<P> That sagged down to the floor In a room that had a postcard on the door Of Marini's Little Man With an erection on a horse </P> <P> Several of the band's friends and family members, as well as producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, also appear on the track as backing vocalists on the song's final chorus, and are credited in the album's liner notes as "Venetian Choir". Daum herself can be heard laughing in the background after the word "erection". </P> <P> It proved to be Spirit of the West's most successful single on the Canadian pop charts, reaching #30 on the RPM Top 100 singles chart the week of November 20, 1993, and #12 on the adult contemporary charts the week of January 31, 1994; it was also the band's only single ever to appear on the magazine's country music charts, peaking at #93 in the week of October 9, 1993 . </P> <P> However, some radio stations played an edited version with the words "with an erection" blanked out . </P>

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