“Maybe Not” is one of those songs that feels sad but has funny lyrics. It makes the listener feel confused. Which mood is the most appropriate to be in while listening to it? It's about breaking up, which isn't funny at all, but it's so goofy you can't help smiling. Also, I like the hand claps. It's about time for '80s hand claps to return to music. They have been gone far too long and I have been adding them to every song I listen to for ages now.

‘I Can, I Will, I Do” is Steven Page on helium. He is able to sing the entire song at a higher pitch than he typically sings, which makes me jealous.  I cannot sustain a higher pitch, let alone stay in tune at that pitch for more than about four bars. I guess that’s why he's the professional.

“Fun and Games” is the heavily political song fans who read the BNL Blog have seen coming. What is truly amazing about it is they deliver their very strong political beliefs in such a way you want to sing along – even if you disagree with them. It also has another example of their great bridges I talked about earlier.

“The New Sad” is a song that reminds me of something off of Steven Page’s solo album, Vanity Project. The focal point is the vocals, and it's rather simple in construction. Though it is in the background, this song features some of my favorite guitar work on the whole album and it also blends well with the keyboard.

“Quality” reminds me of “Celebrity” from their album Everything to Everyone. Many of the lyrics just leave me baffled though, such as “Look at them now, they're rubbing my cow there, And feeding it beer.” Huh? What is that all about?

Kevin opened this set of songs, and he also gets to close it with "Another Spin." This is truly the best of him. It is slightly rock, slightly pop, and extremely entertaining. It even has cowbell! It is one of my favorite songs he has written, and there could be no better way to close out the album.

I didn't warm up to Barenaked Ladies Are Men as quickly as the first half of the deluxe album, but I find myself listening to it more frequently now. It is made up of the extremes left off the first half — the higher energy songs, and the lower energy ones. Barenaked Ladies Are Me is the middle ground of the 29 songs.

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