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Hockey Dad

(70 posts)
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:36 PM Dec 2014

Ten Rock Songs by Canadian Acts that Should Have Been Top 10 Hits in the U.S.

I beseech you, my American friends: please do NOT judge us by Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, or (nauseatingly) Justin Bieber. This country has produced MANY hard-rockin' tunes which most of you, alas, have never even heard of! We are, up here, entirely too polite to aggressively promote ourselves.






















Honorable Mention: The following ditties aren't hard rock, but they still kick ass!














Now, remember, the premise of this list was to name songs that you, as Americans, haven't heard. Thus, if you HAVE heard any of these tunes, please let me know. Also, by all means, tell me if I've actually MISSED some righteous Canuck songs!
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Ten Rock Songs by Canadian Acts that Should Have Been Top 10 Hits in the U.S. (Original Post) Hockey Dad Dec 2014 OP
You gave us Neil Young mythology Dec 2014 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #4
A country has to have a river as mighty as the Mississippi to rock taterguy Dec 2014 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #5
How about... begin_within Dec 2014 #3
I need to update my flash player so I'm not sure what you posted Beaverhausen Dec 2014 #6
I love Alanis. bigwillq Dec 2014 #7
You're all wrong! This is the greatest musical gift Canada has ever given us. JeffHead Dec 2014 #8
Hey I'm happy with both Rushes - OriginalGeek Dec 2014 #9
and there's this by Stars AllenVanAllen Dec 2014 #10
and this... AllenVanAllen Dec 2014 #11
How about some Saga U4ikLefty Dec 2014 #12
I like THIS guy.... PassingFair Dec 2014 #13
 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
1. You gave us Neil Young
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 06:20 PM
Dec 2014

and Joni Mitchell and Sarah McLachlan. Neil Young alone outweighs Justin Beiber (who is actually unintentionally funny due to being such a pretentious putz) Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette.

Although you did forget that you also foisted Nickelback on us.

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taterguy

(29,582 posts)
2. A country has to have a river as mighty as the Mississippi to rock
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 06:33 PM
Dec 2014

It's in the rule Book!

Look it up!!

PS: It's unlikely that I'll be revisiting this thread since it takes so long to load with all the insipid videos you posted.

Response to taterguy (Reply #2)

Beaverhausen

(24,466 posts)
6. I need to update my flash player so I'm not sure what you posted
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:38 PM
Dec 2014

but I hope there was some Bruce Cockburn!

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)
8. You're all wrong! This is the greatest musical gift Canada has ever given us.
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:00 PM
Dec 2014

Bob and Doug McKenzie and Geddy Lee all three Canadians.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
9. Hey I'm happy with both Rushes -
Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:55 PM
Dec 2014

Regular and Mahogany.

I was already hip to Kim Mitchell and Bruce Cockburn but I'll check these others out. Welcome to DU!

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