Today's Artist:
The Tragically HipMyspace
So, first of all, I love this song. It's just a really beautiful, well-crafted piece of music. For those of you who are unfamiliar with "the Hip," they were at one point, the biggest damn band Canada had. They played in front of huge audiences all over the world, and yet in the US, no one knew of them.
In 1993, I was living in Sydney, Australia, sharing a couple flats with some friends (we had the one I lived in and the one next door). One of the flat-mates was from the land of maple leafs. She was madly in love with Gordon Downie (the lead singer) and had only ever seen the Hip in a field with 100,000 other people during a festival somewhere north of the border.
A couple months after becoming friends, we found out The Hip was playing a show in downtown Sydney in a bar. A bar. The place held about fifty people. My friend nearly pooped herself, she was so happy. And the night of the show, we go there early, and my friend actually got to sit on the stage, at Gordon's feet. She even talked to him and had him sign something.
But at that show, way back in 1993, I finally became a true fan of the Tragically Hip. They put on a fantastic show, filled with energy and Gordon's manic and crazy contortions.
This version of Long Time Running is live, simple, and beautiful. It's a great intro to the wonders of The Hip, and if you're all ready a fan, well, you all ready know this song.
Cheers.