All posts in this series tell the stories behind some of the most memorable music by Canadian artists and bands. In addition, each post will highlight a specific part of Canada that is either named in the song, relates to the lyrical content of the song or has to do with the artist and/or their life.
In my previous post *(which you can read here), I wrote about how, as a young man, I discovered that I enjoyed listening to music best by wearing good quality… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #70/250: Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) by Glass Tiger
In my much younger days, I remember watching a National Geographic documentary about army ants in the rainforest. One of the things that I remember most about that documentary was… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #69/250: Paradise Skies by Max Webster.
Over the years, there have been many deep thinkers who have pondered the question of what it means to be “Canadian”. Well, without going into a long essay on the… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #68/250: Big League by Tom Cochrane
For those of you who are faithful readers of this blog, you will be aware that I am a Monday-to-Friday blogger only. I reserve my weekend time for my family.… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #66/250: The Luxury by The Tragically Hip
In my most recent post (which you can read here), I talked about the history of Canada’s Juno Award celebrations and discussed some of this year’s more established winners, from… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: 2024 Junos Edition: Part II
The 2024 Juno Awards were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the weekend. It was the first time that Halifax hosted this national music awards show that honours the best… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: The Junos 2024 Edition: Part #1!
Just prior to heading off on Spring Break for a week with my family came the news of the passing of Canadian music legend Ronnie King. Mr. King was one… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip/May Peace Be With You…Song #62/250: Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders
For the whole of my adult working life, I was a slave to the rhythm of schools. Every work day began early in the morning and went until late afternoon… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #61/250: Working for the Weekend by Loverboy
Today’s post is a spin-off from a post I wrote last week about the Canadian punk film classic Hard Core Logo. (You can read about the post here). If you… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #60/250: Try Honesty by Billy Talent
Leslie Feist has very quietly become one of Canada’s most successful singers of all time. She has won almost a dozen Juno Awards over the years, including two separate times… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #59/250: 1-2-3-4 by Feist.
