S.O.D. "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

3/172016     On the popular user site, Rate Your Music, this song is currently at #7 on the list of the best songs of the 2000's.  The tune ranked on other lists as well such as Rolling Stone's best songs of the 2000s at #42 and on NMEs List of the same climbing to #25.  NME also gave it the #22 position on its list of the 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years.  Fourteen musicians round out the studio version of this 2005 Indie rock/art rock/post punk revival hit.  

     Public media has it showing up at many sports venues, some commercials and few movies including "Where the Wild Things Are" and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."  The group is out of Montreal and have been active since 2001. Their 2nd and 3rd albums have won and been nominated for a good many awards.  When they tour they usually take with them all 17 of the instruments they are skilled on.            

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