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The Tragically Hip — Ahead by a Century
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Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 13:10
 
 cc_rider wrote:
I've never really been into the Hip, but I really, really like this song.

 
I really love these guys....but I've never listened to this before now. I have the CD, just seemed to have skipped the song somehow. I think I'll dig it out and listen again!! 

pallasathene82
(NY, NY!)
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 21:36
 
I wish I could give this song an 11.

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 18:29
 
and that's where the hornet stung me and I had a serious dream. Full of revenge and doubt.Tonight we smoked them out. We were ahead by a century.

Yes you are.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 12:45
 
I've never really been into the Hip, but I really, really like this song.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Deep in the heart of South California)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 12:45
 
 htowncoog wrote:
And Stingray adds his ray of sunshine.  {#Razz}
 
Whatya expect from someone named after a Chevy car? {#Mrgreen}

rlr511
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 12:44
 
RP is ahead by a century!  Thank you!

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 15:46
 
The Moment: when the drums come in. 

Pilgrim301
(Edmonton, AB)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 15:46
 
Can Con!
;cheers

These guys are awesome in live performance if you ever have a chance to see them. Gord Downie is a fantastic story teller. If you have a chance, listen to his Killer Whale Tank rant in the New Orleans is Sinking song. It's on You Tube!


gosvimmink
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 15:45
 
for a second i thought this was going to be pedro the lion - big trucks


StoneyG
(Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th)
Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 22:11
 

Nice.  You guys are killing it tonight, like you generally do.  RP really improves my shifts at work, so, thanks for that!



terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 10:51
 
This reminds me of George Dubya.  "Smoke 'em out!  Heh heh!"
 

Wilfrue
Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 10:51
 
Great song from a great band! Good work this afternoon, Bill. You're keeping me going on this Friday!

jim1964
(british columbia, but use to ride the IRT to work)
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 12:55
 
They're playing an outdoor show here tonight, hope the rain holds off.

fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 20:45
 
I continue to be amazed at the many personas of Tragically Hip, thanks to RP, of course

Windspirit
(Fort Collins, Colorado)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 06:06
 
Another nice groove from the Great White North......thanks Bill!

Canlistener
(Ontario Canada)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 16:20
 
Not my favourite Hip song.  Still the best name for a band though.

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 12:27
 
And Stingray adds his ray of sunshine.  {#Razz}

coomerfan
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 12:25
 
Never a bad time for a little ABAC...

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 12:24
 
Tragically bad!

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 12:24
 
My favorite TTH tune. I need to be in a hammock – by a lake. 8

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 14:33
 
 martinc wrote:
Play more. There is a great pool of Hip songs that RP listeners would enjoy. If they come to your town go see them, they sparkle live.
 
 
Indeed!...saw them several  times!...when I lived in western NY!


jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 14:31
 
Ooooooh....yes!{#Yes}
{#Drummer}

markymarkmon
(Westland MI)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 14:31
 
{#Music}

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 14:30
 
Good stuff!{#Music}

ScottishViking
(Toronto)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 14:30
 
Good song, haven't heard it in a long time.

michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 17:26
 
 nevar23 wrote:
Ooooo.... no. {#No}
 
Oh, but I respectfully disagree. Yyyyyyyyessss!

nevar23
(Georgia)
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 17:24
 
Ooooo.... no. {#No}

medoras
(Anastasia Island)
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 13:13
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Killer sets this afternoon Bill! {#Clap}
 
Must agree with that one.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 13:10
 
{#Music}

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 13:09
 
Killer sets this afternoon Bill! {#Clap}

flatpicker
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Nov 21, 2009 - 16:46
 
so good!


maroubra
(British Columbia Canada)
Posted: Sep 19, 2009 - 17:08
 
It seems almost anti-Canadian to not like the Hip! Love the Hip. Great song writing and a great band. 

cmarcan
Posted: Jul 18, 2009 - 14:51
 
Ahhhhh!  {#Clap}

That's more like it.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jul 18, 2009 - 14:50
 
 goo wrote:
Great lyrics, great imagery, great song!
 
goo, you are ahead by a century! Viva The Hip!

countyman
(sixburgh)
Posted: Jun 16, 2009 - 19:20
 
Saw them at the Austin City Limits Music Fest in '06.  They dedicated this song to the recently deceased Ann Richards, former Govenor of Texas, and they pleaded with the crowd, "Hope you don't mind us calling her Annie."

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Feb 10, 2009 - 08:03
 
Play more. There is a great pool of Hip songs that RP listeners would enjoy. If they come to your town go see them, they sparkle live.
 

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Jan 09, 2009 - 16:18
 
 lalalisa25 wrote:

Very cool... hope to see those views some day, too!

 
The locals know to chew cocoa leaves on the way up, as did my daughter and her companion when they made the trek a few years back while doing a study aboard in Buenos Aires.

gloriajanell
Posted: Jan 09, 2009 - 16:18
 
Great Song. Hope you will play this more, Bill!!

lalalisa25
(Boonton, NJ)
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 - 12:53
 
 ludite wrote:
I took a trip to South America, and a friend of mine made a mix tape for the trip that included this song and "Gift Shop", from the same album. I was hiking the trail up to Machu Picchu when I put on that tape for the first time. I will forever associate the stunning views Andes and my stinging lungs with that hike. These will always be two of my favorite "Hip" songs.
 
Very cool... hope to see those views some day, too!


mongoose01ca
(Terminal City, BC)
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 - 12:52
 
I keep waiting for Bill to segue this into K-OS's "Crabbucket".  No, they're not stylistically similar, but you can't argue with the name-check...

jraum
(Canada)
Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 08:22
 
I love the way this song builds — such an emotional crescendo...

jim1964
(british columbia by way of bklyn)
Posted: Sep 05, 2008 - 08:22
 
Absolutely perfect song to start off my Friday morning, thanks Bill!

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jul 04, 2008 - 03:25
 
goo wrote:
Great lyrics, great imagery, great song!

Great band!

goo
(Victoria, B.C.)
Posted: Mar 31, 2008 - 16:58
 
Great lyrics, great imagery, great song!
robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 31, 2008 - 16:58
 
ludite wrote:
I took a trip to South America, and a friend of mine made a mix tape for the trip that included this song and "Gift Shop", from the same album.

I was hiking the trail up to Machu Picchu when I put on that tape for the first time. I will forever associate the stunning views Andes and my stinging lungs with that hike. These will always be two of my favorite "Hip" songs.
We went there on our honeymoon. What an incredible place. I love how music can tie to memory like that.
Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!)
Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 22:34
 
tenacious_v wrote:
One of my favorites from the Hip...and one of their finest songs I believe....

Indeed, though the live version (on Live Between Us) merits another point or two. Still excellent in my book, which reveals my Hip biases.
ludite
Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 12:41
 
I took a trip to South America, and a friend of mine made a mix tape for the trip that included this song and "Gift Shop", from the same album.

I was hiking the trail up to Machu Picchu when I put on that tape for the first time. I will forever associate the stunning views Andes and my stinging lungs with that hike. These will always be two of my favorite "Hip" songs.
handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 12:31
 
I keep thinking he's going to sing "You are an anti-semite."
thewaxtadpole
(Toronto, ON)
Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 12:31
 
Easily my favourite Tragically Hip song. It rates a 10 from me, while I can't think of anything else from them that I'd ever choose to listen to.
Mary_Read
(The Pirate Ship Revenge)
Posted: Jul 24, 2007 - 06:12
 
Enjoy this video of the lead singer paying homage to poet Al Purdy:

(click here)