The Unoffical Canadian Tuneage thread

Post your faves

While we certainly have our share of success stories that broke it big world-wide, I'm gonna focus more on the tunes/artists less well known.

it being Canada day, i figure the Double Shot is appropriate

The Northern Pikes
stars in the sky
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place thats insane

The Grapes of Wrath
all the things i wasnt
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oh lucky man
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Red Rider
light in the tunnel/human race

white hot


I'm looking forward to seeing the selections
Keep on Rockin in the Free World,
Dex

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oh, be sure to text the artist and song along with clips, so that future posters can utilize the search function.


Gino Vanelli - Wild Horses


Gino Vanelli- Black Cars


Aldo Nova- Fooling Yourself

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Barstool Prophets- Wasted
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Barstool Prophets- Sunshine so Fine
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The Band
The Weight

Cowboy Junkies
A Common Disaster
Sweet Jane

Gordon Lightfoot
Carefree Highway
If You Could Read My Mind
Sundown

Joni Mitchell
Big Yellow Taxi
Both Sides, Now

Alanis Morissette
You Oughta Know

Saga
Tonight Were On Loose

Honeymoon Suite
New Girl Now

Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride

The Tragically Hip
Courage

Neil Young
Heart Of Gold
Old Man

Skinny Puppy
Harsh Stone White
Spasmolytic
Tin Omen

Leonard Cohen
Winter Lady

Rush
From All the World's A Stage
Bastille Day
Anthem
In The End

Everything off Permanent Waves

Everything off Moving Pictures with the exception being The Camera Eye

Off of Exit...Stage Left
A Passage To Bangkok
Beneath, Between & Behind
Broon's Bane
La Villa Strangiato

Digital Man
Marathon
Time Stand Still

Tommy Chong's guitar solo from Cheech and Chong's Next Movie

The one group that I have listened to because my dad has some of their cd's is Triumph. They sound pretty good.

Cancer Bats- Hail Destroyer



Crash Test Dummies- Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm



Sum 41- In Too Deep



-Fat Lip

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The entire songbooks of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, for sure. You won't find a bigger fan of The Band than me, but Levon Helm is so much Arkansas and such a major influence to their sound and songwriting that I can't easily slip them into the purely "Canadian" category, though if I were from the Great White North I'd surely claim them as my own.

One of my favorite songs not by those Canadians (and Southerner) is Ian & Sylvia's "Four Strong Winds"...



Love me some Guess Who, as well. My favorite tune of theirs being "Undun"...



And one of the greatest Jazz pianists of all time was and remains Oscar Peterson...



Gotta mention Paul Anka. Will I spin you some "Donna" or even Frank belting out "My Way"? Nope. Heeeeere's "Johnny's Theme"!...




And how is it no Rush fans have sniffed out this thread yet?

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your pops has good taste
say goodbye


magic power


follow your heart

max webster-Paradise skies

high class in borrowed shoes
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The Stampeders- Wild Eyes


The Stampeders- Oh My Lady


kim mitchell- Worlds Such a Wonder

kim mitchell- Aint Life Amazing
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The Box- Closer Together

The Box -Crying out loud for love

The Payola$- Where is this love

The Payola$- It must be love
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Chilliwack- My Girl(gone gone)

Chilliwack- Whatcha gonna do

Prism-Take Me Away
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Prism-Armageddon

Len
Steal My Sunshine



Jann Arden
Good Mother



Our Lady Peace
Superman's Dead

The Spoons

Sort of a cross between Simple Minds/INXS/ Tears for Fears
A staple of Radio in the 80's, also had the cutey appeal for much music(Canada's MTV)

Nova Heart
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Old Emotions
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Romantic Traffic


Tell No Lies
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These are in no way underground but OK...

"Stars and Sons" by Broken Social Scene


"Use It" by the New Pornographers

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The Trews

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The Watchmen
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Five Man Electrical Band.

First the 60's counter-culture Anthem Everybody knows


And now a couple catchy ditties less well known

I know she is considered poppish, but I love Canadian Avril Lavinge.

My favorite song by her is Nobody's Home and I also love her new song from the Alice In Wonderland Soundtrack.

Liona Boyd

The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)



Arcade Fire - Wake Up

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Rush - Tom Sawyer



Our Lady Peace - 4AM



Neil Young - Needle and the Damage Done



Barenaked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars



Matthew Good Band - Load Me Up

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Suspect's Reviews

Since I'm a huge fan of Spencer Krug and his numerous projects AND just saw (the amazing) Wolf Parade at the Pitchfork Music Festival on Saturday:

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Doug and the Slugs

If you like Huey Lewis & The News , or are in the mood for playful, breezy pop sensibilities. (Greg Kihn Band), Doug and the Slugs may be well be your cup of tea.

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Yeah, I just recently saw Wolf Parade myself and they rocked my socks off. Thank you to the f family for bringing some cool to this thread.

My contribution for today (also seen them live at the same festival, definitely the musical highlight, extremely tight live):

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Don't forget our favorite Airline watchdog, Dave Carroll, eh?

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Under-the-radar Movie Awesomeness.
http://earlsmoviepicks.blogspot.com/

Ok, not my favourite Candian band (that would be Arcade Fire), but this being a movie site and all, thought I'd mention Anvil (Anvil: The Story of Anvil is such a good film)



Crystal Castles are pretty good: