De 100 bedste canadiske singler gennem tiden?

16. oktober 2010

Det er snart længe siden, jeg har gjort noget ved listomanien. Dette fornøjelige tidsfordriv, der kan få en til at lægge vigtigere opgaver til side for en stund. Men så faldt jeg over en splinterny liste, The Top 100 Canadian Singles. Og den ser sådan ud:

1. “American Woman,” The Guess Who

2. “Heart of Gold,” Neil Young

3. “The Weight,” The Band

4. “Summer of ’69,” Bryan Adams

5. “Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen

6. “Born to Be Wild,” Steppenwolf

7. “If You Could Read My Mind,” Gordon Lightfoot

8. “Takin’ Care of Business,” Bachman Turner Overdrive

9. “Four Strong Winds,” Ian and Sylvia

10. “Snowbird,” Anne Murray

11. “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell

12. “Tom Sawyer,” Rush

13. “Try,” Blue Rodeo

14. “New Orleans Is Sinking,” Tragically Hip

15. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” Gordon Lightfoot

16. “Suzanne,” Leonard Cohen

17. “Life Is a Highway,” Tom Cochrane

18. “These Eyes,” The Guess Who

19. “Sundown,” Gordon Lightfoot

20. “Underwhelmed,” Sloan

21. “Up on Cripple Creek,” The Band

22. “Let Your Backbone Slide,” Maestro Fresh Wes

23. “Tired of Waking Up Tired,” The Diodes

25. “The Spirit of Radio,” Rush

25. “Oh What a Feeling,” Crowbar

26. “High School Confidential,” Rough Trade

27. “Echo Beach,” Martha and the Muffins

28. “Sweet City Woman,” Stampeders

29. “Wake Up,” Arcade Fire

30. “If I Had $1,000,000,” Barenaked Ladies

31. “Lindberg,” Robert Charlebois

32. “I’m an Adult Now,” The Pursuit of Happiness

33. “Nothin’,” Ugly Ducklings

34. “Coax Me,” Sloan

35. “Closer to the Heart,” Rush

36. “Picture My Face,” Teenage Head

37. “Shakin’ All Over,” The Guess Who

38. “Signs,” Five Man Electrical Band

39. “Lost Together,” Blue Rodeo

40. “Sonny’s Dream,” Ron Hynes

41. “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats

42. “Claire,” Rheostatics

43. “One Fine Morning,” Lighthouse

44. “(Make Me Do) Anything You Want,” A Foot in Coldwater

45. “Sunglasses at Night,” Corey Hart

46. “Working for the Weekend,” Loverboy

47. “Raise a Little Hell,” Trooper

48. “Rise Up,” Parachute Club

49. “Black Velvet,” Alannah Myles

50. “Seasons in the Sun,” Terry Jacks

51. “Montreal 40C,” Malajube

52. “Cinnamon Girl,” Neil Young

53. “You Oughta Know,” Alanis Morissette

54. “1234,” Feist

55. “Rebellion (Lies),” Arcade Fire

56. “Constant Craving,” k.d. lang

57. “Rockin’ in the Free World,” Neil Young

58. “Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy,” Michel Pagliaro

59. “Lovers in a Dangerous Time,” Bruce Cockburn

60. “Bobcaygeon,” Tragically Hip

61. “A Case of You,” Joni Mitchell

62. “New York City,” The Demics

63. “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,” Bryan Adams

64. “Ahead by a Century,” Tragically Hip

65. “Five Days in May,” Blue Rodeo

66. “I’m Moving On,” Hank Snow

67. “Pour un instant,” Harmonium

68. “Magic Carpet Ride,” Steppenwolf

69. “Money City Maniacs,” Sloan

70. “My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion

71. “Crabbuckit,” K-os

72. “This Beat Goes on/Switchin’ to Glide,” The Kings

73. “Old Man,” Neil Young

74. “1990,” Jean Leloup

75. “Eyes of a Stranger,” Payola$

76. “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet,” Blue Rodeo

77. “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” Bachman Turner Overdrive

78. “Wondering Where the Lions Are,” Bruce Cockburn

79. “You Could Have Been a Lady,” April Wine

80. “Let’s Shake,” Teenage Head

81. “Help Me,” Joni Mitchell

82. “We’re Here for a Good Time,” Trooper

83. “Sunny Days,” Lighthouse

84. “Le petit roi,” Jean-Pierre Ferland

85. “Cuts Like a Knife,” Bryan Adams

86. “The Hockey Song,” Stompin’ Tom Connors

87. “Wheat Kings,” Tragically Hip

88. “Mon pays,” Gilles Vigneault

89. “Home for a Rest,” Spirit of the West

90. “Letter From an Occupant,” New Pornographers

91. “No Time,” The Guess Who

92. “As the Years Go By,” Mashmakhan

93. “Hey Hey My My,” Neil Young

94. “Diana,” Paul Anka

95. “The Maker,” Daniel Lanois

96. “Nova Heart,” The Spoons

97. “La complainte du phoque en Alaska,” Beau Dommage

98. “Secret Heart,” Ron Sexsmith

99. “Run to You,” Bryan Adams

100. “Weighty Ghost,” Wintersleep

Canadierne står jo stærkt på musikscenen – og i min bevidsthed. Amerikansk musik ville være noget blodfattigere, hvis ikke der havde været en kraftig import af canadisk talent.

En af fornøjelserne ved en sådan liste er genkendelsens glæde. En anden er opdagelsen af sange, man har glemt eller overset. Her er lidt at gå i gang med.

PS. Det er journalisten Bob Mersereau, der står for listen. Han har tidligere lavet en tilsvarende over album. Og her er så rosinen i pølseenden – fin sag:

4 kommentarer

  1. Torben Bille kommentarer:

    @capac: Vi mÃ¥ ved lejlighed spørge den gode monsieur Mersereau, hvor Kate & Anna McGarrigle er blevet af…

  2. capac kommentarer:

    @Torben: To sjæle én tanke.

  3. AagePK kommentarer:

    Kate døde af kræft den 18 Januar 2010.
    Anna har så sent som den 16 Oktober skrevet den sørgmuntre historie om, hvorledes Kate i Marts 2009, med den ene arm brækket og i slynge, blev taget for at køre for stærkt, arresteret, fordi kørekortet var inddraget for to tidligere ubetalte fartbøder, lagt i håndjern (yes, med 1 stks brækket arm!) og først lukket ud efter bøderne var betalt.
    http://www.mcgarrigles.com

  4. capac kommentarer:

    @AagePK: Ja, der er og var noget særligt over de to damer…

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