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Charity Song of the Month:

BIF NAKED, "Intellectual," 2015

Singer Bif Naked is donating 100 percent of the song proceeds to AIDS Vancouver. "Intellectual" — from a series of dance tracks she wrote and recorded with Jason Darr (Out of Your Mouth, Neurosonic) — was intended to be lighthearted and fun. She tells Samaritanmag the song is “truly an anthem for self-esteem, for gender fluidity and sexual self-identity, which empowered us and empowered our friends.” Some of the lyrics are: “Leave no stone unturned, for this is your life…what are you? What do you want to be? Are you a boy or a girl? Intellectual Homosexual! Glamorous Heterosexual! Ambidextrous Metrosexual! Baby, let's get reprehensible! ..." Buy it here. — Karen Bliss

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Cause Song of the Month:

USS, "Shipwreck," 2014

Toronto turntable-rock duo USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) wrote “Shipwreck” — for the album Advanced Basics — about depression and addiction and “drowning in a sea of blame.” But there’s always help to pull you out of your funk or dire situation. “Call me / When you need someone to listen to you / Call me / When you're flirting with the edge,” Ashley Buchholz sings. While no money from the sale of the song goes to Kids Help Phone, at the end of the music video is the contact for the anonymous youth counselling service and a new USS t-shirt in 2015 will generate a $2 donation from each sale. Buy the song here. — Karen Bliss

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Product of the Month

Denim for Hope jeans are an exclusive collection from long-standing clothing retailer Jean Machine, in partnership with Montreal’s Second denim. Ten percent of the proceeds go to Plan Canada’s Because I Am A Girl to help improve the lives of women and girls in the developing world. Retailing for $99.99, there are eight styles available, including high-rise and mid-rise skinny in such colours as sand, oatmeal, classic blue and dark. Every pair features a signature Denim For Hope label with heart detail. Buy them here. — Karen Bliss

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As Told To Samaritanmag:

"We started to raise money and to define what we wanted to accomplish — to help young people dealing with various teenage problems, facing illness — cancer is close to our hearts—and to promote the use of music to help them find a passion in life. Every year since then it’s been growing, more than we ever expected and the reaction has been amazingly positive." — Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau tells Samaritanmag's Liisa Ladouceur, in 2013, about the Simple Plan Foundation.

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