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Anything i have ever heard or read (including that golf magazine interview with Gord and Paul) says it was the Neismith movie.....
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"Imperial Bedroom" was released in 1982, so i wouldn't rule it out, but i'd definitely agree with Killer Whale Tank that the connection is hard to believe. until today the only origin of the name i have ever heard was the nesmith video.
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MAverick Wrote:Corby Wrote:the only origin of the name i have ever heard was the nesmith video.
Same here, and that was from the horse's mouth.
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What does the name "The Tragically Hip" mean?
From: Tales from the Hip, Winter 94-95 No.1:
"The name, The Tragically Hip, was taken from a Michael Nesmith video called "Elephant Parts." The video contained a clip asking for contributions to The Foundation for The Tragically Hip: poor, afflicted people in need of jacuzzis, Lamborghinis and cocaine. Here is what Paul said about the name once: "There seems to be some confusion about our name...about the kind of band we are. People either like the name, think it's clever and funny or think it's a really pretentious, new-wave thing. We were billed in Germany a couple of times as an American Hip Hop band." --
The Tragically Hip
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^ really now, who ya gonna believe, Paul Langlois, who's only claim to credibility is that he is in the band, or Orlando based garage rocker Donovan Lyman, who is best buds with Elvis Costello.
I actually thought the name came from some graffiti on a wall in Kingston painted by Gord Downing to read "The Tragically Hip Live on the Edge" in reference to an earlier band member named David Manley who played the trumpet.
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Damnit Chris, I was expecting to read something about hockey :lol:
Oh well, on topic, In my world Costello is the one true Elvis but I'll second the general sentiment that I put more faith in Tales From The Hip and MAv than somebody I've never heard of and probably wouldn't listen to...unless, does anyone know if this Donovan guy does Hip covers or Costello tunes?
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I just stumbled across this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://snl.jt.org/ep.php?i=8101170">http://snl.jt.org/ep.php?i=8101170</a><!-- m -->
Apparently "The Foundation For The Tragically Hip" was also a commercial spoof from SNL in 1981.
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