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.
Sudbury Saturday Night
Kim Mitchell Lyrics
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We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night.
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
With Irish Jim O'Connell there & Scotty Jack McDonald
There's hunky Frederic Herzal gettin tight but dats alright
There's happy German trixie there with Frenchie gettin tipsy-
Ya well Marianne and Mabel come to join us at the table,
And tell us how the bingo went tonite-We'll lookout right-
That if they won the money we'll be laughin up the honey boys
Cause everthing is funny for its Saturday tonite..
Oh the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
Solo-
Oh We'll drink the loot we borrowed and recuperate tomorrow-
Cause everything is wonderful tonite-we had a good fight-
We ate the deli pickle and we forgot about the nickel
And everybody's tickled for its Saturday tonite...
The songs that we'll be singin might be wrong but they'll be ringin
And now the lights of town are shinin bright-and we're all
right-We'll get to work on Monday-but tomorrow's only Sunday
And we're out to have a fun day for its Saturday tonite
Oh the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
Oh the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
Kim Mitchell's song Sudbury Saturday Night is a catchy tune that captures the essence of a fun-filled night out with friends. The lyrics speak of a group of friends, both men, and women, who are out enjoying themselves on a Saturday night in Sudbury, a city situated in northern Ontario, Canada. The opening lines, "Oh the girls are out to bingo and the boys are getting stinko," give listeners a vivid picture of what's happening. The girls are off using their luck to win some money by playing bingo, whereas the boys are drinking and having a great time without any worries.
The song's chorus, "We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night," hints at the town's economic dependence on Inco Limited, a famous nickel and metal producer. This line also implies that on a Saturday night, the company becomes the furthest thought from people's minds. They let their hair down and have a good time, forgetting all their troubles for a little while. The song's upbeat melodies and catchy chorus make you want to tap your feet and sing along with the characters, feeling like one of them.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh the girls are out to bingo and the boys are gettin stinko
The girls are playing bingo while the boys are getting drunk
We think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night.
On Saturday nights, we forget about our jobs at Inco and just have fun
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
Our glasses will make a tinkling sound while our eyes start to shine
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
On Saturday nights, we don't worry about our jobs at Inco and just enjoy ourselves
With Irish Jim O'Connell there & Scotty Jack McDonald
Irish Jim O'Connell and Scotty Jack McDonald are there with us
There's hunky Frederic Herzal gettin tight but dats alright
Frederic Herzal is getting drunk, but it's okay
There's happy German trixie there with Frenchie gettin tipsy-
There are also happy German Trixies and Frenchies getting tipsy with us
And even Joe the gypsy knows its Saturday tonite-
Even Joe the gypsy knows that it's Saturday night
Ya well Marianne and Mabel come to join us at the table,
Marianne and Mabel come to join us at the table
And tell us how the bingo went tonite-We'll lookout right-
They tell us how their bingo game went while we listen attentively
That if they won the money we'll be laughin up the honey boys
If they won the money, we will be very happy and excited
Cause everthing is funny for its Saturday tonite..
We find everything funny because it's Saturday night
Oh We'll drink the loot we borrowed and recuperate tomorrow-
We'll drink the money we borrowed and recover tomorrow
Cause everything is wonderful tonite-we had a good fight-
Everything is great tonight, even though we had a little fight
We ate the deli pickle and we forgot about the nickel
We ate the deli pickle and forgot about our problems
And everybody's tickled for its Saturday tonite...
Everyone is happy and excited because it's Saturday night
The songs that we'll be singin might be wrong but they'll be ringin
The songs we'll be singing might not be correct, but they'll be lively
And now the lights of town are shinin bright-and we're all right-
The lights of the town are bright and we're all feeling good
We'll get to work on Monday-but tomorrow's only Sunday
We'll have to work on Monday, but tomorrow is only Sunday
And we're out to have a fun day for its Saturday tonite
We're determined to have a fun day because it's Saturday night
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night.
Once again, we forget about our jobs at Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night
Oh the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
The girls are playing bingo while the boys are getting drunk
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
Our glasses will make a tinkling sound while our eyes start to shine
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
We don't worry about our jobs at Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night
Oh the girls are out to bingo And the boys are gettin stinko
The girls are playing bingo while the boys are getting drunk
The glasses they will tinkle while our eyes begin to twinkle
Our glasses will make a tinkling sound while our eyes start to shine
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
We don't worry about our jobs at Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday Night
Once again, we forget about our jobs at Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night
Contributed by Grayson C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
iammojo82
Kim Mitchell rocks. Max Webster rocks, especially with Rush!!!!!
TheTrueFortress
Kim is legend.
RWCRSARRC
I love it! You did it Justice!
Mark Tereschuk
Amazing version
Robert Schildt
I love it!
Jason Finn
LONG LIVE THE NICKEL!!!!
Steven Norberg
mitchell rules
Ryan Smith
cheers to that
Mitchell Campbell
Tom Would be Proud.
Angelo P
I'm from Sudbury :D