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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities, The Tragically Hip

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The Tragically Hip's, "At the Hundredth Meridian"
The Lyrics:
If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me
they bury me someplace I don't want to be
you'll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously,
away from the swollen city-breeze, garbage-bag trees
whispers of disease and the acts of enormity
and lower me slowly, sadly and properly
Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy,
At the hundredth meridian where the great plains begin.
Who They Mention:
Ry Cooder
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
The Tragically Hip's, "Bobcaygeon"
The Lyrics:
I left your house this morning
'Bout a quarter after nine
Coulda been the Willie Nelson
Coulda been the wine
Who They Mention:
Willie Nelson - American country singer
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
The Tragically Hip's, "Bobcaygeon"
The Lyrics:
That night in Toronto
With its checkerboard floors
Riding on horseback
And keeping order restored
Till The Men They Couldn't Hang
Stepped to the mic and sang
And their voices rang
With that Aryan twang
Who They Mention:
The Men They Couldn't Hang - a British Folk/Punk band who achieved some success in the 1980's and 90's.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
The Tragically Hip's, "Bobcaygeon"
The Lyrics:
That night in Toronto
With its checkerboard floors
Riding on horseback
And keeping order restored
Till The Men They Couldn't Hang
Stepped to the mic and sang
And their voices rang
With that Aryan twang
Who They Mention:
The Men They Couldn't Hang - a British Folk/Punk band who achieved some success in the 1980s and '90s.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
The Tragically Hip's, "Fifty Mission Cup"
The Lyrics:
Bill Barilko disappeared that summer,
he was on a fishing trip
The last goal he ever scored
won the Leafs the cup
Who They Mention:
Toronto Maple Leafs player Bill Barilko who was killed in a small plane crash
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
The Tragically Hip's, "Looking For a Place to Happen"
The Lyrics:
Jacques Cartier, right this way
I'll put your coat on the bed
Hey man you've got a real bum's eye for clothes
Who They Mention:
Jacques Cartier, a french explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. Not a designer as stated by Tania WYEP.
Submitted by: randy boogaard
The Tragically Hip's, "Looking For a Place to Happen"
The Lyrics:
Jacques Cartier, right this way
I'll put your coat on the bed
Hey man you've got a real bum's eye for clothes
Who They Mention:
designer Jacques Cartier
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

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