Poets

Poets by the Tragically Hip

On one level, I feel bad for Canada. Some of their greatest products have someone not translated into American society or culture. Hockey is one of those things. Americans, frankly, could careless about hockey. TV ratings back this up. (Piss poor management of four teams (Chicago, Boston, New York, and since they once were moved from the Twin Cities, the Twin Cities) in what would be American hockey heartland plays a role in this).

Anyway, the Hip are another of those Canadian products that just haven't been all that well accepted by the American public. Maybe it is because Gord's lyrics are so deeply rooted in Canadian literature and culture. Maybe it's just because the Hip are, in away, just a pretty good rock band. And in a country filled with pretty good rock bands, the Hip are left on the North looking south. I guess only crappy Canadian bands make it big here in the States (Nickelback [throws up/])

But Gordie does have his way with words - funny, true, and probably deeper than I think.
Don't tell me what the poets are doing
Don't tell me that they're talkin' tough
Don't tell me that they're anti-social
Somehow not anti-social enough, all right