{"id":11788,"date":"2021-06-29T13:30:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:27:48","slug":"top-ten-list-of-canadian-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11788","title":{"rendered":"Top-10 List of Canadian Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebrating Canada Day in 2020, <em>By George<\/em> is producing a Top-10 List of Canadian Songs through the modern times.<\/p>\n<p>For this list <em>By George<\/em> consulted the following:\u00a0 CBC Music, Strong Words, Billboard\u2019s 100 Canadian #1s, Zoomer Magazine and Indie 8.\u00a0 Ultimately, however the <em>By George<\/em> braintrust selected and ranked the top ten list.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Honourable Mentions:<\/p>\n<p>Stompin&#8217; Tom Connors &#8211; The Hockey Song, Paul Anka &#8211; Diana, Ian Tyson &#8211; Four Strong Winds, Rita MacNeil &#8211; She&#8217;s Called Nova Scotia, The Band &#8211; The Weight, Gordon Lightfoot &#8211; The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot &#8211; Sundown, The Guess Who &#8211; These Eyes, Joni Mitchell &#8211; Both Sides Now, Anne Murray &#8211; Could I Have This Dance, Sarah McLachlan &#8211; Angel, Jann Arden &#8211; Insensitive, Jann Arden &#8211; Good Mother, Bryan Adams &#8211; Summer of &#8217;69, Tom Cochrane &#8211; Life is a Highway, The Tragically Hip &#8211; Bobcaygeon, Alanis Morissette &#8211; Ironic, Justin Bieber \u2013 Despacito, Drake \u2013God\u2019s Plan, and Bill Ray Cyrus \u2013 Old Town Road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The<em> By George<\/em> Top-10 List of Canadian Songs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10. Bryan Adams \u2013 Everything I Do I Do It For You<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">9. Avril Lavigne &#8211; Complicated<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">8. Blue Rodeo &#8211; Try<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">7. Celine Dion \u2013 Because You Loved Me<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Paul Anka &#8211; My Way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Neil Young \u2013 Heart of Gold<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Bachman Turner Overdrive \u2013 Takin&#8217; Care of Business<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3. The Guess Who &#8211; American Woman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Leonard Cohen &#8211; Hallelujah<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Anne Murray &#8211; Snowbird<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/snowbird.jpeg-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/snowbird.jpeg-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/snowbird.jpeg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/snowbird.jpeg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris George provides reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cgacommunications.com\/m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CG&amp;A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebrating Canada Day in 2020, By George is producing a Top-10 List of Canadian Songs through the modern times. For this list By George consulted the following:\u00a0 CBC Music, Strong Words, Billboard\u2019s 100 Canadian #1s, Zoomer Magazine and Indie 8.\u00a0 Ultimately, however the By George braintrust selected and ranked the top ten list. 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