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I'm not a huge Hip fan... far from it, but they've got a dozen or so incredible songs imo. I tuned in, and even I got choked up. The raw energy was unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
I'm not a huge Hip fan... far from it, but they've got a dozen or so incredible songs imo. I tuned in, and even I got choked up. The raw energy was unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
Any big songs they missed? Didn't hear 38 Years Old
I'm surprised a bigger deal wasn't made of CBC showing the loser in the Phaneuf jersey.
>If a song ever hit a little too close to home, it was this one. Gord Downie does have a brother named Mike. He's a documentary film maker whose work has appeared on the Life Network and the CBC. Mike also directed the Hip's 1999 "Bobcaygeon" music video. He is certainly not in prison, nor has a tragedy such as the one explained in "38 Years Old" ever befallen the Downie family. Some folks took the song seriously however and began leaving things on the porch of the Downie family home in Kingston. The Downie's kept experiencing unwarranted and unwanted attention from literal believers of the song. As a result, "38 Years Old" was very rarely played live for many years. It made a surprise reappearance at Toronto's Fort York in June of 2006.
http://www.hipmuseum.com/38.html
On why they they don't play 38 Years Old live (much).
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-t...-rock-centre-kingston-on-canada-43fccf3b.html
Fully Completely & 38 Years Old are the only 2 songs i wished they had played.I really enjoyed the set list.
Fiddler's Green is a far "closer to home" song which they hadn't played live in many years. They played it a handful of times on this tour though.
You really have to have somewhat of an understanding of Canada to completely grok the Hip.I mentioned in the other Hip thread, that it was unfortunate they never really took hold of the US listeners in the same way Nickelback somehow did.
Ask any Canadian which band they'd prefer, though, and you'd probably get a unanimous decision today.
Fiddler's Green is a far "closer to home" song which they hadn't played live in many years. They played it a handful of times on this tour though.
I don't think they played it live for 15 years.
The biggest benefactor from Canadian radio laws.