The Arrogant Worms
The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parody many musical genres. They are well-known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music.
History
The Arrogant Worms came together in 1991 to do a few spots on campus radio station CFRC in Kingston, Ontario, and quickly moved to doing spots on CBC Radio, particularly on Jack Farr's The Radio Show. Since 1992 the troupe has released fourteen CDs. Their most recent album, SPACE, was released in March 2014. The Worms have toured in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Each album consists mostly of independent tracks paying homage, always humorously, to different genres and topics. Two exceptions are the 1997 Live Bait and 2003 Semi-Conducted CDs, which are live albums, comprising collections of their best songs. Semi-Conducted is performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Rock, folk, ballads, country, and children's music all have been genres parodied by the Worms.
When not spoofing a particular style of music, the Worms' material pokes fun at various aspects of daily life in Canada with songs like "Canada's Really Big", "Me Like Hockey", "We are the Beaver", "I Am Not American", and "Proud to Be Canadian".
The Arrogant Worms (album)
The Arrogant Worms is the self-titled debut album of the Canadian comedy music group The Arrogant Worms. It was released in 1992. It was the only album to include bassist Steve Wood, who left the band afterwards. The role of bass would be taken over by John Whytock, and later by Chris Patterson.
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"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate"
"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" is one of The Arrogant Worms' more popular songs, about a down-and-out farmer who takes up piracy on the Saskatchewan River, stealing shipments of grain and farm equipment from ships and barges. He goes on about a Mountie who attempts to capture him, but fails and loses his job, and proceeds to join the crew. In the end, he comments about the arrival of winter and the river freezing over, and that he's off to New Mexico to plunder there during the winter.
The Arrogant
The Arrogant is a 1987 action-thriller directed, written, and produced by Philippe Blot. This film stars Gary Graham and Sylvia Kristel, Giovanni and Julie, as two strangers who meet on a desert highway. As they travel together, they encounter many strange situations that are often religious and/or sexual in nature. The uninhibited and arrogant Giovanni is usually the cause of most of these dilemmas they come across.
Plot
The opening of this film begins at a dinner party for Giovanni and his wife Elvira who are celebrating a wedding anniversary. However, not everyone is happy for them as Elvira’s father (possibly a senator) enters and angrily confronts Giovanni over his arrogance, adultery, and recklessness. Giovanni’s ego is unruffled by this and calmly tells his father-in-law to die as soon as possible. Elvira suggests Giovanni leave and get some champagne from the cellar. Giovanni takes the opportunity not only to get the champagne but also to have a sexual encounter with his wife’s sister. The father-in-law witnesses this act and attempts to kill him with an axe. However, Giovanni triumphs and slays his father-in-law instead. Surviving this, Giovanni furiously shouts towards the night sky that he is his own king, master, faith and god.
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ALBUMS
- Space released: 2014
- Hindsight 20/20 released: 2010
- Torpid released: 2008
- Beige released: 2006
- Toast! released: 2004
- Semi-Conducted released: 2003
- Gift Wrapped released: 2002
- Idiot Road released: 2001
- Dirt! released: 1999
- Definitely Not the Opera released: 1998
- Christmas Turkey released: 1997
- Live Bait released: 1997
- C'est Cheese released: 1995
- Russell's Shorts released: 1994
- The Arrogant Worms released: 1992
Space
Released 2014- Yoga Pants
- Brad
- A Manly Song
- I Sweat a Lot
- Vance the Vegetarian Zombie
- Meaningful Love Song
- River of Snot
- Local Politician
- My Facebook Friends
- Trapped in a Country Song
- We Talk About the Weather
- When Canada Rules the World
- Uncomfortable Chair
- Too Much Mayonnaise
- Histamines
- The Guy Who's Always Out of Tune
Hindsight 20/20
Released 2010- The Last Saskatchewan Pirate
- Pressure Washer
- Uncle Lou
- I Am Cow
- Jesus' Brother Bob
- Rippy the Gator
- The Mounted Animal Nature Trail
- Rocks and Trees
- Celine Dion
- Big Box Store
- Canada's Really Big
- I Ran Away
- Mime Abduction Song
- The Happy Happy Birthday Song
- Carrot Juice Is Murder
- Go to Sleep Little Leech
- Me Like Hockey
- Big Fat Road Manager
- Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass
- We Are the Beaver
- The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (dance remix)
Toast!
Released 2004- Life on the Road
- 'I Like Toast'
- New Car Smell
- 'Waltz, Waltz, Waltz'
- Hot Dog Song
- Little Cuban Friend
- I Am Not American
- 'Allies Land in Normandy'
- The Golf Song
- 'All the Lego in Scandinavia'
- I Pulled My Groin
- 'So Disapointed by You All'
- Bottle of Booze
- 'Circulation Man'
- Head in the Freezer
- The Monkey Song
- 'Take Your Shirt Off'
- Particle Board
- Shipwreck Balladeer
- The Coffee Song
- 'We're Very Ethnic'
- Trip to Greece
- Wolfe Island Ferry
- 'Thank You Very Much'
Gift Wrapped
Released 2002- A Man Has Needs
- Jesus' Brother Bob
- Boy Band
- Malcolm
- Big Fat Road Manager
- Carrot Juice Is Murder
- The Happy Happy Birthday Song
- Me Like Hockey
- Idiot Road
- Christmas Is Almost Here
- Log in to You
- I Am Cow
- Celine Dion
- Let There Be Guns
- Rippy the Gator
- Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass
- Dog Named Bob
- Song Inside My Head
Christmas Turkey
Released 1997- Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass
- The Christmas Song
- Santa Got Arrested
- Christmas Sucks
- Things are Looking Bad for Santa
- Christmas Turkey Blues
- Oh God, I'm Santa Claus!
- Christmas is Almost Here
- Dad Threw Up on Christmas Day
- The Same Christmas Cake
- Christmastime
- Christmas Blues
- Christmas Hangover
- Vincent the Christmas Virus
- Christmas in Ignace
C'est Cheese
Released 1995- Sam, the Guy From 'Quincy'
- Kill the Dog Next Door
- Lonely Lab of Broken Hearts
- Sex, Drugs & RRSPs
- History Is Made by Stupid People
- My Voice Is Changing
- Proud to Be a Banker
- Horizon
- The Happy Happy Birthday Song
- Dangerous
- The Mountie Song
- Dog Food Woman
- Mounted Animal Nature Trail
- A Real Letter From a Real Yahoo
- Let There Be Guns
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Christmas Blues
by: The Arrogant WormsChristmas is here, where did the time go?
Got to load up the reindeer, put on my red suit and go
I use to like Christmas, but every year it gets worse
Gettin' gift to six billion people is just too much damn work
Got the Christmas blues, man this job is killin' me
And most of these stupid new houses don't even have chimneys
I use to be jolly, now I'm depressed
Had a twinkle in my eye, now I've got a bullet proof vest
Cuz if the pace don't kill me, some gun totin' yahoo will
They keep on shootin' at me like I'm some sort of big fat red criminal
Got the Christmas blues, I'm starting to see
That I gotta be some sort of loser to get paid in milk and cookies
Man, I hate kids, especially their letters
Cuz I always give 'em some stuff, man, but they always say they want somethin' better
Well, maybe I'm getting cranky cuz I'm gettin' old
But I just feel like giving all them stupid little brats great big lumps of coal
I got the Christmas blues, man, enough's enough
Next year you can find some other sucker to deliver all this stuff
I got the Christmas blues, I tell you, I'm gonna quit
Gonna find me a steady job with good benefits
Ho ho ho? I don't think so!