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If you had a friend who had never heard of The Hip and you could only play them ONE song to hook them, what one song would you choose and why?
My vote : Three Pistols because it shows everything that this band is about - killer guitar, great vocals, obscure lyrics(!) and the best ending to a song in their catalogue! (IMO)
Your vote??
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I'd say its a tie between Hundredth Meridian, Little Bones and maybe Courage.
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Been pretty boring around here...this is hard but I will say Ahead by a Century
want to be a nobody without peer
want to be a thought that's never done
want to shake your faith in human nature
want to break the hearts of everyone
want to be your wheezing screen door
want to be your stars of Algonquin
want to be your roaring floorboard
want to break the hearts of everyone
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Indeed......Nautical Disaster.
That was the song that sold me on the Hip.
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I know it's a weird one to pick but I like to introduce folks to the Tragically Hip with mellow Hip. I have also found Music at Work to be a good introduction album. If I go with an ass kicker I que up Live Double Suicide.
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One I've had luck with semi-lately is Family Band. (great live capture from seven years ago today-ish: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GDB0MXimY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GDB0MXimY</a><!-- m -->)
Also, the obvious: New Orleans is Sinking. I'd heard Fully Completely a few times, but this is the song that finally hooked me.
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gotta be generic like Grace Too or ABAC....although i always feel the latter has too much of a DMB vibe and may be misleading
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I would start them off with classics.
If a rocker, I would think Little bones. If a softer tone is needed, Fiddler's Green.
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
~Thomas Merton
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To me NOIS summarizes who the Hip are, but maybe that's just because it was the song that set the hook for me. I had heard Blow and Boot Or Hearts a few times and liked them a lot, but as soon as I hear NOIS, that was it for me, done deal, lifetime fan.
Ya, its a beat down setlist warhorse song now, but when done right, it still a fantastic song to hear. When done right that is..........
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Has to be Cordelia - the stickiness is abundant.
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I will not give up. My face is set,my gait is fast,my goal is heaven,my road is narrow,my way is rough,my companions are few,my guide is reliable,my mission is clear. I cannot be bought,compromised,detoured,lured away,turned back,diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,hesitate in the presence of adversity,negotiate at the table of the enemy,ponder at the pool of popularity,or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I will not give up,shut up or slow down....Blessed Be!
