His biography is fascinating as it speaks to world travel and adventure. He was Scottish born and Oxford educated. He served as Governor General of Canada between 1935 and early 1940. Like many political figures of the first half of the 20 th century, Buchan was a complex character. It’s a great life if you don’t weaken.” John Buchanīuchan served as the 15 th Governor General of Canada. The song title itself is derived from a quote by John Buchan. In a true act of Canadian resolve, I drove home and back and only missed the first period. Who knows what the latent message really is, but this is just one of many examples of how Gord Downie could just connect with his audience.įor the record, I have never actually forgotten my skates, but I did show up at the rink without pants one night. I guess it is etched in my Canadian conscience. Have you ever had a ‘forget yer skates dream? So, to begin, let’s appreciate the poetry. Fans of the Tragically Hip do know better, and as we all know it was written and released in 2002 on the band’s ‘In Violet Light’ album. As we all know he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in December of 2015. If one did not know better, they would think it was written by Gord Downie as a brief memoir – a reflection of his life. As a Tragically Hip release this song is just shy of 20 years old. Today’s feature is ‘It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken’. If the primary purpose of the artist is to set the mood, then few were ever able to fulfill that role to the extent of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip.
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