CBC Wants Listeners to Pick Songs That Define Canada to Obama

CBC's Radio 2 has an on-line poll currently running to pick the "49 Songs From North of the 49th Parallel" that best define Canada for president-elect Obama.

"One of the best way to know Canada is through the depth and breadth of our artistic expression," says Denise Donlon, Executive Director, CBC Radio. "We're excited about the new President and we want him to be excited about us, so we're asking our audience to help compile the list of our most definitive Canadian songs!"

So, from now until January 16 at 8 PM ET, you can pick your favorites from a compiled list of 100. The 49 songs selected will be played throughout the day on January 20, Inauguration Day. Go to the CBC's site to vote.

Here's a little cheat sheet with the veteran artists nominated for the poll:

• Acadian Driftwood - Band
• American Woman - Guess Who
• Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
• Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot
• A Case of You - Joni Mitchell
• Closer to the Heart - Rush
• Democracy - Leonard Cohen
• Four Strong Winds - Ian & Sylvia
• Hallelujah - k.d. lang
• Helpless - Neil Young
• Lovers in a Dangerous Time - Bruce Cockburn
• Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers
• Raise a Little Hell - Trooper
• Rise Again - Rankin Family
• Rockin' in a Free World - Neil Young
• Share the Land - Guess Who
• Showdown at Big Sky - Robbie Robertson
• Snowbird - Anne Murray
• Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
• Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Universal Soldier - Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Wondering Where the Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
• The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot