I like waking up to a song I really like, but haven’t heard or listened to in a long time.

This morning it was Mushaboom, from Feist, off her sophomore album, Let It Die.

To me, Feist will always be Leslie, and having watched (and booked, come to think of it, for a filling Station launch) the Calgary band Placebo, for which Leslie was the lead singer, gives me a sense of pride.

It’s the same as with people who claimed to have been at early Elvis concerts, or to have been on-side with what the Clash were doing before they got popular.

We all want to be ahead of the curve, because it shows just how damn clever we are.

Meanwhile, I’ll be listening to (Leslie) Feist on my way into the office today.