"You showed me a love with a higher, cooler style Or you showed me a problem That is over one hundred years old They're parents without kids without parents Without kids without parents without kids Without parents without kids"
Gord was spotlighting First Nation, Inuit, and Metis activism at the end of his career, which is perhaps reflected in his lyrics.
As a person with a certificate of Indian status, and an intergenerational residential school survivor here is my lived experience with those lyrics...
'Theresa Caius' (a surviving, renamed Cauis Nation child) survived res school cuz a middle aged man bought her teenage body for reproductive aims. Her brother didn't survive. We await the return of his remains. Meanwhile, their parents suffered, their children suffered. The mental anguish was temporarily extinguished with alcohol and the next generation suffered, and those kids were taken. And this is ongoing (with opiates now). My mom lost her kids, her kids lost their kids. I've only had the Ministry threaten an 'intervention' once so far, and my child is half grown, so wish me luck folks!
And let's just say that if I had gotten pregnant at 18 after a wild weekend with Jeff and Ed, 28/29, that unborn child would have been stolen too. Guaranteed.
the walkout song and mention was a cool nod. now play the Hip in Toronto!
Just out of curiosity, what was the mention about Gord? Just a quick "We love Gord"?
he was talking about Taylor Hawkins' energy and then mentioned "up here you had Gord Downie".
At that moment it did feel like something special was coming. I was thinking something more for Taylor than Gord given all of what Eddie had said, but it was Better Man.
the walkout song and mention was a cool nod. now play the Hip in Toronto!
Just out of curiosity, what was the mention about Gord? Just a quick "We love Gord"?
he was talking about Taylor Hawkins' energy and then mentioned "up here you had Gord Downie".
At that moment it did feel like something special was coming. I was thinking something more for Taylor than Gord given all of what Eddie had said, but it was Better Man.
as @WonderMike pointed out in the setlist relay thread, Ed tagged Daughter with one verse of Gord's Safe Is Dead from his Introduce Yerself album. Very cool. and great catch!
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
as @WonderMike pointed out in the setlist relay thread, Ed tagged Daughter with one verse of Gord's Safe Is Dead from his Introduce Yerself album. Very cool. and great catch!
What show was this at??
St.John's 9/24/2005
St.John's 9/25/2005
Toronto 9/11/2011
Toronto 9/12/2011
Quebec City 5/5/2016
Ottawa 5/8/2016
as @WonderMike pointed out in the setlist relay thread, Ed tagged Daughter with one verse of Gord's Safe Is Dead from his Introduce Yerself album. Very cool. and great catch!
as @WonderMike pointed out in the setlist relay thread, Ed tagged Daughter with one verse of Gord's Safe Is Dead from his Introduce Yerself album. Very cool. and great catch!
What show was this at??
That was last night in Toronto — Sept. 8, 2022.
Just watched the YouTube clip, so cool. Thanks!
St.John's 9/24/2005
St.John's 9/25/2005
Toronto 9/11/2011
Toronto 9/12/2011
Quebec City 5/5/2016
Ottawa 5/8/2016
UPDATE: May 4, 2024, Vancouver 1, the band did it. They covered The Tragically Hip. During Daughter, they tagged Bobcaygeon and Ed sang a few lines from it. Not a full cover, but this might be the closest we get. AMAZING.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
I was there and it took a minute to sink in. By the time he got to the constellations revealing themselves one star at a time it dawned on me.
PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2; 2024: Vancouver 1-2, LV 1-2, LA 1-2, Napa, Barcelona 1-2
EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
Feel extremely lucky to have been there for this. Wife & I exchanged a shocked smile. We had travelling fans beside us and it went right over their head. This and the mention Ed made in Chicago during the last Hip Show have been a really beautiful acknowledgment of how special Gord & co. were/are.
Just watched it (from just outside Bobcaygeon 😊). Chills, absolute chills. Ed nailed it, fit so well. Wow. Lucky bunch who witnessed that live.Spunkie said:
HfD, it was a beautiful thing to do. Vancouver charity was Downie/Chanie foundation Long with music therapy. Touching.
p.s. I come from downtown.
Born ready for you...a national treasure Gord & the Hip🇨🇦 would love to hear PJ cover Grace, Too🤞
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1992 SUMMERFEST MILWAUKEE 1995 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1998 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO1998 THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA KNOXVILLE 1998 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2000 ALLSTATE ARENA ROSEMONT 2000 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2003 HERSHEYPARK STADIUM 2003 TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA 2004 AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO 2005 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006 VERIZON CENTER DC 2008 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2009 NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS 2010 PJ20 NIGHT 1 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011 PJ20 NIGHT 2 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011 1ST MARINER ARENA BALTIMORE 2013 IWIRELESS CENTER MOLINE 2014 XCEL ENERGY CENTER ST. PAUL 2014 CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2016 CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2016 CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2018 CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2018 BOSTON 2 Fenway Park 2018 ENTERPRISE CENTER SAINT LOUIS 2022 Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre CHICAGO 2008
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"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Can't wait for tonight!
xToronto, Ontario 08-18-1993Barrie, Ontario 08-22-1998
xToronto, Ontario 10-05-2000Toronto, Ontario 09-19-2005
xToronto, Ontario 05-10-2006Toronto, Ontario 08-13-2008 (Ed Solo)
xToronto, Ontario 08-21-2009Toronto, Ontario 09-11-2011
xChicago, IL 07-19-2013Buffalo, NY 10-12-2013 x Ottawa, Ontario 05-08-2016
Ottawa, Ontario 09-03-2022
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Toronto - '96, '00, '03, '05, '06, '16, '20, '22
Ottawa - '16, '20, '22
Hamilton - '20, '22
"You showed me a love with a higher, cooler style
Or you showed me a problem
That is over one hundred years old
They're parents without kids without parents
Without kids without parents without kids
Without parents without kids"
Gord was spotlighting First Nation, Inuit, and Metis activism at the end of his career, which is perhaps reflected in his lyrics.
As a person with a certificate of Indian status, and an intergenerational residential school survivor here is my lived experience with those lyrics...
'Theresa Caius' (a surviving, renamed Cauis Nation child) survived res school cuz a middle aged man bought her teenage body for reproductive aims. Her brother didn't survive. We await the return of his remains. Meanwhile, their parents suffered, their children suffered. The mental anguish was temporarily extinguished with alcohol and the next generation suffered, and those kids were taken. And this is ongoing (with opiates now). My mom lost her kids, her kids lost their kids. I've only had the Ministry threaten an 'intervention' once so far, and my child is half grown, so wish me luck folks!
And let's just say that if I had gotten pregnant at 18 after a wild weekend with Jeff and Ed, 28/29, that unborn child would have been stolen too. Guaranteed.
-EV 8/14/93
Just out of curiosity, what was the mention about Gord? Just a quick "We love Gord"?
(2000) Mansfield I, Mansfield II (2003) Montreal (2005) Montreal, Ottawa (2006) Albany (2008) Montreal I + II (EV) (2022) Québec City
-EV 8/14/93
cool, thanks dude!
(2000) Mansfield I, Mansfield II (2003) Montreal (2005) Montreal, Ottawa (2006) Albany (2008) Montreal I + II (EV) (2022) Québec City
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
-EV 8/14/93
St.John's 9/25/2005
Toronto 9/11/2011
Toronto 9/12/2011
Quebec City 5/5/2016
Ottawa 5/8/2016
St.John's 9/25/2005
Toronto 9/11/2011
Toronto 9/12/2011
Quebec City 5/5/2016
Ottawa 5/8/2016
A fantastic CDN leg.
The Tragically Hip Named Ambassadors of Record Store Day Canada 2024
The band are bringing their 1993 performance at CBGB's to vinyl for the first time
-EV 8/14/93
p.s. I come from downtown.
Toronto - '96, '00, '03, '05, '06, '16, '20, '22
Ottawa - '16, '20, '22
Hamilton - '20, '22
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
SUMMERFEST MILWAUKEE 1995
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1998
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO1998
THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA KNOXVILLE 1998
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2000
ALLSTATE ARENA ROSEMONT 2000
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2003
HERSHEYPARK STADIUM 2003
TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA 2004
AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO 2005
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006
VERIZON CENTER DC 2008
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2009
NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS 2010
PJ20 NIGHT 1 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011
PJ20 NIGHT 2 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011
1ST MARINER ARENA BALTIMORE 2013
IWIRELESS CENTER MOLINE 2014
XCEL ENERGY CENTER ST. PAUL 2014
CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2016
CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2016
CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2018
CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2018
BOSTON 2 Fenway Park 2018
ENTERPRISE CENTER SAINT LOUIS 2022
Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre CHICAGO 2008