Music from your part of Canada

[Emancipation 2]

Just a side note about Stompin tom- At my wedding, I had the DJ get the good old hockey game pre-wedding as a surprise to all my canadian guests. It was a huge hit.

You are lucky you didn't get a brawl break out pulling out a tune like that!! Bravo!!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I agree. There are soooooooooooo many great songs and artists that remind me of Canada. Makes me homesick. Speaking of The Hip.... my cousin has a b&w picture of her and her husband in front of their old house. They're standing in the garden wearing overalls and have a pitchfork and a shovel in their hand..... kinda posed like that American master painting.... can't recall the name of it. Anyway... their friend made a frame for it and wrote some of the words from Ahead by a Century around the frame...... "First we'd climb a tree and maybe then we'd talk...." it's an awesome pic.

That portrait is called "American Gothic" . And listening to a lot of this music has made me homesick as well.

[SpiritAlight 1]

####### Spiritalight, you JUST made me think of the ULTIMATE song that reminds me of where I'm from and makes my heart thump.

The Tragically Hip= Bobcaygeon. My roommate from university and I, her from Alberta and I from Ontario, had a lot to learn about each other in our first year. One day early on into our living together, she had put on some music. She loved her country, and I my rock. All of a sudden she put on Bobcaygeon and when the lyric "That night in Toronto, with it's checkerboard floors...riding on horseback and keeping order restored..." we both sung it as loud as we can. We have been best friends every since.

I love that memory.l

"it was in Bobcaygeon I saw the constellations

reveal themselves one star at a time"

This just makes me weep...

snif snif.

:thumbs:

[Emancipation 2]

None of the bands or songs that anyone has mentioned are reminders to me at all.......but this song is fun to play for the people that ride in my car pool.

Dayglo Abortions - Proud To Be A Canadian

Nothing sayz Canada like a Punk Band fer SURE!!!

[Carlawarla 1]

None of the bands or songs that anyone has mentioned are reminders to me at all.......but this song is fun to play for the people that ride in my car pool.

Dayglo Abortions - Proud To Be A Canadian

I couldn't understand a word they sang! So...I looked up the lyrics. How does everyone in your car pool respond to that song? I laughed about it after I got over my horror!

[Krikit 1,165]

Just a side note about Stompin tom- At my wedding, I had the DJ get the good old hockey game pre-wedding as a surprise to all my canadian guests. It was a huge hit.

You are lucky you didn't get a brawl break out pulling out a tune like that!! Bravo!!!

I went to a wedding and a hockey game broke out.

That portrait is called "American Gothic" .

THANK you. That was driving me nuts. lol

None of the bands or songs that anyone has mentioned are reminders to me at all.......but this song is fun to play for the people that ride in my car pool.

Dayglo Abortions - Proud To Be A Canadian

OMG! I'd be hurling myself out of your car! Or, at the very least, getting to work in a REALLY bad mood.

[SpiritAlight 1]

I went to a wedding and a hockey game broke out.

OMG I laughed so hard at this, I think I hurt myself.

[thetreble 19]

#1 Without a doubt - Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest - about as Canadian as it gets b'y! No matter who sings it!

Without a doubt, the number one canadian theme song. It's true; no matter where you are in Canada, no matter what bar, every one knows the words and hundreds of people shouting TAKE ME HOME!!! is a great feeling.

Okay here's another idea. I want to want to make a Canadian BEST HITS cd. Take your suggestions now for songs that NEED To be on there.

[trailmix 77]

None of the bands or songs that anyone has mentioned are reminders to me at all.......but this song is fun to play for the people that ride in my car pool.

Dayglo Abortions - Proud To Be A Canadian

OMG! I'd be hurling myself out of your car! Or, at the very least, getting to work in a REALLY bad mood.

Luckily I have people that are open to the music that we play in our car pool. We all have different things that we like, but all can find something to listen to. One listens to mostly ©rap/r&b with a bit of rock/alt, one likes rock/country/pop/©rap/r&b, and the other one likes rock/punk/alt, and then there's me. We have a great time.

You have a bunch of crazed maniacs in your carpool!! I would recommend you start taking the bus Monday!!

Just kidding

Not my preference in music, in fact I find it appallingly awful - but to each his or her own

[Krikit 1,165]

Okay here's another idea. I want to want to make a Canadian BEST HITS cd. Take your suggestions now for songs that NEED To be on there.

I have a bunch of those! Some I made and some my friends made for me. Gosh, there is WAY too many best hits. I'd include:

The Guess Who

BTO/Burton Cummings

Gordie Lightfoot

Shaye

Sarah McLachlan

April Wine

The Stampeders

Poppy Family

KD Lang

Great Big Sea

The Tragically Hip

Loreena McKennitt

Roch Voisine

Cowboy Junkies

Neil Young

Valdy

Leonard Cohen

Robbie Robertson

Jann Arden

Barenaked Ladies

Nickelback

This is a good one if you're from the east coast and really want to get immersed in homesickness/missing him/her misery.

Gosh, there are so MANY. I'm sure I've forgotten a ton of them.

[Reba 2]

Without a doubt, the number one canadian theme song. It's true; no matter where you are in Canada, no matter what bar, every one knows the words and hundreds of people shouting TAKE ME HOME!!! is a great feeling.

Not just in Canada, but anywhere in the world where Canadians will congregate. A friend of mine said he and his sister took a year in Europe and no matter where they went, that song was usually being played or sung but Canucks somewhere.

[Krikit 1,165]

Without a doubt, the number one canadian theme song. It's true; no matter where you are in Canada, no matter what bar, every one knows the words and hundreds of people shouting TAKE ME HOME!!! is a great feeling.

Not just in Canada, but anywhere in the world where Canadians will congregate. A friend of mine said he and his sister took a year in Europe and no matter where they went, that song was usually being played or sung but Canucks somewhere.

Okay, I give. I was hoping the penny would drop and it would dawn on me what song you're referring to. Can someone help me out, please?

[thetreble 19]

Krikit! Shammmmeeeeeeee.

You'll have to excuse me,

I'm not at my best

I've been gone for a week, I've been drunk since I left

These so-called vacations will soon be my death

I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a restttttt.

You have never heard that song before? I practically lived on that song at university.

By the way, I found this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Tracks:_The_Canadian_Version

[Krikit 1,165]

Krikit! Shammmmeeeeeeee.

You'll have to excuse me,

I'm not at my best

I've been gone for a week, I've been drunk since I left

These so-called vacations will soon be my death

I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a restttttt.

You have never heard that song before? I practically lived on that song at university.

By the way, I found this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Tracks:_The_Canadian_Version

OMG. I feel so stupid. Yes, I've heard that song before!

[trailmix 77]

Krikit! Shammmmeeeeeeee.

You'll have to excuse me,

I'm not at my best

I've been gone for a week, I've been drunk since I left

These so-called vacations will soon be my death

I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a restttttt.

You have never heard that song before? I practically lived on that song at university.

By the way, I found this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Tracks:_The_Canadian_Version

OMG. I feel so stupid. Yes, I've heard that song before!

I had to look it up too, I know the song as well but didn't get the reference