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Boots Or Hearts

The Tragically Hip Up To Here 00:03:44

Don Smith, Producer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.

So Hard Done By

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:03:29

Mark Howard, Producer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.

The Depression Suite (Album Version)

The Tragically Hip We Are The Same 00:09:27

Mary Brown, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Rock, Producer - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Eric Helmkamp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Buckley, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Monk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Holmberg, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jens, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brown, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Dyck, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Elworthy, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Downie, ComposerLyricist - Zoltan Rozsnyai, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Donkersgoed, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Foster, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Cameron Wilson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Cavadas, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Gillies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ruth Schipizky, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jennie Press, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Deanne Eisch, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Zi Zhou, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Reginald Quiring, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Wilkes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ari Barnes, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group

World Container

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:03:36

Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

Pigeon Camera (Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:33

Chris Tsangarides, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Marshall, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Bedingham, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

In View

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:03:58

Bob Rock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Helmkamp, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamey Koch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jens, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

Fully Completely

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:03:30

Chris Tsangarides, Producer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.

New Orleans Is Sinking

The Tragically Hip Up To Here 00:04:17

℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Thugs

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:04:43

Mark Howard, Producer - The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Downie, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Baker, ComposerLyricist - John Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.

Scared

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:05:08

℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.

Love Is A First (Album Version)

The Tragically Hip We Are The Same 00:03:43

Bob Rock, Producer - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Eric Helmkamp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Monk, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Holmberg, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jens, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gord Downie, ComposerLyricist - Jason Donkersgoed, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Gillies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group

Fire In The Hole Explicit

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:03:15

Mark Howard, Producer - The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.

Streets Ahead

The Tragically Hip Now For Plan A 00:03:26

Gavin Brown, Producer - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gilligan, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Holmberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lenny De Rose, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Mohacsi, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nyles Spencer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Filip Smialek, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2012 The Tragically Hip

Emperor Penguin

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:04:08

The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vreeken, Producer - Steve Berlin, Producer

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

Looking For A Place To Happen (Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:17

Chris Tsangarides, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Marshall, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Bedingham, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Wheat Kings (2014 Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:18

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Tired As Fuck Explicit

The Tragically Hip Man Machine Poem 00:03:45

Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Hamelin, Producer, Mixer, Harp, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Drew, Producer, Harp, Keyboards, Additional Mixer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gord Sinclair, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nyles Spencer, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2016 The Tragically Hip

Something On (2023 Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:03:21

Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vreeken, Producer - Steve Berlin, Producer - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 Universal Music Canada

Get Back Again

The Tragically Hip Get Back Again 00:04:10

Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Mark Vreeken, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - AUBREY WINFIELD, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gord Sinclair, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Wardman, Producer - Gord Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bartolucci, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2024 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park (Album Version)

The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites 00:04:08

Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - SAM HOFSTEDT, Engineer - ADAM KASPER, Producer, MixingEngineer - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Wait So Long

The Tragically Hip Wait So Long 00:04:09

Don Smith, Producer, MixingEngineer - Rob Baker, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Bruce Barris, Engineer - Gord Downie, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2024 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Fireworks Explicit

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:03:56

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

Poets (2023 Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:03:59

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

The Darkest One

The Tragically Hip In Violet Light 00:04:36

Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Hugh Padgham, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Alex Dixon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist - Oswald "Wiz" Bowe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2002 Universal Music, a division of Universal Studios Canada Ltd.

Grace, Too

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:05:34

℗ 2024 THE Incorporated Inc.

It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken'

The Tragically Hip In Violet Light 00:04:23

℗ 2002 Universal Music, a division of Universal Studios Canada Ltd.

Ahead By A Century

The Tragically Hip Trouble At The Henhouse 00:03:43

Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vreeken, Producer - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1996 MCA Music Entertainment Ltd.

My Music At Work

The Tragically Hip Music @ Work 00:03:06

Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Steve Berlin, Producer - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - John Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2000 Universal Music, a division of Universal Studios Canada Ltd.

Long Time Running

The Tragically Hip Road Apples 00:04:23

Don Smith, Producer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Courage (For Hugh MacLennan) (Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:26

Chris Tsangarides, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Marshall, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Bedingham, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gord Sinclair, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Gift Shop

The Tragically Hip Trouble At The Henhouse 00:04:58

℗ 1996 MCA Music Entertainment Ltd.

Bobcaygeon

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:04:55

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

At Transformation

The Tragically Hip Now For Plan A 00:03:43

Gavin Brown, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Michael H. Brauer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Downie, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lenny De Rose, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Mohacsi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2012 The Tragically Hip

38 Years Old

The Tragically Hip Up To Here 00:04:20

℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Last American Exit

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip 00:03:51

Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist - Ken Greer, Producer

℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Lake Fever (Album Version)

The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites 00:04:30

℗ 2000 Universal Music, a division of Universal Studios Canada Ltd.

Man Machine Poem

The Tragically Hip Now For Plan A 00:03:52

Gavin Brown, Producer - Rob Baker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gilligan, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Holmberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Langlois, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Downie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lenny De Rose, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Mohacsi, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nyles Spencer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Filip Smialek, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2012 The Tragically Hip. Under exclusive license to Zoe Records. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.

Nautical Disaster

The Tragically Hip Day For Night 00:04:42

℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.

Locked In The Trunk Of A Car (Remastered) Explicit

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:42

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

The Kid's Don't Get It

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:04:35

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

Family Band

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:03:40

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

Highway Girl

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip 00:03:31

Randy Staub, Producer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, ComposerLyricist - Gord Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.

In A World Possessed By The Human Mind

The Tragically Hip Man Machine Poem 00:03:55

℗ 2016 The Tragically Hip

Save The Planet

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:03:37

The Tragically Hip, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vreeken, Producer - Steve Berlin, Producer

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

Yer Not The Ocean

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:03:35

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

At The Hundredth Meridian (Remastered) Explicit

The Tragically Hip At The Hundredth Meridian and Other Places 00:03:20

Chris Tsangarides, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Chris Marshall, RecordingSecondEngineer - Rob Baker, ComposerLyricist - The Tragically Hip, MainArtist - Paul Langlois, Guitar, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Bedingham, RecordingSecondEngineer - Gordon Downie, Vocalist - Gord Sinclair, Guitar, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Edgar Downie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Fay, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Bobby Baker, Guitar

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

The Lonely End Of The Rink

The Tragically Hip World Container 00:03:51

℗ 2006 The Tragically Hip

Vaccination Scar (Album Version)

The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites 00:02:56

℗ 2004 Universal Music Canada Inc.

Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man

The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 00:05:53

℗ 1998 Universal Music Canada

Fifty-Mission Cap (Remastered)

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 00:04:10

℗ 2014 Universal Music Canada Inc.

About Playlist

The Tragically Hip has been at the heart of the Canadian musical zeitgeist, evoking a strong emotional connection between their music and their fans that remains unrivaled. A five-piece group of friends including Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Downie (vocals, guitar), Johnny Fay (drums), Paul Langlois (guitar) and Gord Sinclair (bass), who grew up in Kingston, Ontario, The Tragically Hip have achieved both mass popularity with more than 10 million albums sold in Canada and over 1.5 million sold in the U.S, as well as peer recognition through 17 Juno Awards—picking up the distinguished Humanitarian Award in 2021. Here, the band hand-picked their favorite songs and annotated a selection—including archival notes from Downie, who died of brain cancer in October 2017—exclusively for Qobuz. "Get Back Again" We recorded it before the Up To Here sessions, we were playing, demoing and writing ferociously. "Get Back Again" was penciled in as a palette-cleansing acoustic number, until we wrote "38 Years Old." So it basically bumped "Get Back Again" off the record and into the vaults. We were always working on new ideas and trying to come up with new songs. So we never really got back to it until 2024 for the Up To Here box set." - Gord Sinclair "Wheat Kings" It’s been said that there is nothing stronger than a mother’s arms when her child is in trouble. Another of my first tries at historical narrative, this one more cloaked, hidden. For certain, and like many, I was touched by this story of a seventeen year old man imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. But, it was Joyce, David Milgaard’s mother, whose dogged and unrelenting belief—over three decades—in her son’s innocence that got me the most. - Gord Downie "Bobcaygeon" A nice acoustic riff of Rob Baker’s that we were jamming on. Fortunately, Gord Downie came up with those words that obviously seemed to have resonated with people. It was a nice vibe, we always tried to throw that kind of vibe one or two times on a record, more of an acoustic feel. It’s all about the melody to Gord’s singing. - Paul Langlois "Little Bones" That riff is literally upside down, because of how I play it in between all the singing. After the intro, there’s a re-intro, and as soon as Gord Downie starts singing, I play an extra couple of notes, and then they repeat — and then the pattern changes underneath what Gord is singing. The intro always seems to confuse people who try to play it themselves, and I don’t know why. It’s just the way I played it. - Paul Langlois "Long Time Running" With "Long Time Running," I gotta give it up to Don Smith, the producer jockey. He was slowing the racehorse down, knowing we were gonna burn out at the first post. He taught us how to make it last and how to have that sonic, performative impact in what we were doing. - Gord Sinclair "Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)" I was reading Hugh MacLennan's The Watch That Ends The Night at the time. I came across this passage: "But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: there is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and the human tragedy, or the human irony, consists in the necessity of living with the consequences of actions performed under the pressure of compulsions so obscure we do not and cannot understand them." I paraphrased it to fit the confines of the melody and dedicated the song to Mr. MacLennan. - Gord Downie "Poets" It’s this Stonesy kind of rock 'n' roll thing. It evolved from us playing around and Gord Downie putting lyrics on top. He wasn’t super happy with the song, only sang it a couple times. There’s only a couple versions, and I don’t think he anticipated it being on the record. It turned out to be the lead track and one of our biggest songs. - Gord Sinclair "Fireworks" Very straight-ahead, three-chord rock song that was fun to play. And Gord had great lyrics that meant something to all of us. It’s funny, in a way it’s kind of something to all of us. It’s funny to suddenly have interests other than hockey, like girls. - Rob Baker "Three Pistols" "Three Pistols” is a song where I’m holding the chords down, and Robby’s dancing around on top. That’s just the natural way we do songs like this one. Musically, we were pretty tight back then. We were playing well together because we were playing all the time. We had a secret language where we could just feel what to do. - Paul Langlois "Locked In The Trunk Of A Car" The genesis of this idea came from playing "New Orleans Is Sinking" every night. We specifically gave ourselves the space to jam in the middle of the song before the final chorus and the song began to take shape over the course of touring Road Apples. We would work on it during soundchecks and expand on it every night playing live. - Gord Sinclair "Cordelia" I studied with jazz drummers like Jim Blackley, and Jim’s whole approach was like that of a ballroom dancer, which he was himself. He was like, "If you can dance, you can play drums. You just have to apply that same muscle group." So I always had those kinds of things and different grips at my fingertips. I mean, I wanted to be Neil Peart [of Rush]—I even dressed up like him for Halloween—but "Cordelia" needed a different feel. - Johnny Fay "Fifty-Mission Cap" On this record I started to venture, a little bit, into historical narratives. This one was the most straight-ahead, literally taken from the back of a hockey card. - Gord Downie "Twist My Arm" "Twist My Arm" is a song where Johnny and I stopped thinking about playing it right, and really started listening to each other. You can really hear Johnny and I actually listening to each other play here. We just let it go, realizing that every take wasn’t going to be the perfect take. We could just let it sit back in the pocket, and not try to run 800-meter races like we were trying to do them as 100-meter dashes. - Gord Sinclair "Looking For A Place To Happen" Not the first—nor last—of our self reflective songs. I was, obviously, drawing on our experiences as a traveling band, romanticizing—on a sliding scale—the world we were moving through. Fact is, our wildest dreams were coming true, we really were starting to see the world. - Gord Downie "Fully Completely" I remember this record feeling like the beginning of a new kind of songwriting for us—an arrival, of sorts, at a new place. The song "Fully Completely" was an apt choice for album title, because it really embodied a lot of where we were at and where we wanted to go, with its non-traditional arrangement leaning heavily on aspects of mood and atmosphere, on attitude and dynamics. - Gord Downie Photo © Gordon Hawkins

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