The Labour Day Classic has come and gone and with Manitobaâs Blue Bombers having come up on the losing end of a 19-17 score after a walk-off field goal Saskatchewan Roughrider win, a Westman-based band is helping give fans reason to re-focus spirits on this coming weekendâs rematch.
In âAll my friends cheer for the Roughriders,â Oak Lakeâs Prairie Joe parodies a familiar tune through the eyes of the prairiesâ football rivalry:
With the win the Riders (7-3) pulled to within a hair of the Bombers (8-3) at the top of the West Division standings with the two teams scheduled for a rematch in Saturday afternoonâs Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg.
Brandon is historically divided on Bomber/Rider lines thanks in large part to its proximity to the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border and its notable population of Sask ex-pats.
This isnât the first foray into parodies for Prairie Joe, whose âFroze my brain up in Canadaâ became an anthem of sort for a 2018 January Manitoba cold snap. It was followed up this past winter with âI Donât Want to Go Outsideâ to the tune of another well-known song.