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gord downie dead
The band talked about the loss of their lead singer in a new interview.
"Introduce Yerself" is a beautiful final goodbye.
We are a country that struggles to articulate what makes Canada, Canada, but we had Gord.
Although I still adhere to a pretty strict rule about that, I'm happy I was roped into making an exception back in 1990.
But what the late singer revealed in personal anecdotes is heartbreaking.
This playlist will be on all day.
The lead singer of the Tragically Hip was diagnosed with cancer in December 2015.
