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When keyboardist Jen Doyon joined the Plaid On Flannel band on February 22, 2015, we finally became a 4-piece group. The first song she auditioned with was "Potential" from the Fairbairn Meadows album. I was immediately intrigued with what her keyboard brought to the table. I noticed her organ sounded rather playful and exuberant. She was clearly influenced by Ray Manzarek of The Doors. And it was refreshing to finally have a band member that could sing harmony backup vocals. After she joined the band, I came up with the term "Carnival Rock". The keyboard sound made it feel like carnival or circus music. Which has a joyful feeling to it. To go along with guitar riffs and solos on blues-based songs, I wanted to write music that could sound like it's from a carnival. All the while tailoring to Jen's sound as a keyboardist.

After a few gigs with the new version of the Plaid On Flannel band, I wrote the music for "Get On!" on April 28, 2015. When coming up with the guitar riff, I was imagining a ferris wheel moving around in circles at a carnival. A guitar riff that goes up and down and side to side. The carnival concept became the subject of the album artwork for the Get On! EP in 2017. And the Primitive Normative album artwork foreshadows that with a carnival tent in the background of the monkey image. I knew "Get On!" would fully explore the carnival rock concept as soon as I came up with the opening guitar riff. That riff is followed by another one that has more power as it goes intro the 1st verse of the song.

By the summer of 2015, I was writing and recording the final songs for the Primitive Normative album. With 4 songs left, I started recording the Primitive Normative version of "Get On!" on August 1, 2015 before I even had lyrics for the song. Sometimes I'll arrange and record the music for a song before I write the words for it. The lyrics for "Get On!" were written on August 18, 2015. While zoning in on the carnival concept, "Get On!" has lyrics that talk about carnivals being a metaphor for life itself. Which was inspired by the song "Life Is A Carnival" by The Band. Life can feel like a roller coaster at times. Having ups and downs to go with the ebbs and flows. Some carnival rides can make you throw up. But the ones you enjoy make up for the bad ones. Much like life itself.

I finished recording the Primitive Normative version of "Get On!" on September 19, 2015. Not long after I uploaded "Get On!" online, Plaid On Flannel drummer Minas Hatzigiannatzoglou suggested that we play the song. When we started rehearsing "Get On!" as a band, we knew it would be a concert staple going forward. The Primitive Normative album was released on December 31, 2015, and we played "Get On!" at almost every show after that. While it was too late to record it on our Rising Above EP that came out in 2016, we saved it as our title track for the Get On! EP. We started recording that record on February 4, 2017, and that's when we shot the music video for "Get On!" in the studio. You can watch that video here... youtu.be/M8FkzhvaHQ4 I like both versions of "Get On!", and it's a song that I know will remain as a go-to tune for POF live shows in the future.

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Words and music by Nolan Randall

Looking for somethin' deep inside of me
All I want is to fulfill my destiny
Find the places that I didn't know were there
While I'm here I want to travel everywhere
I'm leavin', I'm goin', ain't got no time for slowin'
I'll look in the mirror, I'll try to make it clearer
Take a look at what my fantasy entails
After all these dusty trails

Get on! I got another stride
I'll keep on searchin' for a better ride
Get on! Oh, how I insist
The things I need now, I can't resist

Why are all these people out of touch?
Normative behaviour all too much
I don't mind because I'm going my own way
They'll get to see where I will be another day
I'm runnin', I'm flyin', I gotta keep on tryin'
I gotta keep movin', I gotta keep improvin'
Set a standard and depend on my own self
But I still need a little help

Get on! I got another stride
I'll keep on searchin' for a better ride
Get on! Oh, how I insist
Gotta find out why it is that I exist
Get on! I already know, I'm ready to go and let it show

Get on! I got another stride
I'll keep on searchin' for a better ride
Get on! Oh, how I insist
Gotta find out why it is that I exist
Get on! I already know, I'm ready to go and let it show

Get on! Get on! Get on! Get on!

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from Vol. III: Primitive Normative, released December 31, 2015

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Plaid On Flannel Toronto, Ontario

Plaid On Flannel is an alternative indie blues rock act from Toronto, Canada. With 80+ original songs recorded since 2011, singer-songwriter Nolan Randall has remained the sole constant member of the band. POF's music is known for guitar riffs/solos, memorable hooks, catchy melodies/harmonies, evocative lyrics, & superb musicianship. While keeping a focus on originality and songwriting quality. ... more

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