In short, what are some awesome songs to listen to in that are from the country/region/whatever you live in, were born in, or both? Spotify thinks the only music I like is random American bands that nobody has ever heard of (note: I am not American). No shame to them, they actually make pretty good music, but I would like some variety.
Anything worth listening to would be good (from rock to pop, hard metal to folk, anything is fine). I would prefer non-English songs if possible, I like the beats and such you see)
edit: currently I have added a bunch of songs suggested on different corners internet (from Finnish polkas to Balkan rock, Brazilian pop to Polish folk music, and Gorbachev-era Russian bands to Scottish singers)
Canada surprisingly has music that Americans rarely know about but are quite famous up here:
Kim Mitchell - Patio Lanterns
The Tragically Hip - Pretty much any of their songs, but Ahead by a Century and 50 Mission Cap are my favorites
54-40 - One Day In Your Life
I know Billy Talent.
For your information, I’m not American. I will check out those songs though, they seem pretty cool :D
Just want to make you aware of Fiddlers Green by The Hip, because it always makes me tear up.
When Gord Downie the lead singer of the Tragically Hip got terminal cancer, he went on tour. His final stop was Ontario, and they streamed it live on CBC (our national news network) to approximately 12 million viewers (Canada had a population of about 38 million)
He died less than a month later. Our prime minister released a tribute statement, and held a press conference over it. Our House of Commons observed a moment of silence. The Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL Hockey Team) brought down one of the retired numbers from the rafters during their next game, because Gord had mentioned him in 50-mission cap. Almost every radio station that plays music switched to Hip songs for the day. The Canadian press gave him newsmaker of the year for 2016, then again for 2017 because of how significant the reaction to his death was.
Dude was a legend both musically, and also in terms of the causes he championed. Especially the Indigenous reconciliation stuff.
damn