Songs talking about Canada?

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SteveN

Canada Is by Roger Whittaker would be great for an English project as background music for the video.

It is a folk song, and probably not something an average teenager would listen to, but is a song no one at school but the teacher may really have heard, and fits the requirements quite nicely.

countpetez

Tragically Hip..Bobcaygeon..historic uprising..lots of their songs..Stomping Tom Conners did many songs. Gordon Lightfoot..the railroad trilogy. The guess who..running back to Saskatoon.

Devo

"Take Off" by the McKenzie (sp?) Brothers featuring Geddy Lee of Rush

Crackers

a partial list of song pertaining to Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/songs.html

Canada Day songs
http://www.dltk-kids.com/canada/songs/index.html

"Ca-na-da", or "The Centennial Song"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_(song)

youtube with tthe search "canada"
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=canada&search=Search

Proudest Mikey

Try a song called "Oh Canada"
lol

Hoovercraft

"Oh Canada, my home and native land...."

just use the national anthem over and over haha

Lydia

The best for that would be 'Something to Sing About' - lists all the area of the country, etc. Lyrics follow, melody is perky -
http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songs9/S9_22.htm

Another is 'Canada Is..." by Roger Whittaker. Each set of lines mentions a different part of the features of Canada, so you could match images to it...

TMLeaf Fan

O Canada is perfect! Find a version sung by Michael Burgess

Prairie Town by Randy Bachman. Lyrics: http://www.songfacts.com/lyrics.php?findsong=1601

baserunner316

O Canada the national anthem

kenoplayer

This Land is Our Land.

If I had a million dollars by barenaked ladies.

million$gon

Gordon Lightfoot "Railroad Trilogy"
fits the bill exactly ! Check it out !
Gordon Lightfoot is born and raised Canadian, from Orillia Ontario, and presented this creation I think for Canada's Centennial celebrations. I think it was commissioned by the Prime Minister of that time, and presented for national audience.
It describes the construction of the railroad that bound the country together, and the various kinds of scenery across the country, and should fit with your visual presentation of the different kinds of landscapes.

wolf woman

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian artist. One song of hers, while not about Canada [it's really about a relationship breakup], mentions Canada, and is quite a beautiful song. Here are the lyrics:

A case of you

Just before our love got lost you said
I am as constant as a northern star
And I said, constant in the darkness
Wheres that at?
If you want me Ill be in the bar

On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue tv screen light
I drew a map of canada
Oh canada
And your face sketched on it twice

Oh you are in my blood like holy wine
Oh and you taste so bitter but you taste so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you
I could drink a case of you darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh Id still be on my feet

Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
Im frightened by the devil
And Im drawn to those ones that aint afraid
I remember that time that you told me, you said
Love is touching souls
Surely you touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time

Oh you are in my blood like holy wine
And you taste so bitter but you taste so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you
I could drink a case of you darling
Still Id be on my feet
And still be on my feet

I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said
Color go to him, stay with him if you can
Oh but be prepared to bleed
Oh but you are in my blood youre my holy wine
Oh and you taste so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
Still Id be on my feet
Id still be on my feet

Bingo!

John Denver wrote a song that goes: Up in the mountains of Jasper, Alberta, 3 men and 4 ponies on a long, lonesome ride........(nice song)

Go Blue

'Wheat Kings'

Tragically Hip

burrito

Stompin' Tom Connors's songs are all about Canadian life. He's got the great sacred song: The Hockey Song, Bud the Spud, The Man in the Moon is a Newfie, stuff like that. He's great.

Michael Buble ---Home
Land of the Silver Birch--traditional Canadian song
Gordon Lightfoot--Alberta Bound, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

I could go on and on....the bottom site has a whole pile of them.

Maria S

You could dub Avril`s voice and make her sing Oh Canada! LOL

SPIDERMAN

Lol

Is there? I can't even hum a tune, check with John Denver hehe. I can't even think of one, other than the anthem of course.

I guess I have to look bit more north, huh. They should make a song saying, we kicked their buts in 1812 and sent them home crying. LOL! YEE HAA! I guess yankee duddle did come to town huh, I am sure it was not any pony. :)

captainkangaroo15

Canadian Idiot by Wierd Al Yankovic?

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