• GrizzlyBur
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    5 hours ago

    I love me some Letterkenny. While it is a comedy, it really does an excellent job at highlighting what being Canadian means. I really need to watch the spin off, Shoresy.

    If you’re interested in more media that helps you understand what being Canadian is all about, I’d recommend listening to some of the most iconic Canadians musicians of all time: Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, The Tragically Hip, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and The Band. You’ve almost certainly heard their songs before, but listen to some of their less popular music.

    Here’s some specific songs that I am fond of, and feel highlight Common Canadian Sensibilities:

    • King Harvest (Has Surely Come) by The Band
    • Dance me to the End of Love by Leonard Cohen
    • In View by The Tragically Hip
    • Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip
    • Signs by Five Man Electrical Band
    • Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot
    • If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
    • Illegal by Corbeau
    • Universal Soldier by Buffy Sainte-Marie
    • Til I Am Myself Again by Blue Rodeo
    • (You’re A) Strange Animal by Gowan
    • The Rest of My Life by Sloan
    • Money City Maniacs by Sloan
    • The Consumer by Stompin’ Tom Connors
    • Helpless by Neil Young
    • Heart of Gold by Neil Young
    • Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane
    • American Psycho by Treble Charger
    • Truth Doesn’t Live in a Book by Ben Chaplan
    • The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea

    These showcase a variety of genres and locations within Canada. We are a big country with such a beautiful mixture of experiences that allow for such wonderful music to be produced.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
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      3 hours ago

      Actually due south gatewayed me into canadian music back in the 90’s, so I’m good there :)

      It’s actually pretty fascinating because apart from the obvious differences there are a lot of common thematics with Australia that we don’t share with the US - and a lot of that does have to do with the more social oriented societies as opposed to US individualism.