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RIP Gord Downie

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hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
As one wag put it the Tragically Hip was a bar band that never made it big in the US. I never listened to it and to be honest can not name one of their songs or even recognize the song as being theirs. When they said that Gord Downie had cancer I asked someone who he was. Sad to hear of anyone's passing and I wish him peace in the great hereafter but I still have no idea who he was.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Broadwaygeek67 I am a Canadian. I never listened to TH's music. Not my taste.
Broadwaygeek67 · 56-60, F
@hippyjoe1955 They may an acquired taste I suppose. I like the slower stuff, but I’m not much into hard stuff anymore. More of a BNL fan myself, if I had to choose.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Broadwaygeek67 I think what bothers me most is when people take their taste in music and project it on to the whole nation. They sang songs and made music. No different than hundreds of other bands or individuals across Canada. Does any one of those bands speak for me or speak for Canada? No. They are simply musicians.
Broadwaygeek67 · 56-60, F
Agreed. My sister posted on Facebook the day he died. “Excuse us. Canada will be closed for the day due to a death in the family”.
MikefromEP · 51-55, M
Gotta give the guy HUGE credit. He kept performing as long as he could.. just like Freddie Mercury

 
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