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My list

Year Artist Song
1969 Joni Mitchell “Both Sides, Now”
1970 Gordon Lightfoot “If You Could Read My Mind”
1971 John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
1973 Dolly Parton “Jolene”
1974 Dolly Parton “I Will Always Love You”
1974 Gordon Lightfoot “Sundown”
1976 Joni Mitchell “Amelia” (Hejira)
1976 Stan Rogers “Barrett’s Privateers”
1976 Stan Rogers “Make and Break Harbour”
1976 Gordon Lightfoot “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
1977 Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son”
1977 Stan Rogers “Fogarty’s Cove”
1977 Jethro Tull “Songs from the Wood”
1979 Stan Rogers “The Mary Ellen Carter”
1979 Stan Rogers “Rolling Down to Old Maui”
1980 Neil Diamond “America”
1981 Stan Rogers “The Idiot”
1981 Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”
1981 Stan Rogers “Northwest Passage”
1982 Gordon Lightfoot “Shadows”
1984 Stan Rogers “White Squall”
1987 Enya “The Celts”
1987 Enya “March of the Celts”
1991 Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven”
1996 Garnet Rogers “Night Drive”
2003 Johnny Cash “Hurt”
2007 Kermit (sad) “Hurt”
2009 the Muppets “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Canadian

“50 Tracks” list of essential Canadian music

The 50 Tracks’ List
№ Song Artist Year
1 “Four Strong Winds” Ian & Sylvia 1963
2 “If I had $1000000” Barenaked Ladies 1992
3 “Heart of Gold” Neil Young 1971
4 “Northwest Passage” Stan Rogers 1981
5 “American Woman” The Guess Who 1970
6 “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” Gordon Lightfoot 1967
7 “Both Sides Now” Joni Mitchell 1969
8 “Suzanne” Leonard Cohen 1967
9 “Big Yellow Taxi” Joni Mitchell 1970
10 “Early Morning Rain” Gordon Lightfoot 1966
11 “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” Bruce Cockburn 1984
12 “The Hockey Song” Stompin’ Tom Connors 1973
13 “Life is a Highway” Tom Cochrane 1991
14 “Try” Blue Rodeo 1987
15 “The Weight” The Band 1968
16 “New Orleans is Sinking” The Tragically Hip 1989
17 “Summer of ’69” Bryan Adams 1984
18 “Takin’ Care of Business” Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1974
19 “Snowbird” Anne Murray 1970
20 “Angel” Sarah McLachlan 1997
21 “Constant Craving” k.d. lang 1992
22 “Home for a Rest” Spirit of the West 1990
23 “These Eyes” The Guess Who 1969
24 “Rockin’ in the Free World” Neil Young 1989
25 “Sundown” Gordon Lightfoot 1973
26 “The Universal Soldier” Buffy Sainte-Marie 1964
27 “Courage” The Tragically Hip 1992
28 “You Oughta Know” Alanis Morissette 1995
29 “Wondering Where the Lions Are” Bruce Cockburn 1979
30 “Mon Pays” Gilles Vigneault 1965
31 “Raise a Little Hell” Trooper (band) 1978
32 “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” Blue Rodeo 1993
33 “Tom Sawyer” Rush 1981
34 “I’m Movin’ On” Hank Snow 1950
35 “Echo Beach” Martha and the Muffins 1980
36 “The Safety Dance” Men Without Hats 1982
37 “Crabbuckit” k-os 2004
38 “High School Confidential” Rough Trade 1980
39 “Brother Down” Sam Roberts 2001
40 “Diana” Paul Anka 1957
41 “Sonny’s Dream” Wonderful Grand Band 1981
42 “Tower of Song” Leonard Cohen 1988
43 “Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)” The Crew-Cuts 1954
44 “Rise Up” The Parachute Club 1983
45 “Coax Me” Sloan (band) 1994
46 “Let Your Backbone Slide” Maestro Fresh-Wes 1990
47 “I’ll Never Smile Again” Ruth Lowe & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1940
48 “Fly By Night” Rush (band) 1975
49 “Disco Sucks” D.O.A. (band) 1978
50 “My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby” Wilf Carter (musician) 1933

Lyrics

“Auld Lang Syne”

(1788) by Robert Burns • Wikipedia • Wikisource

Modern English Original Scots
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll get your pint cup!
and surely I’ll get mine!
And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Chorus
We two have run about the hills,
and picked the daisies fine;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
Chorus
We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
Chorus
And there’s a hand my trusty friend!
And give me a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.
Chorus
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
and surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Chorus
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin’ auld lang syne.
Chorus
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin’ auld lang syne.
Chorus
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere!
and gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne.
Chorus

“the Ballad of Duncan Campbell”

Duncan Campbell (d. 1758 July 18) • Wikipedia

“The Cherry-Tree Carol”

(early 15th century) • Wikipedia • Wikisource

“The Good Life”

Where’s An Outlaw (2010) by Jamie Lee Thurston (who grew up in Waterbury, Vt.)
 (When You Need One)

Workin’ on a broke down tractor in a tore up field,
it’s always somethin’ with this hunk of steel.
Skinned up knuckles and a sunburned back,
lord I need a little shade and a cold six pack.
It gets frustrating on days like this,
but as much as I cuss and as bad as it gets:
I’m livin’ the good life, fightin’ the good fight,
Angel by my side, loving me all night.
Plenty of blue skies, ain’t got the whole pie,
but I’m getting my slice, and I’m doing all right.
Livin’ the good life.
Well there ain’t no neighbors in our neighborhood,
just these ten acres, of weeds and woods.
But I’ll spend five hours on my Cub Cadet,
to see my baby sunnin’ naked on our back deck.
I can’t afford to take her back to Cancun,
but it still feels like we’re on our honeymoon.
I’m livin’ the good life, fightin’ the good fight,
Angel by my side, loving me all night.
Plenty of blue skies, ain’t got the whole pie,
but I’m gettin’ my slice, and I’m doing all right.
Livin’ the gooood life.
[instrumental]
A little front porch pickin’ while the summer sun sets,
good friends, good food, good god I’m blessed.
Yes I’m livin’ the good life, fightin’ the good fight,
Angel by my side, loving me all night.
Plenty of blue skies, ain’t got the whole pie,
but I’m getting my slice, and I’m doing all right.
Livin’ the gooood life.
Yes I’m livin’ the gooood life.

“I Put a Spell on You”

(1956) by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins • Wikipedia

[long quiet scat]
[Sunday Night: quietly] you don’t have to, but you better.
[long scat, then quietly] 1-2-3
Angelina Jordan
I put a spell on you,
because you’re mine.
Stop the things you do. [scat]
watch out, I ain’t lyin’. [scream]
I can’t stand, [scream]
no running around.
Can’t stand,
don’t put me down.
I put the spell on you,
because you’re mine. [long scream]
[Sunday Night: sax solo]
Stop the things you do.
[scat] watch out, I ain’t lyin’. [scream]
I love you, I love you,
I love you anyhow.
I don’t care,
if you don’t want me,
I’m yours right now.
I put a spell on you,
because you’re mine. [scream]
[Sunday Night: long scat, then quietly] 1-2-3
[Arsenio Hall: long scat, then quietly] mystery train
[Arsenio Hall: long scat, then quietly] Michael Jackson
Whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa…
[long yell]
[very long scat]
[scream]
I put a spell on you,
because you’re mine.
Stop the things you do.
I ain’t lyin’. [scream]
I can’t stand, [scream]
the running around.
I can’t stand,
don’t put me down.
I put a spell on you,
because you’re mine. [miiiiiine]
[sax solo]
Stop the things you do.
Hehehe, watch out, I ain’t lyin’. [scream]
I love you, I love you,
I love you, I love you anyhow.
I don’t care,
if you don’t want me,
I’m yours right now.
I put a spell on you,
because you’re mine. [miiiiiine]
Whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa… whoa…
I don’t care, [long runs]
if you don’t want me, [long runs]
I’m yours right now. [long runs]

“Nature Boy”

(1947) by eden ahbez for Nat King Cole • Wikipedia

This story is about love
The woman I loved is dead
There was a boy,
a very strange, enchanted boy.
They say he wandered very far,
very far, over land and sea.
A little shy and sad of eye,
but very wise was he.
And then one day,
one magic day, he passed my way.
While we spoke of many things,
fools and Kings.
This he said to me:
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn,
is just to love and be loved in return”
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn,
is just to love and be loved in return”
[Instrumental Interlude]
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn,
is just to love and be loved in return”

“Show Me the Way to Go Home”

(1925) by Campbell & Connelly (as “Irving King”) • Wikipedia

Show me the way to go home,
I’m tired and I want to go to bed.
I had a little drink about an hour ago,
and it’s gone right to my head.
Wherever I may roam,
by land, or sea, or foam.
You can always hear me singing this song,
show me the way to go home, home.

“the Sloop John B”

(pre-1916) Bahamian folk song • Wikipedia • Wikisource

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