Provincial Road 222

Provincial Road 222
EP by John K. Samson
Released September 21, 2010
Recorded 2009
Genre Acoustic
Label ANTI-
John K. Samson chronology
City Route 85
(2009)		 Provincial Road 222
(2010)		 Provincial
(2012)

Provincial Road 222 is an EP by Canadian musician John K. Samson, released on September 21, 2010.[1] The second in a series of EPs thematically inspired by roads in Samson's home province of Manitoba, the disc is named for Manitoba Provincial Road 222, which links the towns of Gimli and Riverton.

The song "Petition" takes the form of an online petition to induct Reggie Leach, a native of Riverton, into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] The song "Stop Error" is set to the music of a chorale by Johann Sebastian Bach. The song "The Last And" is set at Riverton Early Middle School, where a teacher ponders the disintegration of her affair with the principal. In some early live performances, Samson described "The Last And" as having been subconsciously inspired by the relationship between Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Last And"   4:13
2. "Petition"   2:10
3. "Stop Error"   2:32

References

  1. ^ a b "John K. Samson Writes Song About Former Philadelphia Flyers Player Reggie Leach". chartattack.com, August 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Performance in Munich, November 15, 2009.

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