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Biography
refimprove|date=December 2007Infobox musical artist | name = The Arrogant Worms| image =| caption = (From left to right) Trevor Strong, Mike McCormick, Chris Patterson| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Kingston, Ontario|Kingston , Ontario , Canada | instrument =| genre = Comedy Folk music|Folk | occupation =| years_active = 1991& ndash;present| label = Oglio Records|Oglio /Arrogant Worms| associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Trevor Strong Mike McCormick Chris Patterson| past_members = John Whytock Steve Wood| notable_instruments =The Arrogant Worms are a Canada|Canadian musical comedy trio that parody|parodies many musical genre s. They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music.
History
The Arrogant Worms came together in 1991 to do a few spots on campus radio station CFRC in Kingston, Ontario|Kingston , Ontario ,cite web|url= http://www.arrogant-worms.com/bio.php| title=The Arrogant Worms: Biography|accessdate=2009-09-30 and quickly moved to doing spots on CBC Radio One . Since 1992 the troupe has released thirteen CDs. Their most recent album, Hindsight 20/20 (album)|Hindsight 20/20 , is a greatest hits CD spanning their 20year career and was released in November 2010. The Worms have toured in Canada , the United States , the United Kingdom , and Australia .
Each album consists mostly of independent tracks paying homage, always humorously, to different genres and topics. Two exceptions are the 1997 Live Bait and 2003 Semi-Conducted CDs, which are live albums, comprising collections of their best songs. Semi-Conducted is performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra .
Rock music|Rock , folk music|folk , ballad s, country music|country , Celtic folk , and children's music all have been genres parodied by the Worms.
When not spoofing a particular style of music, the Worms' material pokes fun at various aspects of daily life in Canada with songs like "Canada's Really Big", "Me Like Hockey", "We are the Beaver", "I Am Not American", and "Proud to Be Canadian".
They have also recorded music video s for three songs: "Big Fat Road Manager", "Carrot Juice Is Murder", and "Sex, Drugs, and RRSP s". The first two of these are included on the Three Worms and an Orchestra DVD.
* 2004 Three Worms and an Orchestra (DVD of Semi-Conducted performances and other original music videos)
Get Stupid!
Get Stupid! is a book released in February 2005 that was written by one of the Arrogant Worms, Trevor Strong. It teaches the "Ignorance IS Bliss Method". It contains three parts:
"The IQ (Ignorance Quotient) Test", which tests how ignorant you really are.
"The Seven Steps to Bliss", which teaches you how to find happiness through ignorance.
"Simplifying the World", which teaches you how to deal with the problems of the world after you have become ignorant. It contains information about everything, including art , gardening , health , and recipes .
Misattribution
The Arrogant Worms are frequently miscredited cite web|url= http://www.arrogant-worms.com/discs.php| title=The Arrogant Worms: Official Discography (lists misattributed songs at the bottom)|accessdate=2009-09-30 (on the internet and otherwise) as writing and/or recording songs such as "The White House Burned (The War of 1812)" and " The Toronto Song " (both of which are by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie ) as well as Vito Petroccitto Jr's recording of "The Assumption Song". Other frequent misattributions, according to their official website, include "Cows With Guns" by Dana Lyons and "Wayne Gretzky Rocks" by The Pursuit of Happiness (band)|The Pursuit of Happiness . This has occasionally led to fans requesting these songs during encores of their live shows.
On a similar note, the Captain Tractor cover version of the Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" is often simply credited to The Arrogant Worms themselves, or Captain Tractor is credited with writing the song.
* http://www.eagle-wing.net/FunStuff/Goodies/CarrotJuice.shtml MP3 and Real Audio (authorized)
http://www.theonlinezoo.com/worms/ Fan site with complete song lyrics and more information
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