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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Video Posted Online

September 23, 2006

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, recently shot a video for its version of the often-covered "I Fought The Law" by the BOBBY FULLER FOUR with director — and Juno Award winner — Andrew McNaughton. Watch the clip, which also features the "Trailer Park Boys" characters of Ricky (Robb Wells),Bubbles (Mike Smith) and Julian (John Paul Tremblay) on the streets of Toronto, at YouTube.com.

"I Fought The Law" is the first single/video from the soundtrack to the new "Trailer Park Boys" movie "The Big Dirty". The soundtrack also features a performance of "Liquor & Whores" by BUBBLES & THE SHIT ROCKERS, who include Lifeson and BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS member and solo artist Tom Wilson. The all-Canadian album also features songs from RUSH, ROUGH TRADE, APRIL WINE, THE TRAGICALLY HIP, WINTERSLEEP and SWOLLEN MEMBERS. Commentaries from Ricky, Bubbles and Julian are interspersed between tracks.

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