Millions of Britons have wiped their arses on him.Nearly four years after the death of the Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie - and three years after the band announced their retirement - the beloved Canadian rockers have revealed their surprise new album Saskadelphia, due out Friday, May 21st. Anyway, it's not up to us, it's up to the committee and God knows what they will decide. Besides, the Death List could do with some more musical picks. Gord Downie obviously isn't as internationally well known as Lou Rawls was and I'm not saying that he definitely deserves a place on the 2017 list, but I think he should at least be considered. Take Lou Rawls as an example, he didn't have any success in the UK except for reaching number #10 with 'You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine', but he had enough success in the US to warrant him the top spot on DL 2006. They don't seem to have had any chart success in the UK, but that doesn't make them unknown. So there may be a lot of Stereophonics fans who are aware of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip. They also released a cover of Fiddlers Green as a B-side to 'Bartender and the Thief' which reached #3 on the UK charts. Indeed the Stereophonics were originally named Tragic Love Company in reference to The Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company. I know that they were the favourite band of Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics. I'm sure that there are many music enthusiasts who are aware of The Hip within the UK. Although you rarely listen to people's suggestions, so.We don't do 'Famous in their own back yards'.Downie is guaranteed a QO, there's no question about that. Very well known in Canada, and Gord Downie could definitely be obitable. The Tragically Hip even toured with The Who before. Surprised no one made one already.Who the f**k is he?Lead singer of a band called the Tragically Hip. OTOH, is Gord Downie known to rockers within the UK? Did he or his band have any single/album that charted in the UK?Ĭonsidering he has terminal brain cancer and he has a high chance of being obitable, I think it would be right for him to have his own page. Sure, not everyone cares about Rugby, but at least Joost v. In fact, it would have required some more research to discover that he had a brief and unremarkable tenure at Toto, and that he had nothing to do with their biggest hits like Africa etc.īut a one-off mistake is hardly the gold standard to which the DL should adhere. I guess that he might have been chosen after one of the committee members read "Former Toto singer has incurable cancer" in the news and mistakenly believed that since Toto had been famous, he too should've been. In fact, a notorious double mistake, since he didn't die in the year when he was supposed to, and didn't get the sort of obit that he was supposed to. Besides, Gord Downie is far more famous than the likes of Fergie Frederiksen who had a spot on the 2011 list, so I see no reason why Downie can't have a spot on DL 2017.įergie Frederiksen was a mistake. Although you rarely listen to people's suggestions, so.We don't do 'Famous in their own back yards'.ĭownie is guaranteed a QO, there's no question about that.Īlright, he's not a household name outside of Canada, but Joost van der Westhuizen, Sandy Gall and Robert M Pirsig are by no means household names. Who the f**k is he?Lead singer of a band called the Tragically Hip. Considering he has terminal brain cancer and he has a high chance of being obitable, I think it would be right for him to have his own page.
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