The Arrogant Worms

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The Arrogant Worms
(From left to right) Trevor Strong, Mike McCormick, Chris Patterson
Country Canada
Years active 1991-present
Genres Comedy, Folk
Labels Oglio/Arrogant Worms
Members Trevor Strong
Mike McCormick
Chris Patterson
Past members Steve Wood
John Whytock

The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many musical genres. They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music.

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[edit] History

The 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 One. Since 1992 the troupe has released 11 CDs on their own label. Their most recent album, Beige, was released in early 2006. The Worms toured Canada with the album starting in January 2006 and are currently touring. The Worms have spread their wings further with the Beige tour, visiting several locations in the UK in summer 2006.

Each album consists mostly of independent tracks paying homage, always humorously, to different genres and topics. Three exceptions are the 1997 Christmas Turkey CD, dedicated to songs about Christmas, and 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, Celtic folk, and children's music all have come under their satirical guns.

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", "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate", "Me Like Hockey" and "Proud to Be Canadian".

The Worms are based in Toronto.

[edit] The Worms

The Arrogant Worms currently consist of:

  • Chris Patterson - Bass guitar and vocals
  • Mike McCormick - Guitar and vocals
  • Trevor Strong - Vocals

Former members of the Arrogant Worms include:

  • John Whytock left after C'est Cheese
  • Steve Wood left after The Arrogant Worms

Band Member Replacements (in case of emergencies)

  • Tim Readman replaced Mike McCormick in the early 2006 tour

When on tour, the Worms are sometimes accompanied by a musician from the local community.

[edit] Favourites

The Worms usually perform the following songs at every show:

  • "Carrot Juice Is Murder" — a parody of an animal rights protest song comparing vegetarians to murderers, including a line about Coleslaw being a fascist regime.
  • "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" — a ballad about a farmer who takes up piracy on the Saskatchewan River. The song was also covered by Captain Tractor.
  • "Mounted Animal Nature Trail" — an audience interaction song about a real place [1] on Manitoulin Island: Terry's Taxidermy and Mounted Animal Nature Trail.
  • "I Am Cow" — an anthem for the cow
  • "We Are the Beaver" — a tribute song to one of Canada's symbolic animals, the beaver. The song mentions how the peaceful rodent compares to other nations' animals like America's bald eagle, Russia's bear and India's tiger.
  • "Canada's Really Big" — A satirical national anthem for Canada.
  • "Log In to You" — a love song using computer network euphemisms for sex.
  • "Rocks and Trees" — A song describing Canada.

The Worms are frequently mistakenly credited with performing "The Toronto Song" and "The White House Burned (The War of 1812)". These songs are actually by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Get Stupid!

Get Stupid! is a book released in February 2005 that was written by one of the Arrogant Worms, Trevor Strong. It teaches the "Ignorance IS Bliss Method". It contains three parts:

  • "The IQ (Ignorance Quotient) Test", which tests how ignorant you really are.
  • "The Seven Steps to Bliss", which teaches you how to find happiness through ignorance.
  • "Simplifying the World", which teaches you how to deal with the problems of the world after you have become ignorant. It contains information about everything, including art, gardening, health, and even recipes.

[edit] External links

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