What song(s) represent Canada to you?
12/30/2008 at 9:59 AM
Per the linked article below, CBC Radio 2 is putting together a list of 49 songs that they feel best represent our country. They will then be aired the day of Barack Obama's inauguration in January.
Here are some ideas mentioned in the article. Hip fans and Nickelback fans may have something to say about the songs chosen from each of those bands:
O Canada (national anthem)
Taking Care of Business, Randy Bachman
Un Canadien errant, Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
Helpless, Neil Young
Acadian Driftwood, The Band
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
Bobcaygeon, The Tragically Hip
Quand les hommes vivront d'amour, Raymond Lévesque
The Last Time I Saw Her (CBC radio orchestra version), Gordon Lightfoot
Goldberg Variations first version, Glenn Gould
Something from the Vancouver and/or Montreal symphony orchestras.
Music at Work, The Tragically Hip
Rockin' in The Free World, Neil Young
Photograph, Nickelback
Dance (traditional native song), Eagle and Hawk
Snowbird, Anne Murray
Summer of '69, Bryan Adams
The Kid is Hot Tonight, Loverboy
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081230.CBC30/TPStory/National