I just realized that all of my favourite Canadian songs are commercial sing-along hits. Except for one hardcore track that snuck in! I feel so girly!
Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFDHia51Do
Black Black Heart - David Usher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJorMzya2M
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6N0sNMKFO4
Mushaboom - Feist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?V=ZDZwThM7vAg
I Would Die for You - Jann Arden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PG7W0oCLz4
The Grace - Neverending White Lights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My0FyN72Phc
No Transitory - Alexisonfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMkwxd2fSg4
Perfect - Danny Michel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE1w2CUyTJ4
Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iuO49jbovg
Walking With a Ghost - Tegan and Sara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4THv5SYfBo
Honourable mention (because it's a cover):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDojIWcjiM
For a real blast of Canadian loudness, you'll have to check out Robin's list here:
http://mog.com/RobinH/blog_post/170687
The combined force of our music collections is awesome!
I think that creating an American playlist for Independence Day is too big a task for me. Happy 4th!
darmuzz
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I was hoping someone would do this! I'm a big Canada-phile, not just for hockey but for music and radio and books as well. Kind of odd for an Irish dude, but there you go.
Loving the selections - can I suggest the Weakerthans, Ohbijou and Dala, too? And 'Gassy Jack' by the Evaporators may well be one of the catchiest songs I've heard in the past year.
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Um... I should have added that it's a nice country, too... :-)
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John, your tastes are cooler than mine. I probably should have added Stars, Arcade Fire, You Say Party! We Say Die!, etc. to give my list more credibility. So there's really such a thing as a Canada-phile? :)
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Yep. became interested in the country in school. Fell in love with it on a trip to Toronto a couple o' years back. And lately I've been listening to CBC Radio online, hence the catching up on Canadian music. CBC Radio 3's great for the Canadian Indie stuff, but I love Vinyl Cafe, too.
BTW, don't forget Great Big Sea, so as to take in the Maritimes!
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^I always thought it was funny you were so into hockey, having heard through the grapevine you're actually in Ireland. I'm also surprised to hear Canadaphiles exist, lol.
Great list, darmuzz. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk sound great, love that song!!
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So what prompted you to make your list Dar? It's pretty darn good!
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Here in Nova Scotia, Great Big Sea is terribly over-exposed but I do admit to having a soft spot for them. "Lukey's Boat," anyone?
Brittany, I don't like either cigarettes or chocolate milk, but those jelly beans, oh yeah!
August, it was Canada Day on the 1st! And I wuz sharing my Canadian music lore with Robin.
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Gotta throw in C.G.I.T (canadian girls in training) by Chixdiggit. I also might add that here in Minnesota I celebrated Canada Day by having a cookout for my wife (who is canadian) and I also made poutine.
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Oh, I gotcha!
RAWKIDDOH, what is poutine?
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I would say heaven in a dish, but here is more info........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
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Omg, heart attack city! Where do I get some?
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Poutine, ack!! Might as well go out and have a donair. But I prefer the sweet stuff - butter tarts and Nanaimo bars!
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what about Joe Lois bars.........mmmm talk about giving the twinkie a run for its money!
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Kevin, ha ha, do you know "Half Lune/Moons" and caramel cakes?
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I know em all, every time I go to canada I end up spending a good two hours walking through a grocery store just looking at the things you have there that we dont in the states. When I come home I always bring a good supply of Kinders Surprises as well as a 12 pack of pink Crush cream soda.
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Happy 1st and 4th to ya then! Great musical way to celebrate :)
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Anna, you should have one of them pink Crush cream sodas!
Kevin, when I lived in the US, I missed Crispy Crunch bars and Shreddies, but not the ketchup chips!
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bleh on the ketchup chips, they eat away at my tongue worse than acid