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Shakespeare My Butt... - The Lowest of the Low
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  1. 4 O'Clock Stop
  2. So Long Bernie
  3. Just About "The Only" Blues
  4. Salesmen, Cheats and Liars
  5. Rosy and Grey
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  1. 4 O'Clock Stop
  2. So Long Bernie
  3. Just About "The Only" Blues
  4. Salesmen, Cheats and Liars
  5. Rosy and Grey
  6. Kinda' the Lonely One
  7. Eternal Fatalist
  8. For the Hand of Magdelena
  9. Subversives
  10. Bleed a Little While Tonight
  11. Bloodline
  12. St. Brendan's Way
  13. Letter from Bilbao
  14. Under the Carlaw Bridge
  15. The Taming of Carolyn
  16. Gossip Talkin' Blues
  17. Henry Needs a New Pair of Shoes
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For their first release, the Lowest of the Low recorded and released every song in their repertoire. The resulting disc, Shakespeare My Butt, became one of the biggest-selling independent albums ever released in Canada. The disc was especially popular among the university crowd in Toronto -- not surprising, given that the lyrics, mostly written by band member Ron Hawkins, mix melancholy sentimentality, sly humor, and leftist politics, often within the same song. The strength of Hawkins' lyrics is most evident on the song ...

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