This Wednesday, Canada celebrates its national holiday. In the 153 years it’s been around, the nation to the north of us has gifted some pretty incredible music to the world. Here are five songs to honor it in all its vibrant forms. Bonne fête!
A brilliant song meets a sublime voice. And it got her a co-writing credit with the Rolling Stones.
A little of Queen St. in beautiful Toronto here:
Now in his 80s and still active, Gord is a legend. This is to celebrate the 45 my mom brought home for me one day, 69 cents in the rack at Turn-Style. (Sale price was 49 cents). It was like no other song on the radio – then and now.
The first Indigenous person to receive an Academy Award, as the co-writer of this classic:
In the pocket:
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