The stories behind great songs about Canada.
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1- The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea.
2- Cherry Beach Express by The Pukka Orchestra.
3- One Great City by The Weakerthans.
4- Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane.
5- Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Stars.
6- Goodnight, Attawapiskat by the Tragically Hip.
7- Charlie’s (is Coming Down) by The Deep Dark Woods.
8- Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip.
9- Sudbury Saturday Night by Stompin’ Tom Connors.
10- All Hell For a Basement by Big Sugar.
11- Down By The Henry Moore by Murray McLauchlan.
12- Small of my Heart by Madison Violet.
13- Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip.
14- Nowhere With You by Joel Plaskett Emergency.
15- It Hasn’t Hit Me Yet by Blue Rodeo.
16- The Old Apartment by The Barenaked Ladies.
17- Escarpment Blues by Sarah Harmer.
18- Where Have All The Good People Gone? by The Sam Roberts Band.
19- Spirit of Radio by Rush.
20- Northern Touch by Rascalz, Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair.
21- Farewell To Nova Scotia by Catherine McKinnon.
22- Echo Beach by Martha and the Muffins.
23- The Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot.
24- The Unicorn by The Irish Rovers.
25- Christmas Time by Bryan Adams.
26- Song For A Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot.
27- Mistletoe by Justin Bieber.
28- Stereo by The Watchmen.
29- Takin’ Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
30- Misguided Angel by The Cowboy Junkies.
31- A Criminal Mind by Lawrence Gowan.
32- Let It Rain by Amanda Marshall.
33- The Spark by William Prince.
34- The Springhill Mining Disaster by Peggy Seeger and sung by Luke Kelly.
35- Avalanche by Matthew Good.
36- Man! I Feel Like a Woman by Shania Twain.
37- Rockstar by Nickelback.
38- When I’m With You by Sheriff.
39- Feeling Good by Michael Buble.
40- Knocking At The Door by The Arkells.
41- Blame Brett by The Beaches.
42-Who Do You Love? by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks.
43-Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks.
44-Superman’s Song by Crash Test Dummies.
45-If I Had a Rocket Launcher by Bruce Cockburn.
46- Diana by Paul Anka.
47- Could I Be Your Girl? by Jann Arden.
48- Flesh Without Blood by Grimes.
49- Let Your Backbone Slide by Maestro Fresh Wes.
50- S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) by The Glorious Sons.