The February MMMM is live at pmxwords.com.
The title is "O Canada" and the prompt is "The meta for this puzzle is a hit '70s song from a Canadian artist."
Deadline is 11 p.m. ET Feb. 12.
I can't wait to hear Pete Muller and friends' version of this song!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:02 pm
by AaronT
Solved after spending way too much time chasing a rascally rabbit.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:18 pm
by KayW
On the board.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:19 pm
by boharr
On the board.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:26 pm
by hcbirker
On the board after a late start. Darn errands!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:57 pm
by Meg
Took me awhile. I did not feel smart when the answer arrived
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:02 pm
by ky-mike
Meg wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:57 pm
Took me awhile. I did not feel smart when the answer arrived
Yeah, I was stumped for a starting point for a few minutes after finishing the grid, but then the meta jumped right out at me.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:35 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
On the board!
The answer took me back to senior year of high school, for better or worse.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:17 pm
by benchen71
Solved! I'm liking this gentle start to the MMMM year.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:58 pm
by docison
Woohoo. First on the board. And as I said to Pete in my submission, very excited for his rendition of this song. It's a good one.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:04 pm
by iggystan
On the board.
I'm partial to another hit by this artist, but definitely like this one. I'm a child of the 60s/70s.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:17 pm
by Cinny
On the board.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:36 pm
by Qmark
On the board...thanks for the CanCon, Pete!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:50 pm
by rjy
Beauty, eh! Put on my thinking toque and got on the board. Nice one, Pete!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:22 pm
by mattythewsjpuzzler
I named that tune!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:02 am
by Alvibu67
On the board!
Great song, and now I have that ear worm!
Thanks, Peter/MMMM!
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:12 am
by Bird Lives
Solved. But when I hear the title, all I can think of is the version from Histeria, a wonderful kids cartoon show based loosely, very loosely, on real historical events.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:07 am
by DCBilly
On the board after finding a quiet half hour to sit and stare.
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:57 am
by MikeM000
ky-mike wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:02 pm
Yeah, I was stumped for a starting point for a few minutes after finishing the grid, but then the meta jumped right out at me.
That perfectly describes my solve as well.
Anyone else here from the Brave New Waves/Nightlines generation of Canadian music?
Re: O Canada -- February 2023
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:37 pm
by HunterX
FINALLY got it. Took me long enough. I blame Canada.
Not the country, per se. But the fact that I am there, well… here, in British Columbia, skiing at Whistler/Blackcomb, an amazing pair of mountains. And it snowed the past couple of days. So having fun in the powder seemed a little more fun than solving the meta.
Have to say, I was hoping the answer was a different hit. But I can’t imagine PM could manage to fit that alternate song into any sort of conventional metanism. I mentioned that song to my kids yesterday and my son said, “I think that song taught to kids in school here.” Not sure about that. But it played in the lodge at the top of the mountain while I was eating lunch today. I’m sure many of you can guess what song I’m thinking of.
On the board.