Q107 Tragically Hip Week

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Just an FYI for all you Hipheads out there -- Q107 in Toronto is having Tragically Hip Week starting on Monday May 28th. They will be giving away tons of tickets to The Hip's Canada Day show at Burl's Creek Campground in Oro, ON. That's July 1st in case ya didn't know.

There's nothing up on The Mighty Q's website as of yet... as least as far as I can see, but they've been promoting it on the air throughout this past week.

Here's how it's gonna go down: When you hear a Tragically Hip song you go to Q107's website and enter the song's title. Keep doing this for every song you hear because the more times you enter the more chances you have to win. The Grand Prize is 6 VIP tickets to the Canada Day show. Also, on Thursday I believe, they will be giving out tickets every hour from 7am to 10pm.

When more specific details are given out I will update here. Just be ready!




 
And that brings me to this. Even if you don't live in Toronto, you can still listen to The Q. I live in Las Vegas, NV these days & when I'm out in the backyard or working in the garage I use the Corus app to stream the station. It's a dream. Nothing against the stations here in Las Vegas. There's some great ones to be sure. I'm quite partial to the funk/Motown station, but when it comes to Rock & Roll where else can I get all the classics plus Canadian standards like April Wine, Trooper, Kim Mitchell, Rush, Neil, Joni & The Hip? I can't get all that down here.  Psychedelic Psundays are my fav even tho there's no Hip & for some reason they refuse to play much Grateful Dead. I digress.

So tune in. Why not win & take an epic road-trip? If you live in the States, are a Hip fan but have never seen The Hip perform a Canada Day show then here's a nice opportunity. 

Feel free to send me info on any local Hip contests that are occurring in your area & I'll happily pass them along.





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If New Orleans Is Beat - Lyrics

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Last played: 2009/06/04 Lewiston, NY
Debut: 2003/10/27 Whistler, BC
Notes: Obviously one of The Hip's favourite and most influential cities both lyrically & stylistically, this song sets a certain mood. I met my wife in New Orleans just about a year to the day before Katrina exposed both physical and social shortcomings that had always been hiding in plain view. It's a place I love, but would I go live there? According to thehip.com, the song has only been played live 11 times. It re-appeared 3 times in 2009 after a 5 year hiatus during the 'acoustic set' - a treat for those who saw those particular shows.


Your smile is fading a bit so I ration it
don't think about it
here where the Mississippi quits
where its still got a bit of Minnesota in it

No one will give you a thing these days
they'd rather kill it or throw it away
you don't 'do' dark American streets so
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
where's that leave you and me?

The river takes takes takes and takes
it doesn't change and only changes
see it there in a picture with me
there's a caption beneath,
"New Orleans is beat"
and if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
if New Orleans is beat
where's that leave you and me?
where's that leave you and me?
where's that leave you and me?

your smile is fading a bit so I ration it
try not to think about it


Next song: You're Everywhere



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It Can't Be Nashville Every Night - Lyrics

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Nashville

Last played: 2013/02/11 Sudbury, ON
Debut: 2002/07/26 Boston, MA
Notes: thehip.com lists 1994/10/16 Albuquerque, MN as the song's debut performance, but until I hear a tape of this I'm kind of skeptical. Since IBE's release in 2004, 'It Can't Be Nashville Every Night' has been the most consistently featured song from the album.


He said, 'fuck this' and 'fuck that'
and this guy's the diplomat
stares into the blur of the tuner lights
It can't be Nashville every night

He said, 'we are what we lack'
and this guy's the autodidact
stares into the glare of them TV lights
It can't be Nashville every night

with it's la la oh oh ohs,
whoa-ohs and yeahs.
la las,
whoa-ohs and
yeahs

He sang, 'I'll die before I quit'
and this guy's the limit
stares into the queer of the firefight
It can't be Nashville every night

with it's la la oh oh ohs
whoa-ohs and yeahs
la las,
whoa-ohs and
yeahs.

Next song: If New Orleans Is Beat
Previous Song: Vaccination Scar





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