STEINBACH, MB

Canadian rock icon Tom Cochrane will attempt to defy the laws of nature in Steinbach tonight by getting a crowd of Mennonites to sing along to his songs during his Summer in the City performance.

“I was here 8 years ago and the crowd was appreciative,” said Cochrane, “but for the life of me I couldn’t get them to sing along…even to ‘Life is a Highway.'”

Cochrane also noticed that none in the audience stood to their feet or clapped along to any of the songs…except for a few folks from La Broquerie.

“Steinbachers seem to be pretty stoic,” said Cochrane, “but that’s okay, I’ll still blast out ‘Big League’ and hope Martha Dueck breaks out into a smile at least.”

When he performed 8 years ago, Tom Cochrane was the first rock star ever to play in Steinbach, though the town had

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