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The Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian alternative rock band composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. The band first began as a duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page. They went to school together since 4th grade, but didn't become friends until way after. They started hanging out after bumping into each other after leaving a Peter Gabriel show. The Barenaked Ladies, or BNL for short, are most widely known for their popular singles, "One Week", "If I Had a Million Dollars", "Pinch Me", and "Brian Wilson". BNL has sold nearly 10 million records worldwide and have a very dedicated following. Their fan pleasing trademark at all of their shows is their improvised rap songs and humorous banter that acts as a fill in between their sets.
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Part of the joy of listening to the Barenaked Ladies is not knowing whether a song will be serious or silly. The latter dominate Barenaked for the Holidays, the Canadian quintet's collection of seasonal originals and traditionals, but there's plenty of serious fun here, too. "Jingle Bells" opens the album on a melancholy note with a few jazzy piano chords and a solitary vocal, before turning into a thumping, ridiculous polka and throwing in that "Jingle bells, Batman smells" verse that naughty kids love. While the zippy, jokey "Elf's Lament" suggests that Santa's helpers may be disgruntled employees (it's full of one-liners about illegal doping and worker rebellion), "Snowman" laments the transience and loneliness of our frosty friends: It's heartfelt and (mostly) sincere, as is the mandolin-driven "Hanukkah Blessings." The all-male Ladies swing through a jazzy medley of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "We Three Kings" with help from real lady Sarah McLachlan, and they reprise "Green Christmas," their track from the soundtrack to the Dr. Seuss film adaptation The Grinch. The silliest moment of the mostly acoustic Barenaked for the Holidays is ... one of its best: "Deck the Stills" replaces the words of "Deck the Halls" with various rearrangements of "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young."
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The Barenaked Ladies were hardly a band of naked ambition. But 12 years after they formed, the Canadians have lasted longer than anyone could have predicted. Ed Robertson and Steven Page met up in elementary school in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto they refer to not so affectionately as "Scarberia." Now 29 and 33 respectively, the two started singing together as teens, and formed the 'Ladies with drummer Tyler Stewart, bassist Jim Creegan and keyboard player Andy Creegan in 1988. Their first recording? An appearance on the fan-response "Speaker's Corner" segment on Canadian music video station MuchMusic.
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In 1993, Barenaked Ladies were nominated for their first four Juno Awards: Canadian Entertainer of the Year, Album of the year for Gordon, Single of the Year for Enid, and Group of the year, which was their only win. The group was again nominated for Canadian Entertainer of the Year in 1994 and Group of the Year in 1995.[18] Barenaked Ladies' first Grammy nomination came in 1999 for "One Week" in the Pop Performance by a Duo or Group category, but lost to Brian Setzer's "Jump, Jive an' Wail".[19][20] The song, and its album Stunt, brought the band three more Juno Awards that year, for Best Single, Best Pop Album, and Best Group. Robertson lost to Bryan Adams in the newly revived Best Songwriter Category.[18] The video for "One Week" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, but lost to "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill.[21]
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Barenaked Ladies was formed in 1988 by guitarist Ed Robertson and Steven Page, former school chums with a strong musical bond. Their success in Canada during the early eighties gave them a strong following and made them a Canadian household name. It wasn’t until the last album went gold in the US that Barenaked Ladies became America’s proverbial party band. The live energy created by the band is simply highly infectious.
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