Desert Island Songs – The Tragically Hip "Nautical Disaster"

   I've been listening to The Hip off and on since probably day one, so with a back catalog like theirs you would think picking a Tragically Hip "Desert Island Song" would be a task, or at the least I'd choose one of the most obvious choice's like "Blow at High Dough" or "New Orleans Is Sinking"…but one song of theirs has always stuck in my head and I've never been able to shake it, I'll search it out like a boat lost on a ocean, it's "Nautical Disaster". It's taken from their 1994 album Day for Night, which in my opinion is their strongest and best record, Gord's lyrics went right off the chart for this one, he threw away the playbook and followed his soul.

    Below is the video for "Nautical Disaster" by The Tragically Hip, but I have also included a new cover version by Justin Rutledge filmed by Southern Souls, Justin by the way has a new album out called Valleyheart.

Joe Cornelisse-SMM


The Tragically Hip "Nautical Disaster"



Justin Rutledge covers the Tragically Hip classic "Nautical Disaster" for Southern Souls

My Concert Ticket Stubs 3rd Annual CFNY Canada Day Celebration 1989 Molson Park

  $3 Bucks to see The Tragically Hip, The Spoons, Sarah McLachlan, and some other fantastic music, and to end the night we would always find our way to the top of the hill, stretch out on our backs and wait for the music to start that kicked off the fireworks… wonderful memories of a time gone by.

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

The Tragically Hip Canada Day 2012 Burl's Creek Family Event Park

     This show was announced a while ago but I thought I'd jump on the band wagon and give it a little ink since it's in my area and all. The Tragically Hip along with Death Cab For Cutie, The New Pornographer’s & The Rural Alberta Advantage are playing July the 1^st at Burl'sCreek Family Event Park which if you don't know is a large outdoor venue about an hour and a half (when traffic is good) north of Toronto, this is the same site that was to play host to the 2009 V-Fest till the festival organizers in their infinite wisdom decided to move it to the Molson Amphitheatre…such a terrible decision, but that was then and this is now.

          From what I have gathered the gates are to open at 3: PM so I would start the drive north a good few hours early in order to get there in time to see the first band hit the stage, but from my personal experience with large outdoor shows and gate times…they never open as planned, so make sure your air conditioning is working.  This is actually a pretty good line-up, but I doubt the Hip's beer swilling fans that only know two of their songs (Blow at High Dough" and "New Orleans Is Sinking") will have any clue who the other bands are*…which is a good thing for the rest of the crowd as maybe they will stay in the beer tents and out of the sight lines.

  The show is being brought to us by the fine folks at Impact Live.ca

    Now this is where I would post maybe a Live Hip video…you know to get you in "Tha Mood" for the big show…but I'm gonna post a video from The Rural Alberta Advantage, really dig these guys.

Enjoy…and see ya there

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS

P.S.  through their Facebook page the people at Burl's Creek are giving away 2 FREE WEEKEND PASSES to the show once they reach 500 "Likes"..so get on over there and "Like" them 

 

Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster and also ImpactLive Outlets ($ave $10+ getting them at the Impact Live Outlets).

The Impact LiveOutlets are:

LIQUID CHROME (BARRIE)

Address:              11 Dunlop St. East

Phone:                 (705) 719-0885

GILBERT GUITARS (BARRIE)

Address:              331 Bayfield St., Barrie

Phone:                 (705) 733-3033

GILBERT GUITARS (ORILLIA)

Address:              68 Mississaga St. E. Orillia

Phone:                 (705) 329-2913

EXTREME ROCKSTAR CLOTHING (ORILLIA)

Address:              112 Mississaga St. E. Downtown Orillia

Phone:                 (705) 259-1759

NAPOLEON Retail Store (ORO)

Address:              24 Napoleon Road (North Barrie, ORO)

Phone:                 705-721-1214

THE QUEENS Sportside (BARRIE)

Address:              94 Dunlop Street East, Downtown Barrie

Phone:                 (705) 728-2424

WILD WING ALCONA (INNISFIL)

Address:              1070 Innisfill Beach R. (Line 8)

Phone:                 (705) 431-8325

WILD WING (WASAGA BEACH)

Address:              321 Main Street, Wasaga Beach

Phone:                 (705) 429-8400


*Remember that is only MY opinion and does not reflect the opinions of everyone else here at SSGS