Here’s our Canada Day playlist with some of our favorite songs by Canadian artists:
Taking Care of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive (if this song doesn’t get you pumped up, I don’t know what will – Sam)
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
American Woman – Guess Who
Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
If I Had a Million Dollars – Barenaked Ladies (I’d buy you a green dress…but not a real green dress, that’s cruel)
1,2,3,4 – Fiest
Any Man of Mine – Shania Twain (I may or may not sing this to my fiance. He definitely appreciates it, too. – Sam)
Home for a Rest – Spirit of the West
Neighbourhood #3 Power Out – Arcade Fire (so Sam and I had a debate over their name….Arcade Fire? THE Arcade Fire?)
Better Things to Do – Terri Clark (My mom used to be her boss. And my step-brother’s ex-wife is one of her closest friends. Cool huh? Cyn)
Feels like Home – Chantal Kreviazuk
This Could be Anywhere in the World – Alexisonfire (betcha Sam expected me to spell their name wrong but I am SO COOL that I knew it was all one word – Cyn)
When the Night Feels my Song – Bedouin Soundclash (Go see Bedouin Soundclash live. You won’t regret it. – Sam)
Old School – Hedley (Confession time – some of the songs on this list which were picked by Sam….like this one….and the next one, I am pretty sure I’ve never heard before – Cyn)
Weapon – Matthew Good
When I’m Up I Can’t Get Down – Great Big Sea
Turn Me Loose – Loverboy
The Rest of my Life – Sloan
Tom Sawyer – Rush
Could Have Been a Lady – April Wine (just like Mom doesn’t know some of the songs I chose, I don’t know some of the songs she chose, like this one – Sam)
Highway of Heroes – The Trews
Monster Hospital – Metric
Your Ex-lover is Dead – Stars
Safety Dance – Men Without Hats (WHOA! THEY’RE Canadian??? I went all the way through the 80s without knowing that! Cyn)
Angels Losing Sleep – Our Lady Peace
Strange Disease – Prozzak (this is my childhood, right here – Sam)
I’m With You – Avril Lavigne
Brother Down – Sam Roberts Band
Fat Lip – Sum 41
Walking with a Ghost – Tegan & Sara
Santa Monica – Theory of a Dead Man
I Hate Everything About You – Three Days Grace
American Psycho- Treble Charger
Red Hands – Walk Off the Earth (I absolutely cannot get enough of this song – Sam)
Crazy Love – Paul Anka (my mom picked this one – Cyn)
Insensitive – Jann Arden
Sunglasses – Divine Brown
Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart (another heart-throb of mine when I was young- Cyn)
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (I would have picked Song for a Winter’s Night because it’s like my all-time favorite song but it seemed weird for Canada Day/summertime – Cyn)
Bye Bye Boyfriend – Fefe Dobson
Tattoed – Damnhait Doyle (Try to pronounce her name – go ahead I dare you!)
Explode – Nelly Furtado
Hello – Martin Solveig & Dragonette
Call Me Maybe – Carley Rae Jepson (or as my little grand nephew used to sing Call Me Lazy!)
Hina Na Ho – Susan Aglukark (this one will get stuck in your head forever – Sam)
Constant Craving – k.d. lang
Shining Strong – Rita McNeil
Snowbird – Anne Murray (had to add a little Anne in memory of my dad – Cyn)
Road Regrets – Dan Mangan
Sometimes When we Touch – Dan Hill (oh my gosh I had the BIGGEST crush on him when I was young – Cyn)
Sunday Morning After – Amanda Marshall (I really don’t know why people used to tell me that they thought this could be my anthem! – Cyn)
I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan (we tried to avoid the oh hey there’s pictures of abused dogs on my tv song)
Lucky – Bif Naked (She dances really really strangely – it’s pretty much just crouch at the edge of the stage, stand up, move a few feet, and crouch again. – Cyn)
What I Wouldn’t Do – Serena Ryder
Jerk – Kim Stockwood (there are a few men I would like to sing this song to! – Sam)
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell (Sam wanted Both Sides Now but I overruled her – I’m the mom – sometimes I get to do that – Cyn)
Patio Lanterns – Kim Mitchell (I remember making out to this song…..TMI? – Cyn)
Complainte de la Butte – Rufus Wainwright (I prefer the all-French version, so beautiful! – Sam)
Rockin’ in the Free World – Neil Young
What would YOU add to this list? (Please don’t say Celine Dion or Justin Bieber…or William Shatner because that was just talking to music!) HAPPY CANADA DAY FROM THE GAGEN GIRLS!