American Woman
On Saturday nights, CBC Radio Two is running a retrospective about the greatest Canadian hits of the 1970s. One of the panelists nominated "The Hockey Song" by Stompin' Tom Connors, whose music is a true slice of Canadian culture; but his better songs are "Bud the Spud" [which is not about Bud Selig], "Sudbury Saturday Night" or "Tilsonburg".
I made sure I heard Stompin' Tom live a few years ago. I bought the shirt. I bought his autobiography (from the remainder table at Chapters/Indigo). I have a couple of his albums. He is a Canadian classic. But "The Hockey Song" did not make the top four, and deservedly so.
As of now (by their criteria), the top four Canadian hits of the 1970s are:
I made sure I heard Stompin' Tom live a few years ago. I bought the shirt. I bought his autobiography (from the remainder table at Chapters/Indigo). I have a couple of his albums. He is a Canadian classic. But "The Hockey Song" did not make the top four, and deservedly so.
As of now (by their criteria), the top four Canadian hits of the 1970s are:
- American Woman by The Guess Who
- Takin' Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Heart of Gold by Neil Young
- Raise A Little Hell by Trooper
"Heart of Gold"?? somebody put him out of his misery! That such a dopey song could make this list has to exemplify everything that is wrong with Canadian content regulations by the CRTC.
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