I was 19 and a rookie on the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team. It was a pre-season party with the woman’s team and there was plenty of booze. I didn’t drink at all at the time and I felt really out of place.
I was sitting at a table alone, watching everyone slowly lose their inhibitions, when this song suddenly came on. I hadn’t heard it before and something in it resonated deeply within me.
One of my teammates grabbed a girl and started dancing to it in the middle of the room. The lyrics and the rhythm of the music combined with these two people dancing made an immediate impression on me. I didn’t know why, but I knew right then that I wouldn’t forget that moment. And I haven’t.
Little did I know that 10 years later the song would remain with me and that Blue Rodeo would let me use it in my film, The Hitchhiker.
I’m enjoying your Soundtrack series, especially the accompanying anecdotes.