Number 1 in the Top 10 Canadian Singles of all time

Alen Cross has a little radio program called explore music. He recently published a list of the top 10 Canadian Singles of all time and our Boys were number 1.

Here is the Article

And here's is the full list

1. Tragically Hip – “At the Hundredth Meridian”
2. Rough Trade – “High School Confidential”
3. I Mother Earth – “One More Astronaut”
4. The Viletones – “Screaming Fist”
5. Rush – “Closer to the Heart”
6. Guess Who – “American Woman”
7. Steppenwolf – “Born to Be Wild”
8. Sloan – “The Lines You Amend”
9. Martha and the Muffins – “Echo Beach”
10. Neil Young  - “Old Man”

Now some of these songs are already in Rock Band, American Woman by the Guess Who and Closer to the heart by Rush. The Tragically Hip would be right at home :).

The First Step

This is the first step in a journey that i hope will end with me downloading a Tragically Hip song in Rockband. This is something I've been thinking about since the first Rockband game came out over 2 years ago. 

I, like millions of other Canadians, know that The Tragically Hip is Canada's unofficial Band. Even if you don't like the band you have to respect what they have accomplished over their 10 Albums. 

I could easily list of 30 Hip songs that belong in this game, anything from Yer Favorites would do. But I'm no dummy i know you need a gimmick if you want to get things done. So here is mine.

Canada Day is July 1st, The Tragically Hip is Canada's unofficial Rock Band and as a result they sing allot of songs about Canada. :)

1. Fifty Mission Cap

"Bill Barilko disapeard, that summer, he was on a fishing trip. The last goal he ever scored, in overtime, won the Leafs the cup. They didn't win another till 1962 the year he was discovered."

2. Fireworks

" If there's a goal that everyone remember, it was back in ol'72 we all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger and all i remember is sitting beside you, you said you didn't give a fuck about hockey and i never saw someone say that before, you held my hand and we walked home the long way, you were loosening my grip on the fake cold war"

3. 3 Pistols

"...Tom Thomson came paddling past I'm pretty sure it was him And he spoke so softly in accordance
With the growing of the dim."

4. Wheat Kings

"...Sundown in the Paris of the Prairies."

5. Looking for a place to happen

"...I've got a job, I explore..."
"...To find a place, an ancient race
The kind you'd like to gamble with
Where they'd stamp on a burning bag of shit"

6. The 100th Meridian

"At the 100th Meridian, were the great plains begin."

This selection covers everything from discovering Canada, discovering the 100th meridian in Manitoba. Tragedy's like David Milgard, artists like Tom Tompson and, of course, Hockey.

Canada has allot of amazing music but i honestly can't think of a better way to celebrate Canada Day then belting out some Hip songs.

My goal will be to create a post every week until July 1st (Canada Day) outlining why my favorite band belongs in my favorite Video Game.