50 Faves
We have listened to a truck-load full of songs by Canadian recording artists over the years and have assembled our 50 favourites (to 2011). BACKGROUND. And here they are with links to articles about each song.
50. “Crying Out Loud for Love” by The Box (1987)
49. “One More Colour” by Jane Siberry (1985)
48. “Push” by Moist (1994)
47. “Steal My Sunshine” by Len (1999)
46. “Let’s Play” by Kristina Maria (2011)
45. “Sing” by Theo Tams (2008)
44. “These Eyes” by The Guess Who (1969)
43. “Far Too Frail” by Skinny Puppy (1984)
42. “A Criminal Mind” by Gowan (1985)
41. “I Was a Fool” by The Boomtang Boys (1999)
40. “Heavenly Blue” by Burton Cummings (1980)
39. “Flesh under Skin” by National Velvet (1988)
38. “Tokyo” by Bruce Cockburn (1980)
37. “Hot Child in the City” by Nick Gilder (1978)
36. “Philadelphia” by Neil Young (1994)
35. “I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado (2000)
34. “Je n’ai que mon âme” by Natasha St-Pier (2001)
33. “Song in My Head” by M+M (1985)
32. “La Corrida” by Mitsou (1988)
31. “At the Feet of the Moon” by The Parachute Club (1984)
30. “3 Dressed Up As a 9” by Trooper (1979)
29. “Living On Video” by Trans X (1983)
28. “Rock Machine” by Copyright (2001)
27. “I Want You Back” by Sherry Kean (1984)
26. “Overworked and Underpaid” by Randy Bachman (1992)
25. “For Germans” by Images in Vogue (1983)
24. “Belive in You” by Amanda Marshall (1999)
23. “Phasors on Stun” by FM (1977)
22. “Never Surrender” by Corey Hart (1985)
21. “Yeah, Whatever” by Moev (1988)
20. “I Really Love You” by Ian Thomas (1978)
19. “Jukfuk” by Sally Yeh (1987)
18. “Subdivisions” by Rush (1982)
17. “Passion” by Zappacosta (1984)
16. “Saviour” by Lights (2009)
15. “Aria” by Delerium (2000)
14. “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams (1991)
13. “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan (1997)
12. “Nova Heart” by The Spoons (1982)
11. “Eyes of a Stranger” by The Payola$ (1982)
10. “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats (1982)
9. “Worlds Away” by Strange Advance (1982)
8. “Baby Ran” by 54-40 (1986)
7. “Tonight Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love” by April Wine (1975)
6. “Just Walk Away” by Celine Dion (1993)
5. “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
4. “My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)” by Chilliwack (1981)
3. “Ghosts of You” by Chantal Kreviazuk (2006)
2. “Thank U” by Alanis Morissette (1998)
1. “My Happy Ending” by Avril Lavigne (2004)
Provisions
• Only one song per artist
• No cover songs
• All songs are from the rock ‘n roll era that began in the 1950s
• Songs can be performed in any language
• All songs were considered, not just hit singles
