Arts·Group Chat

The latest inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Music critics Dalton Higgins and Stuart Berman look back on the impact that Snow and Bran Van 3000 had on pop culture then and now.

Dalton Higgins and Stuart Berman talk about the lasting influence of songs like Informer and Drinking in L.A.

Dream Warriors pose on the red carpet at the Juno Awards wearing a beige vest and olive green jacket.
Dream Warriors arrive on the red carpet for the Juno Awards in Edmonton on March 13, 2023. Hip-hop duo Dream Warriors' bossa nova-inspired 'My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style' is among four songs being added to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in November. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)

"A licky boom boom down to you, good sir," music critic Stuart Berman quipped on today's episode of Commotion.

He and fellow critic Dalton Higgins sat down with host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the latest batch of Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, which includes Snow's Informer and Bran Van 3000's Drinking In L.A.

The panel discuss what made these songs so catchy and successful at the time of their release, and the enduring impact of these two acts on pop culture today.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Ty Callender.