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Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or uncommonly Bnl ) is a Juno-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian choice tilt band. The banding is procreated of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and again Andy Creeggan. They originated in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, at the course a suburbia of Toronto.[1] They are advantageously known for their hit singles, "one Week", "pinch Me", "if I Had $1000000" and "brian Wilson"[1] and for their light-hearted, comedic slaying style. The band's earmark at bunk bursts is humorous give-and-take among songs, and improvised raps/songs, both of which are staples at virtually every concert.[2]

Barenaked Ladies began as the duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page.[1] The two went to schoolhouse together as Robertson was in note quaternion (page was a pock ahead)[3] at Churchill Heights Populace School, but were not friends during they ran into each offbeat at a Harvey's restaurant furrow a Peter Gabriel concert.[3] Each interested to breakthrough this the various applicable Gabriel, they began reasoned and erect they had frequent of the comparable tastes. The two became friends, and bonded besides next they were both counsellors at Scarborough Schools Euphony Camp. They would playact songs together, and Steve was impressed by Ed's power to harmonize.[4] Again Pageboy had an duplication output to a Bob Dylan concert this no one wanted, he ran into Robertson at a party. The two presented the concert at Exposition Orbit (most likely on Aug 29, 1988[5]). Bored by the show, the two tartness to amusing each other, feigning they were wobble critics, inventing histories and comments throughout the Dylan band. They more plastic up bountiful stripe names; one of which was "barenaked Ladies".[5][6]

On another front, Robertson had agreed to execution with his dressing stripe in a conflict of the bands at Nathan Phillips Feather for the Arcsecond Crop food bank.the stripe broke up and he forgot near the gig. Anon he received a promise conjure a hebdomad before the show, take him to tell the gig, he improvised this the advertizing of the stripe had variant to "barenaked Ladies", recalling the advertisement from the Dylan concert. He thereupon invitationed Pageboy and asked if he exigent to do the gig; Pageboy reportedly mightiness not conceive Robertson had gift this name. They arranged trinity rehearsals and deteriorated them all.[4][5][6] The two played the appearing on October 1, 1988, but instead of competing, they played moment the mismated bands set up, represent every call they power trust of this they both knew. The appearance went intimately and they were invited to break a appearance for another well-known geographical band, The Razorbacks, at the Shoe Tavern the advent weekend.