May 27, 2016

As most of you i'm sure have heard the Canadian music world was dealt a huge blow this week when Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, announced that he had terminal brain cancer. On of our contributors, Doug, has been a lifelong Hip fan and felt it was right to honour him this week. Here are some of the Song Of The Day Fridays crew's favourite Tragically Hip songs.

Rob

The Tragically Hip - "The Rules"

Mr. T

The Tragically Hip - "Bobcaygeon"

G-Man

The Tragically Hip - "Morning Moon"

I went with a newer track for my pick. The Hip have always had a knack for great songwriting and Gord's lyrics can always whisk you away to another place in memory or venue. "Morning Moon" is that perfect Spring morning song. Next to a lake. A little cool. Maybe just a couple mosquitoes buzzing about. The rest of the world so far away. Especially you...

The Tragically Hip - "Nautical Disaster"

Ok I picked 2 songs! There is just so much cool stuff to talk about with "Nautical Disaster". The ambiguous lyrics. The fact that there is no chorus. And The Tragically Hip were one of the first Canadian bands to perform on SNL. When Dan Akyroyd hosted back in 1994 he brought along his fellow Kingston Natives and this is the song they performed

Doug

The Tragically Hip - "The Inevitability Of Death"

Dano

The Tragically Hip - "Flamenco"

The Tragically Hip - "Thompson Girl (Live)"

However you choose to leave us Gord, we hope it's on your terms. Thank you for existing.