The group met while in high school at Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute (KCVI) and all attended Queen's University in Kingston. They started as a cover band playing Rolling Stones and Doors covers, and were first represented by a local Kingston agent named Bernie Dobson.
They were first signed in 1987 after Bruce Dickinson, the then VP of A&R at MCA Records saw them perform live at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario. Later that year they released their debut EP The Tragically Hip, though they were largely unrecognized until 1989's Up To Here. Up To Here established them as one of the best and most influential bands in Canada. In 1992, they created the Another Roadside Attraction festival, which tours Canada to promote smaller, unknown emerging bands.
The band is immensely popular in Canada. Although they have never achieved great success in the United States, they have never specifically sought it and have enjoyed their warm Canadian reception. When touring in Canada they typically play to sold-out arenas; when touring in the United States they play smaller venues and clubs. Performances abroad are usually attended by Canadian expatriates. In Europe, The Hip perhaps have their greatest following in the Netherlands.
The band permits recordings of their performances, so an active trading community thrives. The tone and content of much of their music is a paean to the Canadian experience and touches on such themes as small-town life, geography, and hockey.
The Tragically Hip received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2002, and they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2005 Juno Awards. They have performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and played a three-song set at the worldwide broadcast Live 8 benefit concert on July 2nd, 2005 to help make poverty history for the poor African nations.
On April 7th, 2009, the band's twelfth album We Are The Same was being released in North America, and it immediately rose to Number 1 on the Canadian charts. The album features twelve diverse new recordings produced by Bob Rock who had produced 2007's World Container and is perhaps best known for his work with Metallica, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Offspring, Michael Bublé and Simple Plan. This album features songs that range from "levity and light to melancholy and anger" according to the band's website. Recorded primarily at The Bathouse Studio, band's recording studio located in a historical coach house west of their hometown, Kingston, Ontario, and its first single was "Love Is A First", which features the ironical addictive hook, 'love is a curse'.
Despite some side solo projects in the past couple of years, the band has completed a new studio album at The Bathouse Studio and in Toronto with Gavin Brown, who is perhaps best known for his work producing Metric, Three Days Grace, Barenaked Ladies and Billy Talent. The album is entitled Now For Plan A and it was released on October 2nd, 2012. This album's first singles were "At Transformation" and "Streets Ahead" and they are available on iTunes and through the band's website.
Man Machine Poem is the fourteenth studio album which is scheduled to be released June 17th, 2016. The album takes its name from a track on their Gold-selling 2012 release, Now For Plan A, and it was recorded at The Hip’s home studio The Bathouse, produced by Kevin Drew, founding member and producer of Broken Social Scene, Andy Kim (singer, songwriter and Arts & Crafts label co-founder) and Dave Hamelin, songwriter and producer from The Stills and Eight and a Half. Album pre-orders are currently available on either CD or Vinyl through the band's "Gift Shop" on their official website: www.TheHip.com or digitally through iTunes. “In A World Possessed By The Human Mind” and “Tired As Fuck" were its first singles, and both were made immediately available for digital download with the album's pre-order.
Early on May 24, 2016, The Tragically Hip announced via a post on their official website and through e-mail subscribers that its lead singer and primary lyricist, Gord Downie, is suffering from aggressive terminal brain cancer, and that the band will do one final national Canadian tour "For Gord". Concert dates for this final tour were available on-line through Ticketmaster, but sold out in minutes. There was a national outcry from devoted fans who claimed that scalpers had scooped up most of the tour's tickets using "bots". Petitions were filed to successfully encourage Canada's national television network, the CBC, to produce and air Live the final August 20, 2016 concert. Broadcast live from the band's hometown, at Kingston's Rogers K-Rock Centre, a national audience viewed The Tragically Hip's final tour show, The concert opened with "50 Mission Cap" and ended almost two hours later, after a third encore, with "Ahead By A Century". All proceeds from the tour were donated to The Gord Downie Fund, at the Sunnybrook Foundation for Brain Cancer Research. Donations can be sent to: http://sunnybrook.ca/foundation.
For the latest band details, please visit their official website: www.TheHip.com.
In View
The Tragically Hip Lyrics
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Yeah, it's perfect
Well, it isn't and it is
I've been meaning to call you
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
Phone rings once
Phone rings twice
Phone rings three times
I, I am of you
And you are in everything I do
I do
I trust you and that makes you true
I don't care if it isn't the way it is
I've been meaning to call you
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
Phone rings once
Phone rings twice
Phone rings three times
I, I am of you
You are always in view
Yeah, I am my will
But you are in everything I do
I do, I do, I do
Day eraser's dark of night
Excited states, gone in plain sight
Under the wave or by cave light
I lose, things change but never in your eyes
I, I am of you
You are always in view
And I, I am my will
You are in everything I do
In the song "In View" by The Tragically Hip, the lyrics appear to describe a relationship that is not perfect but is still valued. The singer states "I love you, you know I do, yeah it's perfect, well, it isn't and it is." This suggests that the relationship may have flaws but is still considered ideal. The singer has been meaning to call their partner and finally does, but the phone rings multiple times before they answer.
Throughout the song, the singer acknowledges that they are a part of their partner and their partner is in everything they do. They trust their partner, even if it may not be the way things actually are. The lyrics also seem to suggest that the singer is willing to make an effort to maintain the relationship despite any difficulties. The lyrics "You are always in view, and I am my will, but you are in everything I do" reflects this sentiment.
Overall, the song appears to be about a relationship that isn't perfect, but is still valuable because of the connection the two individuals share. The lyrics acknowledge that relationships have their struggles, but through trust and effort, it is possible to make them work.
Line by Line Meaning
I love you, you know I do
I have affection for you, and I assume that you are aware of that
Yeah, it's perfect
Our relationship is ideal
Well, it isn't and it is
Our relationship has flaws, but it's still great
I've been meaning to call you
I've had plans to contact you
Then I do
Eventually, I follow through on those plans and get in touch with you
Phone rings once
The phone rings one time
Phone rings twice
The phone rings two times
Phone rings three times
The phone rings three times
I, I am of you
I feel a strong connection to you
And you are in everything I do
My thoughts and actions are constantly influenced by you
I trust you and that makes you true
Your trustworthiness is confirmed because I have faith in you
I don't care if it isn't the way it is
Even if the reality is different, I still trust you
You are always in view
I am constantly aware of your presence in my life
Yeah, I am my will
I make my own decisions and choices
But you are in everything I do
Despite being independent, your influence is still present in my life
Day eraser's dark of night
The darkness of the night can make the events of the day seem insignificant
Excited states, gone in plain sight
Emotions and experiences can quickly fade away
Under the wave or by cave light
In different locations or situations, my feelings for you remain constant
I lose, things change but never in your eyes
I may experience loss or change, but your regard for me remains constant
I do, I do, I do
I continue to feel strongly for you and prioritize our relationship
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: GORDON DOWNIE, GORDON SINCLAIR, JOHNNY FAY, PAUL LANGLOIS, ROBERT BAKER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ValCronin
I love you
You know I do
Yeah, it's perfect
Well, it isn't and it is
And I've been meaning to call you
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
I've been meaning to call you
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
Phone rings once
Phone rings twice
Phone rings three times
I, I am of you
And you are in everything I do
I do
I trust you
That makes you true
I don't care if
It isn't the way it is
I've been meaning to call you
I've been meaning to call you
Then I do
Phone rings once
Phone rings twice
Phone rings three times
I, I am of you
And you are always in view
Yeah, I, I am my will
And you are in everything I do
@yvonnetwynstra554
Just discovered this amazing song, and I cannot stop listening to it, either. Pure Joy!!
@sonnyc3826
i know i like it too
@markegloff1932
Seen em perform this live twice in Buffalo, whole crowd was going nuts, phenomenal song
@paulallen1656
American?
@fracturedframesprods
This song makes my heart just soar. No matter how dark a place I'm in, this song brings me back to the light.
@kevinroach5097
yes.yes
@brentlefrancois5716
Proudly built in 🇨🇦!!!
@devindabomb1998
Love you Gordie!! ❤️💞 your music lives on my Canadian brother!💙💚♥️💛🧡💜
@TheFuckingRayzor
I wish I had learned to appreciate The Tragically Hip at a younger age. With the radio forcing them down my throat I never learned to enjoy their music. My dad once told me a story of how their set list at a festival here in Ontario was their ENTIRE show for all the volunteers and staff who were going to be working and miss them when they were playing their actual set. Class act and I'm glad now that I don't hear them every hour that I can truly appreciate their genius, just wish I would've caught them live.
@Manchupacabra
For some reason, I originally read "Ontario" as "Orlando."
I was like, "Damn, I've literally never heard them on the radio in the US. You go, Orlando!"