Sunday 5 July 2015

Chilliwack, Guess Who, April Wine, Tragically Hip, Glass Tiger . . .

Canadian music -- best and worst -- according to published polls
Which Joni Mitchell song was atop the CBC list?
By Mark Schadenberg
The beginning of July marks Canada Day, so let's celebrate Canada !
Canadian music, that is !
Both the CBC and Canadian Living magazine have created a list of great Canadian songs. In the case of the CBC, they extended their series of rankings to albums and bands too. Canadian Living calls its great Canadian summer songs.
I own the full set of 'Oh What A Feeling' cd's, which are a series of compilation releases to recognize anniversary years of the Juno Awards.

The great thing about any list, is you can debate, barter or ask a bartender about what should or should not make the grade.
I would have A Criminal Mind by Gowan on my list – somewhere in the Top 10 on its own merits and also thanks to one of the great music videos ever.
You can not compile any list like this without including (in any possible oder): Bryan Adams, Alanis Morisette, Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, Neil Young, Tragically Hip, Corey Hart, Anne Murray, Shania Twain, Rush, Dan Hill, Steppenwolf, April Wine, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Celine Dion, Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Burton Cummings, Gino Vanelli, Loverboy, Jeff Healey, Barenaked Ladies, Tom Cochrane, Roch Voisine, Leonard Cohen, Max Webster, Joni Mitchell, Glass Tiger, Trooper, Stampeders, Chilliwack, Jann Arden, Parachute Club, Blood Sweat & Tears, Blue Rodeo, Sara McLachlin, David Foster, Great Big Sea, kd lang, Nelly Furtado (Canada Walk Of Fame induction quote below), Chantal Kreviazuk, Amanda Marshall, Rankin Family, Rita MacNeil, Ian Thomas, Ian & Sylvia Tyson, The Band, Triumph, and Arcade Fire.


I know and realize, you can think of at least 10 more names on the top of your head such as Tegan & Sara, Michelle Wright, Drake, Amy Sky, Murray McLaughlin, Michael Buble, Johnny Reid, Andy Kim, Arkells, Stompin Tom', Diana Krall, Paul Anka, Platinum Blonde, Terri Clark, Men Without Hats, Our Lady Peace, Payolas, Prairie Oyster, Colin James, 54-40, Serena Ryder, and even Justin Bieber.




Since there are 'best of' charts, there must also be pundits and critics compiling a 'worst of list.'
Rise Again by the Rankin Family is on the Huffington Post compiled Worst 50 ever. Not sure how it made that list when I would have voted for Best Top 40. Rankin Family and Barra MacNeils are among my favourites.
Having said that, on the 'worst of' list I agree 1,000 percent on Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies.
We live in a small world where entertainers can not make big dollars without attracting an audience beyond our borders, but the list abaove does represent many worldwide stars, but also several who can't (or didn't) break through on the larger stage for some reason.
Congratulations to Joni Mitchell as the CBC list has Both Sides Now as the top Canadian pop (popular) music song of all time.


It is interesting to see that Kate & Anna McGarrigle made the list, but not with the track Love Over And Over, but rather with a famed vignette tune.
If I were to look at my I-Tunes list, my top five would likely be Roch Voisine, Rankin Family (I also have four Jimmy Rankin cd's), Burton Cummings (along with Guess Who), April Wine, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and Dan Hill. I realize that is a 'group of my seven'.
Now, for the really difficult part as a proud Canadian, and that's to ignore the Pan-Am Games as it's not an important event on the world stage but a small group in the Toronto area did lobby for a long time to bring the event to Ontario.
From unique slang to our love of curling, Canadians are different. We wear toques, eat poutine and expect to see Canadian golfers in bold type on PGA leaderboards. On July 1st, I was a proud Canadian, but I'm also a proud Canuck for the other 364 days as well.

LINKS:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/07/28/50-worst-canadian-songs_n_5575538.html


Toronto Sun sports columnist Steve Simmons

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