The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie - Classic Interview on The Hour

In 2006, The Tragically Hip released their 10th album, "World Container" - and came on The Hour to perform some of their new songs. In this season 3 interview, lead singer Gord Downie talks about the band's the development, the experience of recording the album with legendary Canadian producer Bob Rock and the environmental concerns that inspired some of the lyrics.
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[@BobPrice-b7f]

Met Gord Downie at the gate going to Toronto from Vancouver. Looked for him on the plane, he was sitting in row 28, middle seat.

[@rockyfalcoa9713]

10:35 Rest in peace Tom Petty & Gord Downie, your music lives in my heart forever! Thank you

[@MaryJane-qq9mm]

Awwww I can't believe I'm just seeing this for the first time now.. Awesome interview with a beautiful soul! RIP Gord ☁️🤍🕊️🙏🕊️🤍🌤️ we'll see you again soon 🥰

[@davidigleniec2483]

You did it tonight Gord. We ove you. Great show tonight, listened on the cbc at work.

[@davidigleniec2483]

August 20 2016, last Hip tour.

[@lesbrown7009]

Not necessarily.

[@mylesmcvety7407]

music at work

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

You beat me to it....

[@sarahbeancarney]

Thanks for creating these interviews. 4:08: George saying, 'you're probably sick of hearing your songs everywhere'.. and Gord is like, 'actually no'. lol

[@JBinOtown]

Loved the Hip up to In Violet Light, their last truly awesome record. Then I got into Gord Downie's solo stuff and there are some underrated gems in that bunch of songs. "Vancouver Divorce" is a masterpiece.

[@daaronk]

i probably agree, altho world container and we are the same especially have brilliant moments and their later stuff has its place... as i write gord has developed brain cancer ... hope he gets well best wishes to him, family and band

[@JBinOtown]

Yeah, I really love "Budget Shoes"

[@j_freed]

For me the best ones are all from Day For Night through In Between Evolution. The 'middle six' of twelve studio albums!

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

That's about right. Stunning stuff.

[@trinacawood6749]

Brilliant 🎤🇨🇦

[@katrinamonaghan78]

Aweee listening to this now. George is such a good interviewer.

[@005Amergin]

George is a great person for interviews...this get together is really special

[@roarythunderbird]

for reall

[@PrankZabba]

Funny how this came up as suggested video after watching Neil Pearts interview. It's amazing how they aren't the same, but they are the same type of person. Not sure if they ever got to hang out together, but to be a fly on the wall at that. Wow!

[@rochb2084]

this intvw is when I started to respect The Tragically Hip, their music (World Container) and Gord's everyday views of being a citizen of this Small Blue Ball / 3rd Rock from the Sun; water rights. this album made me look forward in the past to listen again to their music.

[@patrickdevinelntervention2683]

Indoctrination runs deep u 🐑 sheep, "3rd rock from the sun" lol, no sorry pal the Heliocentric model is for dumbasses 🗨

[@PYSCOPOMP]

You are a brilliant writer Mr Gordon Downie.

[@superwiseman452]

This is a great interviewer with a great artist/human being.

[@jimf991]

Great interview. I hope more will see it.

[@derrikwagner8499]

Fuckin love gordie , Always had his sights on a better horizon for the common !

[@stacydornan9765]

RIP GORDIE BABY,A GIFT TO THE WORLD

[@jojoblack1438]

Awesome interview George! :)

[@kimdixson3566]

Having a Gord Day ❤ Strombo intensive 🔥

[@mikeobrien6704]

Strombos and Gord. Canadian history.

[@mat940]

"Semi-literate lyrics" says Gord, the greatest modern Canadian poet

[@STRM1991]

I remember in high school I'd be up late and throw the CBC on and watch this eating hot dogs before bed 😂 ffs

[@pinkeye00]

Miss you, Gord.

[@MathieuLLF]

In Between Evolution is amazing too

[@bob5951]

I'm not too familiar with their music - but wow that song Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) is a really great tune. I first heard Sarah Polley's haunting version from one of my favorite movies: The Sweet Hereafter - but their version the fantastic as well. I have to get more of their stuff. . .

[@maxdagg-heston4962]

Interesting how Gordie says we meaning his band mates and he needs to be better friends. With bands the work and the process of putting out each album, makes friend ship fades away.

[@winkstar9265]

Rest in peace the thousand's of people who don't get a voice on tv. That don't have a market for the slave race.

[@PYSCOPOMP]

Where is all the old Gordon Interviews. ?

[@bwuh]

Would LOVE to see Strombo interview Vince Clarke.

[@j_freed]

The “mundane and technical” act of giving up smoking is a plus… With certain kinds of cancer, you have a roughly 30% better chance of pulling through healthy if you have never smoked… yet many in older generations have?

[@MaryJane-qq9mm]

9:49-10:04 🤍

[@vcp93]

Wow, how prophetic about Tom Petty and his deadly heart attack. I'm going to miss both of them for a long, long time.

[@finnibertlunchiken7792]

4:05 The low point in Georges career.

[@happyslug]

Gosh he had such an introverted presence… and always looking back at the interviewer. Do you understand me? Do you really get it?

[@pinkeye00]

#f0rKTheBruins!

[@barrychadwick260]

But Gordon really in the ever looming Harper vs Trudeau vs Mulcair vs May who's gonna win and why also should the Flames send Sam Bennett back too the Fronts for a long awaited run at the men cup is thats what will best prepare him for an eventual Stanley cup run on the Red Mile and specifically what steps can Doug Gilmour and company take leading into the playoff chase too ensure this team ready too compete with the likes of Erie SSS and Oshawa come on Gord Isn't that What Kingston really needs right now

[@bradmiller528]

@5:28 Gord lets out a dark hysterical laugh. Its obvious he has a lot hiding in the closet.

[@mg6775]

you mean between george and Gord really dont like each other.. i sense same, Why would George assume Gord would get sick of hearing his music? what a hater.

[@Funz2022]

Wow, are you a bad judge of people! They're getting along just great here & obviously like each other.

[@bradmiller528]

Mick Funz For instance Gord looks George right in the eye and says "we're not friends anymore" and George blindly asks, when did it stop being friends and Gord asks, you mean between you and I? George completely avoids engaging the question. So am I a bad judge? Sounds pretty clear there was some tension between those two.

[@Funz2022]

Ha ha, they don't bring it up cause it's NOT TRUE Brad, they're friends, talking. Did you watch the rest of the interview & see Gord genuinely engage himself with George & talk like old friends? They're talking very familiarly & comfortably & Gord is very low-key, you're misreading the tone here man

[@Funz2022]

Awesome! I am a satanist! It gives me the incredible power of understanding adults when they speak to each other!! Stay way!!

[@j_freed]

I thought World Container was a somewhat contrived album… but the change in production and writing style could not ruin the excellent creative impulses of the band… Bob Rock tends to make bands accessible by making them a little generic and boring. Chris Tsangarides the same.

[@richc3440]

you have several gold shields.

[@chrisgreene2405]

RIP Gord and George Snuffalopicus is an obsequious suck up in interviews . He can never ask an uncomfortable question to provoke his guest to get something more introspective from his guests but he does do his home work

[@WindWalker1961]

Hamilton the Mecca...dont you forget it

[@PYSCOPOMP]

Semi literate Lyrics? Well then......After all I have learned.... Lyrics and heart have no fucking meaning. It was spelled wrong. :)

[@marksc1929]

Liberal media bias Gord .. but you havnt watched in a while .. Rest well G

[@bigdaddy4197]

The other us hated Bob Rock.

[@bigdaddy4197]

Other guys

[@ruling528]

5440 were a better band!

[@scottbowers8237]

guys a freak

[@perry12328]

who? Gord was very impressive. i didnt expect it, whats going on in him is rare. The general lack of what is going on with him is why the world is such a mess.

[@A.I-GAMING]

Stoic and in control of his emotions, a rare quality these days.

[@gw593]

2006 and Canada was already going downhill. It’s sad to lose a real voice for Canadians.