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“St. Leonard’s Song (Leonard Cohen Parody)” - National Lampoon Radio Hour

Not TECHNICALLY a Canadian artist, but way too good not to share. This gem is from the National Lampoon Radio Hour’s “Canadian Show” episode from May 11, 1974, and to my knowledge has never been officially released. The writer/performer is the late, Boston-based singer-songwriter Tony Scheuren, formerly of Chamaeleon Church (with Chevy Chase!) and Ultimate Spinach. Along with Christopher Guest, Scheuren was one of the Lampoon’s in-house musical parodists; he also contributed the Canadian Show’s killer Neil Young parody “Southern California Brings Me Down,” as well as takes on Cat Stevens, James Taylor, The Grateful Dead and others.

I recently joined the excellent group music tumblr the-theme-is. Each week, a new theme is chosen, and the members post songs that fit the theme. This week’s theme is Canada, which gives me an excuse to post one of my most treasured finds.