50 Tracks: The Canadian Version

50 Tracks: The Canadian Version was a Canadian radio series, which aired across Canada on CBC Radio One in 2005. The show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, was a competition to determine the fifty most essential songs in Canadian pop music history. It was a sequel to the 2004 series 50 Tracks, which chose the fifty essential pop songs from anywhere in the world.

History

The list unfolded over ten weeks, with five songs added each week for eight weeks. A further ten songs were added by listener input in the ninth week. Panelists included Terry David Mulligan, Jay Ferguson, Lorraine Segato, Laurie Brown, Damhnait Doyle, Denise Donlon, Geoff Pevere, Leah McLaren, Lee Aaron, Jennifer Hollett and Emm Gryner. After the fifty songs were chosen, a listener vote was held to rank them.

In the fall of 2005, CBC Radio launched the series National Playlist, which took a similar format and adapted it to a weekly series.

The 50 Tracks

  1. Ian and Sylvia, "Four Strong Winds"
  2. Barenaked Ladies, "If I Had $1000000"
  3. Neil Young, "Heart of Gold"
  4. Stan Rogers, "Northwest Passage"
  5. The Guess Who, "American Woman"
  6. Gordon Lightfoot, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
  7. Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides Now"
  8. Leonard Cohen, "Suzanne"
  9. Joni Mitchell, "Big Yellow Taxi"
  10. Gordon Lightfoot, "Early Morning Rain"
  11. Bruce Cockburn, "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"
  12. Stompin' Tom Connors, "The Hockey Song"
  13. Tom Cochrane, "Life Is a Highway"
  14. Blue Rodeo, "Try"
  15. The Band, "The Weight"
  16. The Tragically Hip, "New Orleans is Sinking"
  17. Bryan Adams, "Summer of '69"
  18. Bachman–Turner Overdrive, "Takin' Care of Business"
  19. Anne Murray, "Snowbird"
  20. Sarah McLachlan, "Angel"
  21. k.d. lang, "Constant Craving"
  22. Spirit of the West, "Home for a Rest"
  23. The Guess Who, "These Eyes"
  24. Neil Young, "Rockin' in the Free World"
  25. Gordon Lightfoot, "Sundown"
  
  1. Buffy Sainte-Marie, "Universal Soldier"
  2. The Tragically Hip, "Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)"
  3. Alanis Morissette, "You Oughta Know"
  4. Bruce Cockburn, "Wondering Where the Lions Are"
  5. Gilles Vigneault, "Mon Pays"
  6. Trooper, "Raise a Little Hell"
  7. Blue Rodeo, "Hasn't Hit Me Yet"
  8. Rush, "Tom Sawyer"
  9. Hank Snow, "I'm Movin' On"
  10. Martha and the Muffins, "Echo Beach"
  11. Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance"
  12. k-os, "Crabbuckit"
  13. Rough Trade, "High School Confidential"
  14. Sam Roberts, "Brother Down"
  15. Paul Anka, "Diana"
  16. Ron Hynes, "Sonny's Dream"
  17. Leonard Cohen, "Tower of Song"
  18. The Crew Cuts, "Sh-Boom"
  19. Parachute Club, "Rise Up"
  20. Sloan, "Coax Me"
  21. Maestro Fresh Wes, "Let Your Backbone Slide"
  22. Ruth Lowe, "I'll Never Smile Again" (performed by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)
  23. Rush, "Fly By Night"
  24. D.O.A., "Disco Sucks"
  25. Wilf Carter, "My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby"

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