Comments on: Top Canadian Songs: an SEO Case in Point

By: Nolan

Nolan — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:06:48 +0000

Kim Mitchell should be shot for creating the tripe he named Patio Lanterns. You should be publicly shamed for supporting such an atrocity.

By: grant

grant — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:58:19 +0000

i read through your list and, unlike some of the others who have made comments here, i find it hard to agree with your list at all. you hit some of the high points only because you seem to have a very cursory knowledge of canadian music pre:1990. for the most part, it appears you know almost nothing about canadian music beyond “the hip” and maybe a neil young greatest hits album.

if you are going to make a list like this, call it “my 100 favourites” or “the best 100 Canadian songs that I know about”.

i know it sounds like i’m trashing you, and i don’t really mean it that way. there are some positives here. i didn’t see any bryan adams, which shows you do have some taste in music. on the other hand, where is Murray McLauchlan? ouch. anne murray? you personally may not like snowbird or the farmer song, but holy crap, man.

grant

By: earl

earl — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:45:01 +0000

I Don’t see Teenage Head thay have some heavy duty tunes

By: Irv T

Irv T — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:42:57 +0000

Great list besides the Tragically Hip preference. I rememeber when disco and dance music had almost completely taken over radio…and then…4 cowbell hits from Canada changed the music world. Working For the Weekend. I didn’t see it on the list…hopefully I am mistaken.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:05:35 +0000

not sure I agree with the list in whole….but a huge part of it is great, and some of it is stuff I’ve overlooked. But….no Leonard Cohen? No French songs? And what happened to the 80′s?? I realize they were mostly fluff, but you should have maybe included a Jane Sieberry, Cory Hart, Gowan, or Toronto to collectively represent the era. Plus I prefer Rainbow Butt Monkeys to Finger11, and definately not enough April Wine, and where’s Max Webster/Kim, and, and, and…isn’t great to have so much talent to argue about?

By: Jim Huinink

Jim Huinink — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:26:55 +0000

@Les I missed the boat. Me. Thanks, I'll consider revising. I am just not a fan of that band, though.

By: Jim Huinink

Jim Huinink — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:24:03 +0000

@gene williams Thanks very much, Gene! I'm going to revise this list to make it more inclusive. And I remember "From New York to LA" very well. Patsy Gallant was great but that was the kitschy late '70's, so it's hard to take her seriously. It is a great song in its own right. Thanks again and nice of you to drop by.

By: gene williams

gene williams — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:11:15 +0000

Oh yes, I forgot to mention some of the great French songs from, Québec, Canada….. “Comme J’ai Toujours Envie D’aimer” by Marc Hamilton, “Linbourgh” by Robert Charlebois,,,”La Manic” Georges Dore…etc.etc…. It’s a pity that English Canada was not exposed to the exciting Québec music scene of the 60′s and 70′s. However it’s never too late to look it up if you want to really present a TOP 100 Canadian song list.
Gene.

By: gene williams

gene williams — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:47:58 +0000

I don’t disagree with your list except you don’t go back far enough. The fifties and sixties,, “Little Darling” by The Diamonds, “Diana” by Paul Anka, “Clap Your Hands” by The Beaumarks, etc…and some of the country greats,,,, “I’m Moving On” by Hank Snow “. And what about a song I wrote in the ’70′s with Gilles Vigneault “From New York To L.A.” by Patsy Gallant. Look up these songs and you will see what I’m talking about.
Gene williams.

By: Les

Les — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:41:12 +0000

I aree in most part with the list, however, one band that I grew up with, is missing. Lighthouse is a band well deserving of your list. Just think of some of the great tunes they turned out. Someone missed the boat on this on.