbJoel GibbJoel Gibb is a Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer-songwriter who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidden Cameras. He was born in Kincardine, Ontario.-Career:...
- Producer, vocals, guitar, drums, bass, glockenspiel, piano, tambourine, organ, kazoo, vibraphone, synthesizer, steel drum, aeuwwgha, artwork, photos - Ohad BenchetritOhad BenchetritOhad Benchetrit is a Canadian musician. He plays guitar, bass, saxophone and flute for the post-rock band Do Make Say Think, and has also contributed to albums by Broken Social Scene, Feist, The Hidden Cameras and Charles Spearin....
- flute - Mike e.b. - tambourine
- Jameson Elliot - assistant engineer
- Scott Good - trombone
- Luis JacobLuis Jacob-Life and work:Jacob was born in Lima, Peru and moved to Canada with his family when he was ten. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1996....
- aeuwwgha - Nana Jojura - violin
- Don KerrDon KerrDon Kerr is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and record producer.He was a member of Rheostatics from 1995 to May 2001. He plays in Ron Sexsmith's band, and sometimes with The Kelele Brothers. He and Sexsmith released an album together, Destination Unknown, in 2005...
- cello - Amy Laing - cello
- Jeff McMurrich - recording engineer
- Maggie MacDonaldMaggie MacDonaldMaggie MacDonald is a writer, playwright and musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario.-Early life and education:MacDonald grew up in Cornwall, Ontario, where she became active in the local independent rock music scene. She put on shows and creating a fanzine called Saucy, which gained attention...
- glockenspiel, vibraphone - Paul Mathew - double bass
- Karen Moffat - viola
- Lief Mosbaugh - viola
- Kristen Moss - harp
- Mike Olson - cello
- Owen PallettOwen PallettMichael James Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds....
- violin, piano, celeste - Matais Rozenberg - spoons, percussion, drums, bass keys
- Jennifer Scofield - French horn
- Phil Seguin - trumpet
- Justin Shayshyn - B4 Hammond organ, pipe organ
- Lex Vaughn - maraca drums, timpanis, drums
- Choir - Caroline AzarCaroline AzarCaroline Azar is a Canadian director, actor, and playwright of Lebanese Sephardic origin. She was the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column.This experimental all-women punk band began in the mid 1980s in Toronto, Ontario...
, Amy Bowles, Kate McGee, Glen Sheppard, Megan Dunlop, Tom Lillington, Michael Follert, Reg VermueReg VermueReg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...