Yukon Kornelius

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Name = Yukon Kornelius


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Origin = Toronto, Canada
Genre = Alternative rock
Years_active = January 9, 2008
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Associated_acts = Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Dave Matthews Band, Spymob.
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Current_members = Adam Gardner Ed Robertson Stefan Lessard Eric Fawcett
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Yukon Kornelius is a rock band put together for charitable purposes. It consists of Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band, Adam Gardner from Guster, and drummer Eric Fawcett from Spymob. On January 9, 2008, the band played their one and only show at the Killington Road Pickle Barrel in Killington, Vermont. All proceeds went to the VT and NH food banks.

The band played several songs, including "Yukon Kornelius Theme", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uzWW5nQ9xM "Yukon Kornelius Theme"] ] "Sympathy for the Devil", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaU-pQQGOM "Sympathy for the Devil"] ] "Psycho Killer", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyA1O4D-sI4 "Psycho Killer"] ] "Careless Whisper", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_exoh7Dd3Lg "Careless Whisper"] ] "White Room", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uo4EsqJExU "White Room"] ] Guster's "Center of Attention", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQO1-tRupo "Center of Attention"] ] "Pinch Me", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjHZG4Ygg_g "Pinch Me"] ] "Lost in the Supermarket", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNulFdC_DE "Lost in the Supermarket"] ] "Stefan Jams on the Bass", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG8OlT2wXfA "Stefan Jams on the Bass"] ] and "Rockin' the Free World". ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epIKHqh4pU8 "Rockin' the Free World"] ] Jason Biggs joined the band for a few songs, such as "Don't Fear the Reaper", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0Q8JMZmio "Don't Fear the Reaper"] ] and "Low Rider". ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZfoGzKVXn4 "Low Rider"] ] Dee Snider participated in "Highway to Hell", ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73TdtFv0CAY "Highway to Hell"] ] and Snider and Biggs joined in for "We're Not Gonna Take It". ["YouTube": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52bOUaRccw8 "We're Not Gonna Take It"] ]

The band's name comes from Yukon Cornelius, a character in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special).

Full setlist including original artists:
#Yukon Kornelius Theme - Improved lyrics found at the Dave Matthews Band Almanac [ [http://www.dmbalmanac.com/Lyrics.aspx?iid=42324&sid=522 DMBAlmanac.com² ] ]
#(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
#Low Rider - War
#Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
#Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
#Careless Whisper - George Michael
#White Room - Cream
#Center of Attention - Guster
#Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies
#Lost in the Supermarket - The Clash
#Superman - R.E.M.
#Improv Jam - Stefan Lessard
#Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
#We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
#Highway to Hell - AC/DC

References

External links

* [http://www.spymob.com/ Spymob Official site]