Money City Maniacs
"Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the first single from their 1998 album, Navy Blues.
Description
The song begins with a repeated siren, followed with a bassline and series of power chords which form the basis of the introduction and verses. The song's chorus describes a practical joke wherein a friend's body is covered in Coke fizz. The bassline of the song bears a resemblance to AC/DC's Live Wire. The similarity is noted by Patrick Pentland in an interview with Chart magazine.[1]
Music video
The music video for "Money City Maniacs" was directed by Mike Andringa, who previously directed Sloan's music videos for The Good in Everyone and The Lines You Amend. The video consists of the band playing with intermittent freeze frames and faux-red colorization.
Appearances in other media
- The song is known for its use in Labatt's television commercials in Canada in the late 1990s.
- A soundalike version of the song's main riff is used in many commercials for Future Shop, a major Canadian electronics retailer.
Charts
References
- ^ "Sloan's Navy Blues Album Explained Track-By-Track". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/features/2011/may/10/sloans-navy-blues-album-explained-track-by-track. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 9, May 25, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3567&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 17, July 20, 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3626&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
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