CBC - Canadian Musical Alphabet

[charlene]

CBC - Canadian Musical alphabet- http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2014/5/Eh-to-Zed-the-illustrated-Canadian-music-alphabet

[jj]

that's the flight of a bumble bee…not a G! …lol

well, my list would be different… and some toss ups…

I'm sure Anne and Joni are thrilled with the CBC choices, lol



Anne Murray

Blue Rodeo

Celine Dion

Daniel Lanois

Edward Bear

Fred Eaglesmith

Gordie

Hank Snow

Ian

Joni Mitchell

Klaatu

Leslie Feist

Margo Timmins

Neil Young

Oscar

Poppy Family

Quartette

Rush

Stan Rogers

Tom Connors

U ?

Van Evera, Billy ( RIP, my childhood hero … here singing with Gordon: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/5699937000622781/ )

Who, The Guess (G and T were taken:) )

X ?

Y ?

Z ?



ps) Gord doesn't make it on the Song Map of Canada… i don't understand who is running the ship, but it seems like some clique of self back patters …yay

[paskatefan]

^ He should be on the song map of Canada. So many of his songs have definite geographical references to Canada. Even a song like "Love & Maple Syrup" would qualify in my mind (even though no specific Canadaina town/city, etc. is mentioned).

[jj]

yeah, there should be two maps just for Gord alone

- all his song reference places

- all the venues he's played



here is the former, thanks to the official website www.lightfoot.ca

Lightfoot Geography
I don't know if there are many geography buffs out there, but I've always been one myself. I read that back in the 70's Lightfoot kept a huge map on his wall and kept pins in it to mark everywhere he's played. I wonder if he still keeps that map up to date? So I'm guessing that Lightfoot is into geography himself. Here is a list of place names that have appeared to date in his songs:
Echoes Of The Heroes - Marne, Somme, Normandy, Ypres, Verdun
Adios, Adios - Michocan, Mexico
Daisy Doo - Texas
Crossroads - Quebec
Canadian Railroad Trilogy - St. Lawrence (River), Gaspe, Rockies
Go Go Round - Michigan
Black Day In July - Motor City
Mountains And Maryann - Saskatchewan
Long Thin Dawn - Omaha, Edmonton, Vancouver, St. Paul, Windsor, 'Frisco, Montreal, Denver, Winnipeg
Cold Hands From New York - New York, Albany
Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle - Miami, Nassau, Biscayne Bay, Bahama
The Doomsday Song - Lake Erie, 'Frisco, Cuba
Ten Degrees And Getting Colder - Boulder Dam, Milwaukee, Arizona
Miguel - St. Augustine, Mexico
Nous Vivons Ensemble - Plains Of Abraham
Cabaret - California, Oregon, Ontario, Reno, Mendecino
Christian Island - Christian Island
Alberta Bound - Alberta, Toronto, Rocky Mountains
Ode To Big Blue - Pacific, Arctic Circle, Greenland
Hi'way Songs - New York
Nitro Joe - Mexico
Somewhere USA - USA
Carefree Highway - Carefree (Arizona)
In My Time - Hollywood
Cherokee Bend - Kentucky
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Wisconsin, Cleveland, Whitefish Bay, Detroit, Lakes Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie and Ontario
I'd Do It Again - Niagara Falls
Protocol - France, Germany, Saigon, Wounded Knee
Spanish Moss - Savannah, Georgia
Sweet Guinevere - Pittsburgh
Ghosts Of Cape Horn - Cape Horn, Devon, Southampton, Penzance, Kinsale
On The High Seas - Michigan, Lake Of The Woods, Montreal, Toronto, Reno,, Rome, Hornepayne, South Bend
Two Crazy Kids - Vancouver, Kalamazoo
Canary Yellow Canoe - East Main, Coppermine, Back, Rupert, George, Ross,Yellowknife, Assinaboine, Dumoine, Peace Rivers,Chibougamau, Churchill, Resolute
Triangle - Dover, Bahama, Bermuda
Morning Glory - Biscayne Bay
Let It Ride - Detroit, Windsor, London, Montreal, St. Louis, Missuori, Shanghai, Rangoon
Ecstacy Made Easy - Perth (Australia)
Lifeline - Baltimore
Waiting For You - North America
Couchiching - Lake Couchiching, Lake Simcoe, Orillia

[joveski]

i would have put Nelly Furtado for "N", but then again i'm biased, since i've kissed her on the cheek :)

[jj]

i would have put Nelly Furtado for "N", but then again i'm biased, since i've kissed her on the cheek :)


can't argue with that pick…. i'm not a big Neil guy but i guess songwriter and/or singer and/or band could be separate or overlapping lists

i might have taken Nikki :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzFbTFIttA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzFbTFIttA