Last night I was at the Juno Awards attending as a seat-filler and I was fortunate enough to get the same seat for the whole night (I guess someone decided to not show up, lucky me!). I was sitting beside Jim Creegan from the Barenaked Ladies and ironically enough his wife was wearing a green dress (yes I almost asked if it was a “real green dress”). I really enjoyed the show and here are some highlights:
Drake “Old Money”
First I would like to say that my boy Drizzy looked fabulous last night. Classic black suit accompanied with facial scruff was a very attractive combination I must say. But if you didn’t get a chance to see his “Old Money” skit then you have to watch it above. Comedy works with Drake and it is a good laugh.
Neil Young: A heart of gold
Sitting in the same building let alone only a few feet away from Neil Young was my main highlight of the night. His music, words and spirit are the representation of a true legend. One quote from his acceptance speech for the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award stuck out to me:
"And the musicians, they should not worry about helping others, they should focus on their music first, because the music is the language of love and the language that we all feel together.
"So music makes it happen, and then if you're lucky and you have an opportunity, it's a good thing to do, to go ahead and try to do something yourself."
Other memorable moments of the night:
- Shania Twain acknowledging the fine “bush” we have here in Canada
- Arcade Fire putting on another fantastic performance
- The super-group of stars (Sarah Harmer, Jim Cuddy, Sarah Slean, City and Colour, The Sadies, Greg Keeler, Derek Miller, Justin Rutledge, Serena Ryder and Kevin Hearn) paying homage to Toronto's rich musical heritage covering songs by Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young and The Band.
The show was very entertaining and overall I thought Drake was a fantastic host. What do you guys think? Let me know!
