Joseph Kim Mitchell (born 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist,… Read Full Bio ↴Joseph Kim Mitchell (born 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter, and radio DJ personality. He's best known for his critically acclaimed sophomore album, 1984's 'Akimbo Alogo', which proved a hit both in Canada and the U.S. and featured the arena rock classic "Go For Soda".

During the 70s, while still in his teens, Mitchell began playing with local bands in the city of Sarnia. After evolving through a few name changes with essentially the same band, Mitchell and a group titled "Zooom" headed off for Toronto, Ontario. The band eventually dissolved, with Mitchell travelling over to the Greek islands.

Upon his return to Canada, he formed the band Max Webster, which managed to finally break through commercially. Besides playing the group, Mitchell and wrote most of the band's songs with fellow Sarnia native and lyricist, Pye Dubois (Paul Woods). Max Webster toured extensively and built a string of hits. Mitchell's solo career began after his departure from Max Webster, with session work and a succession of solo albums.

In early 1985, the song "Go For Soda" from the Akimbo Alogo album became an international hit and perhaps remains his best known song outside of his native Canada.

In 2004, Mitchell entered the radio broadcasting industry, becoming afternoon drive time host on Toronto classic rock radio station Q107.

As of 2005, Mitchell, still does the afternoon drive time on Q107, and is working on a new double CD set for a Spring 2006 release.

In December of 2005, Mitchell had proposed to the Q107 listeners that they write a Christmas song together. The resulting song is entitled "A Christmas Smile". At the end of the song, Mitchell advises his fans not to drink and drive, but to "go for a soda" instead.

Dreamthieves
Kim Mitchell Lyrics

A round of drinks i'm a man again
I live my life i'm locked inside the days
To survive I frown and go to face
The friction each morning
The songs I sing that salve the pain

We're the ones they sold today
And you're the ones that saving grace ate
The silver lining slowly drained off
Listen to them spin their stories

Hear the voices selling you rain
Once you let go
They'll pounce and drain you dry
Out in that spin dry no fly zone
Those dreamthieves bleed you to thе bone

At home alone I saw all
Thе waste on the vines
I talked to them that felt and loved
The sun and the rain
Cathedrals built on mounds of
Earthly gains and then I sang this song that
Sounds aloud the pain

We're the ones they sold today
And you're the ones that saving grace ate
The silver lining slowly drained off
Listen to them spin their stories
Hear the voices selling you rain
Once you let go
They'll pounce and drain you dry

Out in that spin dry no fly zone
Those dreamthieves bleed you to the bone

So we live on ailing i can't hear the sun
So my life rots as I wait in line
Listen to them spin their stories
Hear the voices selling you rain
Once you let go
They'll pounce and drain you dry

Out in that spin dry no fly zone
Those dreamthieves bleed you to the bone
Those dreamthieves bleed you to the bone

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