{"id":18782,"date":"2015-11-15T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T19:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?p=18782"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:42:32","slug":"prof-allan-j-ryan-revisits-trudeaumania-through-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/2015\/prof-allan-j-ryan-revisits-trudeaumania-through-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Allan J. Ryan Revisits Trudeaumania Through Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Prof. Allan J. Ryan Revisits Trudeaumania Through Song\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
\"Prof.<\/a>
Prof. Ryan poses with his Moffat trophy and 45 rpm record of PM Pierre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Like many Canadians, Justin Trudeau\u2019s 2015 federal election victory has left Dr. Allan J. Ryan feeling a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Trudeau\u2019s successful campaign brought the Professor in the School of Canadian Studies<\/a> and Department of Art History<\/a> right back to 1968, when Justin\u2019s father Pierre, replaced Lester B. Pearson (who had recently stepped down) as the next Prime Minister of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, Pierre Trudeau was viewed as an enlightened and engaging politician. It was this charisma that swept the nation in what will now — thanks to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent triumph — be referred to as the first incarnation of \u201cTrudeaumania.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the late 60\u2019s, Prof. Ryan was making a living as a folk singer\/songwriter performing in Montreal and Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the fervency of the original Trudeaumania, Ryan was inspired to write a song in tribute to the cultural sensation titled PM Pierre<\/em>. In hindsight, and all these years later, the opening lines of the ode Ryan penned back in 1968 could quite easily be applied to Justin Trudeau\u2019s 2015 campaign and subsequent mandate as the new Prime Minister of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre (Official Capitol Records recording)<\/h3>\n\n\n\nhttp:\/\/devsite.carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/1PMPierre-recording.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre (Live Performance by Prof. Allan J. Ryan at the University of Waterloo, 1971)<\/h3>\n\n\n\nhttp:\/\/devsite.carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/FINAL-PMPierre-live-UofWaterloo-1971-R.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre (Allan J. Ryan live on CBC’s Russ Thompson Show)<\/h3>\n\n\n\nhttp:\/\/devsite.carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2Pierre-radio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre (Lyrics) <\/strong>Words and music by Allan J. Ryan <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a new infatuation that’s been sweepin’ the nation <\/em>
\nShakin’ the roots in the ground <\/em>
\nOf an old generation, a new inspiration <\/em>
\nTakin’ a new look around <\/em>
\nBut he’s quickly disarming and utterly charming <\/em>
\nQuite enough to make you let down your hair <\/em>
\nIn a Society Just, a society must <\/em>
\nCheck out PM Pierre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre, with the ladies, racin’ a Mercedes <\/em>
\nPierre, in the money, <\/em>find him with a bunny <\/em>
\nPierre, a little brighter than the northern lights <\/em>
\nHe <\/em>oughta add a lotta colour to the Ottawa nights <\/em>
\nCharismatic and dynamic with a trans-Atlantic flare <\/em>
\nRegardez PM Pierre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the new <\/em>administration there’s an open situation <\/em>
\nFor a slightly more exciting regime <\/em>
\nFor a bachelor pad doesn’t seem half that bad <\/em>
\nFor making the Parliament scene <\/em>
\nBut can a party attender become party mender <\/em>
\nAnd clear all the dust from the air <\/em>
\nIn a Society Just a society must <\/em>
\nCheck out PM Pierre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre, diplomatic in the press when he says <\/em>
\nYou can quote him in English or en fran\u00e7ais <\/em>
\nPierre, very stubborn with an iron will <\/em>
\nSock it to me Trudy from Parliament Hill <\/em>
\nPunchin’ Judy’s kinda moody like a big mama bear…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because according to Miss LaMarsh there’s room in the capitol city for only one eligible swinger, and unfortunately for her this seems destined to be…PM Pierre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Pierre, in the Commons with a new pair of sandals <\/em>
\nWell, its better than a new pair of scandals <\/em>
\nPierre, everybody sittin’ wonderin’ whether <\/em>
\nHe’ll show up any day in a suit of Spanish leather <\/em>
\nIf the adoration adulation of the Trudeau generation <\/em>
\nFills your lovin’ heart with despair <\/em>
\nIn a Society Just a society must <\/em>
\nCheck out PM Pierre, Pierre <\/em>
\nCheck out PM Pierre, Pierre <\/em>
\nCheck out PM, hey! Sock it to me Trudy from Parliament Hill!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As heard, Ryan\u2019s song captures many of the parallel themes of Trudeaumania and Trudeaumania 2.0 \u2013 the youthful charm, affluence and a promise of inclusive and more optimistic politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ryan<\/a>
Ryan featured in The Telegram for PM Pierre. (Click on image for higher resolution version of news article)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ryan first performed PM Pierre<\/em> on the Montreal television show, Seven on Six<\/em>, co-hosted by the well-known journalists, Laurier LaPierre and Peter Desberats. He also sang the song (twice) on CBC Radio\u2019s live noon hour program, The Russ Thompson Show<\/em>. Soon after, Ryan recorded the song on Capitol Records, with the help of the renowned artists and repertoire man, Paul White. PM Pierre<\/em> would go on to win the Lloyd E. Moffat Memorial Award for “Best Originality and Creativity” in Canadian recording, 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forty-seven years later, PM Pierre<\/em> maintains an astonishing amount of cultural relevancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan said, \u201cIt is heartening to see the promise and optimism of PM Pierre<\/i> embodied by Justin Trudeau and embraced by a new generation. It gives me hope. At its core, the song is about personal and collective possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sock it to me, Prof. Ryan from Carleton U!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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