New music has been released by Napanee’s very own Avril Lavigne.
The song, Young & Dumb, was mad in collaboration with Canadian rock band Simple Plan.
There’s one line in this new song that may catch locals attention… “2002 and i’m hanging on a tour bus. Leaving my hometown, Napanee.”
This isn’t the first time she’s mentioned her hometown in a song, having previously mentioned Napanee in her song My World, mentioning having earned money cutting grass and being fired from her fried chicken job “All in a small town, Napanee.”
Greater Napanee Mayor Terry Richardson says it’s really exciting having the town named! He noted when Avril first broke out in the music scene, she put Napanee on the map.
In 2003 when she wore a Napanee Home Hardware shirt on SNL, the shirts went flying off the shelves! Her numerous mentions of her favourite pizza spot in Napanee, La Pizzeria, kept Bill and Marina busy until they retired last year, leaving the restaurant to new owners.
This mention in her new song may bring with it another wave of tourism to the community where she grew up.
Written by Emily Chatwood
