"The Battle Of Queenston Heights" - Canadian War of 1812 Song

"The Battle Of Queenston Heights" is a Canadian Parody of the American song "The Battle Of New Orleans" done by Mike Darow. The song reached #16 in Canada a couple of months after releases. Mike Darow had just started working in 1959 as an air personality for CHUM Radio doing the afternoon (4:00pm to 7:00pm) shift. Garry Ferrier, a very creative copywriter and part-time air personality for the station, wrote the lyrics. Media Featured: First Invasion: The War of 1812 (2004) Andrew Jackson (2007) Canada: The Story of Us (2017) Canada: A People's History (2000) War of 1812 (1999) #canada #canadian #canadianhistory #warof1812 #patrioticsongs #history #song #napoleonic