Doug Bennett dead at 53

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Lead singer of Canadian indie band, Doug and the Slugs, dies in Calgary
CALGARY (CP) - Doug Bennett, the lead singer of the prolific Canadian indie band, Doug and the Slugs, died over the weekend at the age of 53.

He was admitted to hospital in Calgary on October 9th, suffering acute symptoms from what his former band member, Simon Kendall, called a long-standing illness in a statement released Sunday. He lost consciousness soon after his arrival and died on Saturday. Bennett was born in Toronto and moved to Vancouver in 1973. He formed Doug and the Slugs four years later.

The band released four gold albums and performed from New York to the far north as one of the premier Canadian touring acts in the 1980s.

A prolific songwriter, Bennett wrote a number of hits for the band including; Too Bad, Day By Day, Making It Work, Tomcat Prowl, among others.



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I guess I'm the only broken heart here tonight.

Too bad that he had to get dead
That's just like him in the first place
So sad that he had to go croak
And leave us here on the earth's face

Too bad, too bad, too bad
So sad, so sad, so sad

He had yellow teeth.

He'll be missed.

Lancecastor said:

Too bad that he had to get dead
That's just like him in the first place
So sad that he had to go croak
And leave us here on the earth's face

Too bad, too bad, too bad
So sad, so sad, so sad

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Why do you take up more space with your cheesy AV than anyone else?

KS - he chewed the same baccy as you. Smile!

When you lay me down, put my soul to rest
I see the beauty and know that the best
things in my life are simple and easy
My life ... like a quiet night, a whispered word
like a silent prayer
You're the best thing I've heard in my life
Simple and easy - my life
Then the thunder roars in a thundering rage
Changing the weather
You rip up the pages of my life
Simple and easy - it ain't right


I gave you it all, you gave me a game
You're a piece of a puzzle, that I can't explain
I've seen the look in your eye .. you must be the rain


No one ever said I would show you the way
I gave you the truth but you pushed it away
Now I say, it's simple and easy, I say
Go and find yourself before you get lost
Don't try to bluff, you'll find out the cost
Now I say, it's simple and easy - you'll pay


I gave you it all, you gave me a game
You're a piece of a puzzle, that I can't explain
I've seen the look in your eye .. you must be the rain


You want a world where they treat you
The way that you want to be treated
I want a world where the rain never falls
And I know when I'm needed
We'll have it all...if we both remain


I gave you it all, you gave me a game
You're a piece of a puzzle, that I can't explain
I've seen the look in your eye .. you must be the rain


from "Tomcat Prowl"

Tristesse said:

I guess I'm the only broken heart here tonight.

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I hear ya, Tristesse. He played at a couple of my highschool dances. He was part of growing up in Vancouver, I think.

Tristesse said:

Why do you take up more space with your cheesy AV than anyone else?

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Makin' AVs wide
Takes a little longer
Makin' AVs wide
Makes me so much stronger

Lancecastor said:

Makin' AVs wide
Takes a little longer
Makin' AVs wide
Makes me so much stronger

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You're channelling Doug, aren't you?

Mia62 said:

I hear ya, Tristesse. He played at a couple of my highschool dances. He was part of growing up in Vancouver, I think.

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Have you seen any of his art work. He was quite talented in that way too.

Tristesse said:

Have you seen any of his art work. He was quite talented in that way too.

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No, I haven't. I remember hearing about it but I have never looked for it.