• @jpreston2005
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    2 months ago

    I was young when I first heard of’em. Dismissed them because I thought their band name was lame, and thus indicative of their music.

    I was wrong. RIP Gord Downie

    The Tragically Hip - Day For Night (Full Album)

    (The fourth song, “Yawning or Snarling” is particularly dope)

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      52 months ago

      Weird, I was just about to add my comment in here about The Hip. I used to haaaaate them, like get up immediately and turn the radio station if they came on kind of hate.

      Then I remember the music video for Poets came out, and I thought it was okay. Fine, maybe I like one of their songs, but fuck the rest!

      And then I heard Bobcaygeon a few years later - I think it was the right place and the right time. A cottage trip, after a few drinks, and somebody I had a lot of respect for said they loved the band. Suddenly Gord wasn’t some awful screechy eccentric folk elderly-rock singer, but an eccentric artist whimsically singing about deep Canadiana. I started exploring them more, and now I love them and passionately regret that I will never be able to experience them live.

      RIP Gord, you beautiful weirdo.

      If any non-Canadians want a glimpse of what Canadian culture is like go take a listen to the top Tragically Hip songs. Also pay attention to the lyrics because some of them are just poetry and magnificent.

      Rush still fucking sucks, though.

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      32 months ago

      Wait a second… you’re not Canadian but you know who The Hip are? And you like them?! My mind is blown, my dude. That’s awesome 😃