I'm not a huge Hip fan... far from it, but they've got a dozen or so incredible songs imo. I tuned in, and even I got choked up. The raw energy was unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
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38 yrs is the first one that comes to mind... others are fully completely and long time running though I wouldn't classify them as "big" songs...
30 songs set list though so they played all their hits.
Roughneck
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>If a song ever hit a little too close to home, it was this one. Gord Downie does have a brother named Mike. He's a documentary film maker whose work has appeared on the Life Network and the CBC. Mike also directed the Hip's 1999 "Bobcaygeon" music video. He is certainly not in prison, nor has a tragedy such as the one explained in "38 Years Old" ever befallen the Downie family. Some folks took the song seriously however and began leaving things on the porch of the Downie family home in Kingston. The Downie's kept experiencing unwarranted and unwanted attention from literal believers of the song. As a result, "38 Years Old" was very rarely played live for many years. It made a surprise reappearance at Toronto's Fort York in June of 2006.
http://www.hipmuseum.com/38.html
On why they they don't play 38 Years Old live (much).
http://www.hipmuseum.com/38.html
On why they they don't play 38 Years Old live (much).
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Fiddler's Green is a far "closer to home" song which they hadn't played live in many years. They played it a handful of times on this tour though.
cupcrazyman
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http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-t...-rock-centre-kingston-on-canada-43fccf3b.html
Fully Completely & 38 Years Old are the only 2 songs i wished they had played.I really enjoyed the set list.
Fully Completely & 38 Years Old are the only 2 songs i wished they had played.I really enjoyed the set list.
WeThreeKings
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That and Long Time Running.
I would've loved to hear Cordelia, but knew they wouldn't play that.
Oh, and Pigeon Camera, my personal favorite Hip song.
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NyQuil
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It's crazy that they didn't play Fully Completely because I've seen them 10 times and I think they played it every time.
Thank you. Will watch it later today. Tried catching the radio broadcast and that was a bad idea. I'm hoping the video version will be much better.
Roughneck
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Say Hey Kid
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You really have to have somewhat of an understanding of Canada to completely grok the Hip.I mentioned in the other Hip thread, that it was unfortunate they never really took hold of the US listeners in the same way Nickelback somehow did.
Ask any Canadian which band they'd prefer, though, and you'd probably get a unanimous decision today.
To listen with understanding to Nickelback,you just have to be sixteen or remember being sixteen.
Chairman Maouth
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Nah theyve played Fiddlers Green over the last couple years.
I was disappointed that they didnt play Fully Completely Long Time Running was hoping for Cordelia and So Hard Done By.
They could have passed on Toronto #4 Puttin Down and a couple of songs off the new album I thought.
Fiddler's Green really made me flood my basement in tears. I was an emotional mess
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Is anyone else following #GordDowniesCanada on twitter? It's amazing that it's for Gord, who may or many not even know it's happening, but also beautiful to see all the gorgeous pictures of Canadian towns, cities and landscapes all in one place.
Re: Fiddlers Green, they didn't play it till recent years because it was too hard on them, and Gord specifically. It's about his sister's baby who died. Now it takes on a whole new meaning with him singing it.
Re: Fiddlers Green, they didn't play it till recent years because it was too hard on them, and Gord specifically. It's about his sister's baby who died. Now it takes on a whole new meaning with him singing it.
Voight
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