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The Hip are practically the national rock band of Canada. No one ever wrote songs as distinctly Canadian as them. Plus they were really great people.
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Sad, posted the other day "Long Time Running" in the What's stuck in your head right now thread.
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showth...126912&page=47 |
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I just fiddled with my wife's bike for a bit and played Hip songs in the background.
'Bobcaygeon' is such a great song. |
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I should also note, the best NYE party is the sadies at the horseshoe. Usually have pretty good secret guests and they play for 3-4 hours straight. Last edited by pdonk; 10-19-2017 at 09:08 AM. Reason: added details |
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I was watching the leafs beat up on my wings last night so I just put the tv on mute and was watching live performances online and had to listen to it. I may have sang along as well.
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Twitter users in Canada will have seen that "Ry Cooder" was trending yesterday. That's very relevant to Hip fans.
I don't think the country has been this collectively sad since Terry Fox died. |
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Sad indeed.
My fav song by far of theirs, Nautical Disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovf9THhbaHg But also 50 Mission Cap, Ahead By A Century, Three Pistols, etc. Awesome music. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/...bany-1.4360208
This is why people love Gord Downie. The kid in the story just posted a couple of days ago upon Gord's passing. Tragically Hip was playing in a rural aboriginal community and the kids asked him to guest for their highschool band - he said he would be honoured to do it |
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A lot has been made of The Hip's lack of commercial success outside of Canada; I don't have too much to say about that, other than to be envious of all the under-attended shows the Hip did in the US. What I will say is that I am happy to see how much love the Hip and Gord are getting from American Paceliners. It's cool to hear that even in their small following outside of Canada, there's still a lot of appreciation for the band.
Anyways, it's really sad news. The Hip pretty much provided the soundtrack to my life. Last year's Kingston show felt (to me) like a modern Group of Seven moment for Canada. I'm not particularly given to hyperbole, so I might even be right about that! |
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Some of their more recent albums are really good. Now for plan A, In between evolution, and man machine poem are some of my favorites.
Imposibilium, might be my favorite song actually, something about the lines “Roses are worth more dried than alive such a thing to say O how I adore you when you reinvent a rose cliché” “but your finger starts to wiggle and landscapes emerge” My other thought is how Gords passing is pulling the country together where ours is becoming more hate filled, and divided every day. |
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>>Canada does not have a President. We have a Prime Minister.
Sorry, major mistake - Just typed without thinking. |
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Seriously, no worries; I doubt any of us took any offence.
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Cheers...Daryl Life is too important to be taken seriously Last edited by Black Dog; 10-21-2017 at 08:04 PM. |
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I was too young to get into the club they played in my home town after their first EP came out. I did see them when Up to Here came out the next year, and a few other times over the years. Lots of years with this band in the background.
My wife loves them, but had never seen them, and last summer's tour was obviously the last chance. I paid a breathtaking amount for good seats at one of the Toronto three-night stand. It was a near-religious experience. I'll never again see 30,000 people smiling and dancing and crying at the same time. |
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