CBC Radio has completed their quest to come up with a great list of the 50 essential Canadian popular songs. You can view the list in its entirety. Below are the top ten.
- 'Four Strong Winds' by Ian and Sylvia (1963)
- 'If I had $1000000' by the Barenaked Ladies (1992)
- 'Heart of Gold' by Neil Young (1971)
- 'Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers (1981)
- 'American Woman' by The Guess Who (1970)
- 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy' by Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
- 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell (1969)
- 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen (1967)
- 'Big Yellow Taxi' by Joni Mitchell (1970)
- 'Early Morning Rain' by Gordon Lightfoot (1966)
Songs of particular interest to myself: "New Orleans is Sinking" was #16, "Rockin' in the Free World" was #24, "Courage" was #27 and "Let Your Backbone Slide" was #46.