5) Thank You - Alanis Morissette
4) Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
3) Share The Land - The Guess Who
2) Old Man - Neil Young
1) Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
My top 5:
1. Moxy - Sail On, Sail Away
2. Alanis Morrissete - All I Really Want
3. BTO - Gimme Your Money Please
4. Offenbach - Deux autres bières
5. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Share the Land is a classic old favorite.
shareOnly 5?
As Far as I Can Spit - Rainbow Butt Monkeys (Finger 11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCxwKRAheM
All that Reckoning pt 1 - Cowboy Junkies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLUVYVkAyOE
And if Venice is Sinking - Spirit of the West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tepxOAEBIE
The Mummers' Dance - Loreena McKennit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxTpvA-pUG0
We're here for a Good Time - Trooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gCjJC_INNE
Honourable mention as I loved this song when I was a kid, and then I found the video on YouTube and it's so cheesy awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9xBAtCsCTQ
I couldn't just pick one song from Alanis Morissette, Sarah Mclachlan, Gordon Lightfoot, or Leonard Cohen.
Edit- I totally forgot about this song. I saw these guys sing this in 95 to the Arrogant Worms (who sang it originally) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc
Living On Video brings back memories from the 1980s. Spirit of the West makes me think of the lead singer John Mann and his health issues.
shareIt was heartbreaking. Losing Gord Downie, and John Mann having to retire because of dementia in the same year was not fair.
shareAnd Share the Land seems to always connect me to this old classic also (although not Canadian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ0gobSHgIs
shareI'd never heard that song before. Thanks!
Keeping with Canadian songs, I think this was my favourite song in 88'. I saw them in concert a few years ago and they sang it and it was still a favourite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-TdRfY6Jck
I like! In the same vein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exEUZS6bH3w
shareI've seen this! I think after the Simpsons paid homage in the episode where Homer becomes head garbage man, (or whatever it was) somebody played this. Cool
shareThe mummers dance always kinda freaked me out
shareI loved boys in the bright white sports car. First song I ever drunk kareokeed
sharewhere's the RUSH
shareThis is one Canadian who can't stand Rush.
shareAnd here is another one
shareI am not a big fan either. I say this in a hushed voice.
shareYou're all just jealous you don't have such an angelic voice like Geddy Lee's.
shareI don't have an angelic voice but I do like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBCjo2rUZg
If you can get past his puke inducing vocals, they're a great band who are all individually talented.
shareAnother favourite from the early 90s. I thought these guys would be bigger than barenaked ladies at one time. Lol https://youtu.be/_Pi_KUfKuq8
shareYou never hear that song anywhere. A good one.
shareI played this for my wife. She said what happened to them??
shareTheir second album didn't do as well and they broke up. I liked their second album. I think this is my favourite from it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfyUgca1F0I
shareThe Band: Acadian Driftwood - https://youtu.be/te7KW4K-00E
Alanis Morissette: That I Would Be Good (unplugged) - https://youtu.be/tprMGIaFWl0
Neil Young: Powderfinger - https://youtu.be/tdPs5YXQTSw
Joni Mitchell: Amelia - https://youtu.be/gcTDoi9JQiY
Tom Cochrane: The Untouchable One - https://youtu.be/-HYfcsKWbH4
Re my first choice, yes, I know that The Band was only 2/5 Canadian and that of the three singers on it, only one, Rick Danko, was Canadian, but Robbie Robertson wrote the song, so considering the writer and the subject matter, to me, this is definitely a Canadian song.
Btw, I could have easily chosen five Neil Young tunes, but I decided to limit myself to one song per person. Otherwise, After the Gold Rush, Helpless, Cortez the Killer and Rockin' In the Free World would have been listed as well.
Oh who am I kidding? Had I listed Neil Young songs, there's no way I would have been able to limit myself to five. Thus had I tried to limit myself to ten, Sugar Mountain, On the Way Home, Cowgirl In the Sand, Like a Hurricane and Southern Man would have been included.
I could have listed all Neil Young songs also and maybe The Guess Who
shareI believe The Band is actually 4/5 Canadian. Levon Helm is the only American.
shareI never really understood the big fuss about Alanis Morissette. Her voice is too screechy like nails on a chalkboard and that Jagged Little Pill album came across as whiny to me. Don't know why it sold so many albums and why it's critically acclaimed.
shareI love it.
shareI know that there are just some voices that are pleasing to some and unappealing to others. I really like Alanis Morissette, even back in her pop days, but there are some voices I just don't get. Like Adam Levine.
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