Bruce Cockburn Reflects on Barenaked Ladies Fresh and Interesting Version of Lovers in a Dangerous Time I m glad the song is getting around, but sorry it s because of the crap we re in
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Published Apr 27, 2021Bruce Cockburn s 1984 hit Lovers in a Dangerous Time was inspired by the Cold War, but it s sadly an evergreen song one that resonates more than ever in the past year, amidst a pandemic, social uprisings and political upheaval.
It was also keenly relevant in 1991, when then-up-and-upcoming folk rock group Barenaked Ladies recorded a cover for a Cockburn tribute album,
Kick at the Darkness. It was BNL s first-ever charting single, reaching 16 on the Canadian Singles Chart and the band appropriately released a quarantine rendition last March, during the first phase of coronavirus lockdown.