woman with a chainsaw

This page celebrates the great Peter Krug song "I Gotta Find A Woman With A Chainsaw", and the video that goes with my version of the tune (below).  I'm pleased as punch that Elizabeth May M.P. leader of the Canadian Green Party is such a great sport and a genuine, hardworking and brilliant public servant.

Elizabeth's first reaction tweet. And during one of the 2015 leaders' election debates where she was not included:

Let's make this a movement! If you like the song you can purchase it directly from me, or get it on iTunes or CDBaby.
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What's your story of hearing, learning or playing Woman With A Chainsaw? 

This song is fascinating because it has spread around the globe in the old-fashioned way, mostly from person-to-person...not through recorded media.
I learned this song in the early 80s. There's a bit of my story,  and how Elizabeth May got involved below. 

However, what's your story of this fabulous song?

To get the ball rolling, here's what composer Peter Krug has to say about this, from Mudcat.org:

"I wrote Chainsaw in the fall of 1976 while cutting firewood with a borrowed chainsaw and brooding over the…

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