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Gaye Delorme's Untold Story of Novelty Music & Cheech & Chong Collabs, And Behind The Scenes Of Nickelback's Biggest Album: All The Right Reasons
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- I Hate Simkin
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- Sep 24, 2025
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- 1912
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Summary
Gaye Delorme was one of Canada's most respected — and underrated — musicians. He never became a household name as a solo artist, but his fingerprints are all over legendary moments in music. From writing The Rodeo Song (a platinum-selling Canadian classic) to collaborating with Cheech & Chong on Earache My Eye , Gaye's career was unconventional, hilarious, and brilliant. In this episode, Jonathan shares personal stories of meeting Gaye near the end of his life and being gifted Gaye's own platinum record. We dive into why musicians revered him, how his larger-than-life personality left a lasting impression, and what it meant to be a "fixer" lawyer in the Canadian music industry. Jonathan also dives deep into the making of Nickelback's blockbuster album All the Right Reasons —from the pressure after The Long Road , to hearing "Photograph" for the first time at 2 a.m., to Daniel Adair joining the band and the wave of online hate that ironically helped them sell out arenas. Hear how late-night phone calls, unexpected country influences, and a medieval castle wedding all tie into the band's most successful era.