This is incredible. I always felt this song was un-coverable because of the way Downie carries the melody in the way he phrases it. This is crazy good. Best Hip song ever, IMO.
@ronjeremy58584 күн бұрын
ok so when my dad died the original was first song i listened too. You made me cry. excellent cover.
@RobertsAdventure7 ай бұрын
Your voice fits this song so well, would love an extended version. Thanks!
@BeeComma6 ай бұрын
Just found out this existed now. It is beautiful.
@FolkdUpRecords2 ай бұрын
Very chilling cover !
@dmac33162 ай бұрын
Understatement - that was really good!
@terrariumelio9743 жыл бұрын
What a great hommage you paid to The Hip and Gord. Thank you.
@stanjuan11782 жыл бұрын
This was REALLY good mate. Nothing better than a really well done Tragically Hip cover.
@JimHuinink7 жыл бұрын
I would have thought no one should cover this song.... but great job for sure.
@chrisprince53132 жыл бұрын
No one should cover this song,unless you're willing to cry and go to war at the same time.
@mic7504 Жыл бұрын
A lot of people think this song was about the sinking of the Bismark. But for me it matches better the sinking of the RMS Lancastria. Which was an ocean liner that was sunk by the Nazis as it evacuated civilians and allied soldiers from the Port of St. Nazaire about a week after the intentional more famous evacuation of Dunkirk. The extent of the disaster was kept secret from the British and Commonwealth public until after the end of the war for the sake of "morale". The Lancastria was meant to carry 1300 passengers but is estimated it carried between 4000-7000 souls that day. (It's egregious over loading is a antithesis of how the mostly Belgian crew responded while evacuating the sinking ship, life rafts where not deployed and the life boats were filled only to recommended capacity.) What is known for sure is that 2477 people survived the reckless Admiralty choice, the blundering crew and the strafing by German aircraft afterwards. And that there are 1738 known deaths. It is now understood that the Lancastria accounted for 1/3 of the British Expeditionary Forces losses. Most families of the desisted had assumed their loved ones had died in France fighting and not drowned as they were not told the date of their loved ones death. Like many of Gord's lyrics this one has the ring of a recorded conversation. Gord was known to keep a pocket memobook on him to jot down ideas and most importantly an interesting turn of phrase. Gord reportedly had worked for a time during his university days as an orderly/ward assistant at a correctional facility hospital (as hinted at in his Killer Whale Tank rant and "what's troubling Gus" in "Central Park" lyrics from Gus:The Polar Bear). One can imagine Gord engaging with an client who was haunted by surviving the Lancastria disaster. This person perhaps lived in and out of reality and regularly relived that horrible event. Of course like so many if not all of the Hip's songs Gord has also woven the song lyrics to tell a more contemporary tale. In this case many suggest the song to them is a metaphor for a relationship break up. But that's the power of Gord's writing and his choice to rarely reveal the original inspiration for his lyrics. It doesn't matter what it meant to Gord because he'd be interested in what it meant to you. And a side note, Gord once said he needed a good prairie farmer's wife name for the song (perhaps the survivor was from one of the Western Provinces) and so he asked a kid from out west . The kid replied Susan, or Virginia or Ross-Mary. Gord liked Susan as he felt he could sing it with a kind of frustration and it was a nice alliteration of"anyways".
@jonathanlodge295123 күн бұрын
Thank you for this. I am a history buff and I had often wondered about the subject matter of "Nautical Disaster". I had never heard of RMS Lancastria before your well-written and informative comment, after which I read more about that ship and her fate. It really does fit well with the narrative of this song.
@pauliect44766 жыл бұрын
Forget the missed lines, the feeling is there-and I love this song.
@matthaynes115 жыл бұрын
Gord him self missed an entire verse of this song at woodstock '99
@janspup62323 жыл бұрын
@@matthaynes11 true, this is one of those that after you hear it the first time you have to listen to it again, Black for pearl jam is another one, especially after that one line
@RobertsAdventure7 ай бұрын
@@matthaynes11 I think it was a deliberate decision to skip to the fast part... but the point is definitely change the song to be what you want it to be... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqmqd4iGjq2toqM
@MooseyArts3 жыл бұрын
Amazing rendition of an amazing song. One of the best from Downie and the boys.
@stevie64236 ай бұрын
Wow. Never thought that one could be covered in a way to do it justice. Tough to do and done so well.
@bobcaygeon9757 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal. Never seen anyone cover acoustic Hip as well. Feel free to do some more songs.
@commissioner19695 жыл бұрын
Holy shit wasnt expecting this. Wow great cover. Cant find anybody giving the hip justice on KZbin but hats off dan. I'll give a listen to yur stuff. Thanks man
@nrgchaserl56783 жыл бұрын
There was one guy at the Niagara brewery restaurant on Clifton hill who used to cover hips tunes flawlessly! I requested grace too and he only played the hip tunes after that
@nickberry88333 жыл бұрын
An absolutely stunning version. Thanks Dan. I had to play it twice more straight away before I could leave it alone. It sounds weird but played acoustically in this way, it made me realise that the song could have fitted seamlessly onto the second side of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love album. Especially if it was played on piano. Kate really should cover this.
@imago38478 жыл бұрын
I relished the fray.... This is a lovely cover, gonna miss Gord a lot.
@vgoreham2 ай бұрын
Dan - you should go on tour with the hip - not as a replacement but as a celebration. Please? Pretty please? Call them!
@strassafrass12 жыл бұрын
10/10 beautifully done
@BP-bb4vg7 жыл бұрын
Great cover to a great song
@harryt9887 жыл бұрын
Simply mesmerizing
@zeroeightz8 жыл бұрын
Great cover Dan!
@Albertawoodchuck4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@joshuacorry8353 Жыл бұрын
great cover! but what about the life boat built for 10?
@Miniinish3 жыл бұрын
Super job 👍
@jasoncharles86517 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@canadianhienz572 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@redbridgejumper8 жыл бұрын
Way to go Dan. Play this in Kelowna or Penticton next time if you are allowed!
@FelipePereiraSousa4 жыл бұрын
Wish i could go to your gig someday.
@echadmeir4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@andrearae87325 жыл бұрын
beautiful singer :)
@goodboyconformist3 жыл бұрын
pretty!!!
@heistheway13947 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@davidbasile73344 жыл бұрын
When i die this man is singing this at my funeral
@entertainme723 жыл бұрын
If it were possible, I'd get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy
@eddiehall69208 жыл бұрын
amazing!!
@justinwhite80096 жыл бұрын
I was in a life boat, designed for ten and ten only.
@robberlingieri3 жыл бұрын
Great cover but the lyrics were incorrect. He forgot the “now I was in a lifeboat ...” lyrics and went straight to the “the selection was quick” lyrics.
@kentmartin92893 жыл бұрын
It was for the radio, so maybe he had to keep it at 3 minutes or something.
@eddiehall69208 жыл бұрын
sounds just like the lead singer of mumford and sons!