In the words of the Immortal #GordDownie:
"I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness
All squint eyed and confused
But even babies raised by wolves
They know exactly when they've been used."
#cdnpoli #abpoli #Separatism #Referendum
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In the words of the Immortal #GordDownie:
"I feel I've stepped out of the wilderness
All squint eyed and confused
But even babies raised by wolves
They know exactly when they've been used."
#cdnpoli #abpoli #Separatism #Referendum
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Ted Tocks Covers
Scared
Originally posted on October 17, 2020 with a slight rewrite.
Remembering Gord Downie!
“Now there's a focus group that can prove
This is all nothing but cold calculation” -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/706322/ Gord Downie would be ‘super proud’ of latest recognition, Langlois says #CityOfKingston #Éire #Entertainment #GordDownie #IE #Ireland #Kingston #Music #TheTragicallyHip #YGK
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Up To Here
#thetragicallyhip #uptohere #eightiesrock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #gorddownie #alternativerock #folk #rock The Tragically Hip release their debut album on September 5, 1989. It earned a Juno in Canada and is considered one of the most explosive debuts in Canadian rock history. They recorded the album in Memphis with Don Smith producing. He had previously worked with Tom Petty and Keith Richards and no doubt he helped the band stick to what…
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Looking forward to watching “The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration” tonight on CBC.
I can’t believe it has been 10 years.
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 65
Fifty Mission Cap
It’s hard to believe 10 years has gone by since The Tragically Hip’s final performance with Gord Downie.
“Bill Barilko disappeared that summer
He was on a fishing trip
The last goal he ever scored
Won the Leafs the cup
They didn't win another till nineteen sixty two
The year he was discovered”#TheTragicallyHip #GordDownie #TheArkwrightLoftStudio #PracticallyHip #BillBarilko
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Absolutely love this new stained glass piece, “Hey Man Thanks” up in the gallery at the café.
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Re: The Tragically Hip
A notch in our hearts
#Canada #Canadianpoet #Gorddownie #Poetry #Thehip #Thetragicallyhip
fearlessly carried.
a whispered breath
like a chinook wind.
a peaceful moment
with an old friend.
a once in a lifetime sunset
draws a silent tear.
What drew 5 friends together so many years ago
is the same thing that draws a nation together.
The “truth” will do that
and in a seemingly magical way
under the last sunset
one star will reappear
one last time.
Then we say goodnight
bow our heads in silence
watch as that star fades into the night sky
and wait for the chinook winds to arrive.
Re-Airing of the Tragically Hip’s last performance “A National Celebration” August 22nd at 7pm. on the C.B.C. Canada. -
Kingston going all-out to honour The Tragically Hip | Life
Kingston band The Tragically Hip take their final bows at the last show of their 2016 farewell tour…
#Canada #Winnipeg #farewelltour #gorddownie #Kingston #TheTragicallyHip #tributeconcert
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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In Violet Light
#thetragicallyhip #inviolentlight #y2krock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #gorddownie #alternativerock #alt rock The Hip release #8 on June 11, 2002 ... The band traveled to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and teamed up with legendary producer Hugh Padgham -- known for his work with the Police, XTC and Phil Collins. He helped The Hip carve our a leaner collection of music that balanced well with Gord Downie's cryptic and sometimes evocative lyrics.…
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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This has been playing in my head all week, and now in my headphones.
And you? How's your Sunday morning starting out?
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=d18UWu4dRv4&si=k5X1KKQq7Ehex42X
#SundayService #gracetoo #sundaymorning #tragicallyhip #sundaymorningvibes #canadian #music #musica #musique #90smusic #canadianmusic #gorddownie
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 11
So Hard Done By
Very few song writers have ever approached the layers of lyrical intrigue so consistently offered by Gord Downie.
“It was true cinema-a-clef
You should see it before there's nothing left”#thetragicallyhip #gorddownie #KASADOR #TheStrictlyHip #remedy
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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Canada's Band: The Tragically Hip
No band is more intertwined with Canadian identity than The Tragically Hip. For over 30 years, Gord Downie's lyrics served as a national poetry, referencing everything from hockey history ('Fifty Mission Cap') to small-town Ontario ('Bobcaygeon'). With 17 Juno Awards, their music is a permanent fixture on the Canadian cultural landscape. #Canada #TheHip #TragicallyHip #GordDownie 🇨🇦
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Ted Tocks Covers
Gift Shop
Originally posted on February 6, 2021
On this day in 2016, the Tragically Hip performed their final concert.
“I don’t know what to believe
Sometimes I even forget
Then if it’s a lie
Terrorists made me say it”#gorddownie #thetragicallyhip #amosthetransparent #RoseCousins
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 48
Tonight’s the Night
Neil Young released ’Tonight’s the Night’ 50 years ago today.
“Early in the morning, at the break of day
He used to sleep until the afternoon
If you never heard him sing
I guess you won't too soon”#NeilYoung #thesantamonicaflyers #ColinLinden #gracepotterandthenocturnals #GordDownie #GordDownieandtheGodDamnedBand
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Lived in Canada for a number of years...
beautiful drippy BC rainforests - people complained about the rain - but if they had grown up in a permanently parched land...
not a particularly BC band but boy were they loved.. #GordDownie
Isn't it amazing what you can accomplish?
When you don't let the nation get in your way
And not one ambition whispering over your shoulder
Isn't it amazing, you can do anything? -
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 11
Reformed Baptist Blues
The Tragically Hip take a swipe at religious doctrine.
“Now you curse me every time I tell a lie
Trade my gold chains for those starch-back Texan ties
Can’t beseech it that our marriage is a fraud
Can’t get screwed around when the other guy is Gord (God)” -
Episode two hundred and seventy-nine is up now! Today's song is Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip.
I discuss the heartbreaking true story of David Milgaard that inspired the song, and try not to cry again during a Tragically Hip episode.
https://youtu.be/5_hk6nHwWGg?si=Dk6pFDPBCR_tGItW
#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #thetragicallyhip #thehip #tragicallyhip #gorddownie #robbaker #gordsinclair #paullanglois #johnnyfay #davidmilgaard #canada #saskatoon #wheatkings #fullycompletely
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Episode two hundred and sixty-one is up now! Today's song is Fireworks by The Tragically Hip.
I discuss the song's contrast of a loving relationship with the pop culture and world news of the times, and how it's all spun up in a fun rock tune.
https://youtu.be/TW56piOrU64?si=QpodM1FZ6gjrNeis
#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #thetragicallyhip #tragicallyhip #thehip #gorddownie #gordsinclair #paullanglois #robbaker #johnnyfay #canada #canadian #fireworks #phantompower #kingston #ontario
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Gordon
In the realm of music, Gordie Tapp was the first Canadian Gordon who made it big. He was in the country field. Indeed, he was a regular on the country show, Hee Haw. He only had a couple hits because he was more of an entertainer, emcee, broadcaster and writer.
Gordon Lightfoot is the most famous Canadian Gordon musician. With mega hits like Sundown and If You Could Read My Mind, Lightfoot was known world wide and had a huge fan base. Was he folk, country, or rock? No one could really tell but he didn’t need to say, he was just a singer/songwriter that wheedled his way into the hearts and minds of many people.
Gord Deppe is the main songwriter and singer/guitarist for the Canadian rock band The Spoons. They had the hits Nova Heart, Romantic Traffic and Those Old Emotions. He’s also been known to play guitar for Flock of Seagulls.
Gord Downie was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He led the band through most of their existence and even put out some of his own solo work. He died tragically in 2017 of terminal brain cancer.
Probably all you non Canadians figure that there must be a lot of Canadian Gordons since so many are successful musicians. But that’s just not true. I’ve lived my whole 57 years in Canada and have just personally known 1 Gordon. He was a teacher of mine.
So this famous Canadian musician thing that the Gordons have is a statistical anomaly.
In the very early nineties, the Canadian rock band the Bare Naked Ladies seemed to be doing everything right. Their shock name got the attention of nearly everyone, they had two lead singers and had an album’s worth of songs including 4 or 5 that were ear worms. All they needed was a good album title and perhaps they could guarantee success.
They decided to play it conservatively and went with the name Gordon, simply based on how popular Canadians named Gordon seemed to be in pop. They contrived themselves into a successful release and the rest is history for the band.
#country #earWorms #famousCanadianMusicians #FlockOfSeagulls #folkRock #GordDeppe #GordDownie #GordieTapp #GordonLightfoot #HeeHaw #IfYouCouldReadMyMind #NovaHeart #RomanticTraffic #statisticalAnomaly #Sundown #theBareNakedLadies #theSpoons #theTragicallyHip #ThoseOldEmotions
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Episode two hundred and two is up now! Today's song is Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip.
I discuss the complex story and imagery in the lyrics, and the small town that gave its name to this big song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2VUI5BdzQQ
#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #bobcaygeon #phantompower #tragicallyhip #thetragicallyhip #thehip #gorddownie #johnnyfay #robbaker #gordsinclair #paullanglois #canada #kingston #ontario #ingordwetrust #desertbus #desertbusforhope #DB2024
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A post on Facebook reminded me that it's been 7 years and two days since Gord Downie, the lead singer for The Tragically Hip, died. So it is appropriate that today's blog post is about one of their best albums.
https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2024/10/saturday-sounds-tragically-hip-fully.html
