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Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated '''BNL''' or occasionally '''BnL''') is a Canadian Alternative Rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan , Kevin Hearn , Steven Page , Ed Robertson , Tyler Stewart , and formerly Andy Creeggan . They formed in 1988 in Scarborough , Ontario , at the time a suburb of Toronto . They are best known for their hit singles, " One Week ", " Pinch Me ", " If I Had $1000000 ", and " Brian Wilson ", and for their light-hearted, comedic performance style. The band's trademark at live shows is humorous banter between songs, and improvised raps/songs, both of which are staples at virtually every concert. INDIE ORIGINS Barenaked Ladies began as the duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The two had gone to Churchill Heights Public School together since Robertson was in grade four (Page was a grade ahead), but were not friends until they ran into each other at a Harvey's restaurant following a Peter Gabriel concert. Each was interested to find the other liked Gabriel, and they began talking and found they had many of the same tastes. The two became friends, and when Page had an extra ticket to a Bob Dylan concert that no one wanted, he ran into Robertson at a party. The two attended the concert at Exhibition Stadium (most likely on August 29 , 1988 ). It was a period where Dylan's band was led by G.E. Smith , and Robertson describes the show as "horrible" and "lame". The two turned to amusing each other, pretending they were rock critics, inventing histories and comments about the Dylan band. They also made up various band names; one of which was "Barenaked Ladies". On another front, Robertson had agreed to perform with his cover band in a Battle Of The Bands at Nathan Phillips Square for the Second Harvest Food Bank . The band broke up and he forgot about the gig. When he received a phone call a week before the show, asking him to confirm the gig, he improvised that the name of the band had changed to "Barenaked Ladies", recalling the name from the Dylan concert. He then called his friend Steve and asked if he wanted to do the gig; Steve reportedly replied "You told them ''that''?". They arranged three rehearsals and missed them all. |
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