I find a lot of those guys mentioned overrated personally. Like, Tragically Hip over Jean Leloup? Seriously? I find there's a gulf in creativity and originality between the two personally. Not big into Cohen or Young either.
I think Jean Leloup will always 'suffer' from being a francophone artist (so how many people in this thread even know of him really?) but it's not a difficult choice for me. I'm someone who usually doesn't give a hoot about rock lyrics but I think he's one of the best I ever read along with Lou Reed. Phenomenal writer.
Love Leloup, and love your passion about him. Not sure where I'd rank him (really never thought of a canadian top before), but he's certainly one of my favorite artists from Québec. I think Richard Desjardins' peak might be better, but it's hard to compare.
My favorite Canadian album is probably Le Trésor de la langue by René Lussier - but that ain't really songs. Keith Kouna's Bonsoir Shérif is certainly my favorite Québec "songs" album from the last 10 years.
I like Cohen a lot too.
The BARF cover of Plume's Mouton Noir is probably not a great song, but the Canadian song I listen to the most.
Oh, and for my Star Wars nerds, I'm pretty sure this is Canadian too
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