Well, I've been thinking; there already was a massive country wide ceremony for Canada as it really is. In 2016, when Gord Downie was dying, over 30% of the country listened to their last concert of their Man Machine Tour simultaneously. And all of the proceeds of their (yuge) last tour went to his Chanie Wenjack Foundation.
Everyone loved the Hip - every province, every generation, every class, urban, rural - everyone thought of the Hip as theirs. The amount of love that poured out during that concert, and your in general...
Downie's lyrics are love/grief songs to Canadian history, and so layered.
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Tragically Hip
Date: 2020-09-27 06:18 pm (UTC)Everyone loved the Hip - every province, every generation, every class, urban, rural - everyone thought of the Hip as theirs. The amount of love that poured out during that concert, and your in general...
Downie's lyrics are love/grief songs to Canadian history, and so layered.
This might look like a weird choice, but stick with me... I present you: Wheat Kings: http://www.hipmuseum.com/wheat.html
And see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Machine_Poem_Tour
Dig that Olympic coverage...
Read or play with a maple leaf emblem to focus on?
Very interested in your thoughts!