From Drake to Sarah Harmer to Aquakultre to Terry Uyarak, we look at musicians who've lyrically taken us from place to place.
No matter how you define where you live, below are 25 songs with lyrics that'll make you think of Canada — whether they describe sharing a hometown with Neil Young, recall a terrifying drive onAnd the creeks won't flow to the Great Lake belowPart tribute to the wild of the Niagara Escarpment, part condemnation of development on it, the banjo-plucked "Escarpment Blues" is synonymous with Sarah Harmer's documentary of the same name.
, and on "Coyote" she takes us to that formative place. Mitchell's best-known lyrics often detail an emotional place over a physical one, though Canada does pop up sometimes — and on "Coyote," Mitchell is more specific as she unravels a story of lovers in bars, and coyotes on open plains in Saskatchewan.
"Northern Touch" is a monumental moment in Canadian hip-hop history: it was the first commercially successful collaborative track that brought rappers from across the nation together. On the 1998 song, Rascalz, a trio from Vancouver, enlisted the help of Toronto legends in the making, Choclair and Thrust, for hooky verses and, of course, Kardinal Offishall for the explosive chorus.
Perhaps the Tragically Hip's most famous line, "Bobcaygeon" holds a significant place in many Canadians' hearts. Whether lead singer and songwriter Gord Downie was directly inspired by the Kawartha Lakes town, or if he just landed on that name because it wasNunavut singer-songwriter Terry Uyarak released this solo single in August 2020, which is a tribute to his hometown of Igloolik, its surrounding landscape and the singer-songwriter's ancestors.
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