"Far Too Canadian" is a track from Spirit of the West's Go Figure album. It is one of several songs from that album to deal with dissatisfaction over the policies of Brian Mulroney's Conservative government. Although never released as a single, the song was a popular part of the band's repertoire and was included on Spirituality, the bands career-spanning compilation.
Hometown: | Vancouver |
Canadian Content: | The song expresses dissatisfaction with the way Canadians didn't rise in opposition against the government: "I kiss the hand that slaps me senseless/I'm so accepting, so defenseless/I am far too Canadian." |
Release Date: | 1991 |
Composer: | Geoffrey Kelly, John Mann |
Album: | Go Figure |
Style: | Celtic folk rock |
Charts: | not released as a single |
Mar*Star 125: | did not place |
Mar*Star 150: | 140 |
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