I’ve never considered myself a Tragically Hip superfan, but in the wake of singer Gord Downie’s passing last night, it is hard not to feel impacted. The group produced many great songs over its three-decade career (as well as a few not-so-great ones) and gradually cemented its status as “Canada’s
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Politics and its Discontents: A Lesson In Living
Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.-Dylan ThomasAlthough I am of an earlier time musically, and cannot say that outside of about two songs I am familiar with the Tragically Hip’s oeuvre, I watched almost all…
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Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.-Dylan ThomasAlthough I am of an earlier time musically, and cannot say that outside of about two songs I am familiar with the Tragically Hip’s oeuvre, I watched almost all…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip, and the Canada I Love
It took me a few years to fall in love with the Tragically Hip. I always loved their name, I thought it was so cool or…um…so hip.And when I heard that their lead singer was a poet I was even more impressed.But it wasn't until my big brother …
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