The Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old

[fuhoes]

Thank you for uploading this video.

[78hiwatts]

lol, I meant "Wheat Kings"

[78hiwatts]

the song is about an teenage guy who kills the man who raped his sister. he goes to "Millhaven Maximum Security" prison, where most of the inmates are from towns with "long french names". he's still in prison at 38 and "hasn't kissed a girl", because he's been in prison since he was a teen. true story as far as I know. a similar true story telling song of theirs is "Wheat Chiefs"

[hipfans]

@78hiwatts "Wheat Kings" is based on the true story of David Milgaard. "38 Years Old" is purely fiction.

[iamtheRenegade3]

Downie is God.

[nachoman33]

i wish this was played at downs view park this year

[nachoman33]

i wish this was played at downs veiw park this year

[aeromang]

I was at this show!! :P

[countroshculla]

This is the song that drew me to the Hip. Big fan of theirs here in India.

[fasy711]

i must sound like an idiot but does anybody know what eventually happened, like did that mike guy end up escaping for good, when he was 38?

[spraypsalm]

I was born in 1973...38 years ago...today...this must be my champagne song!

[matt984]

The hip always seemed like a better version of R.E.M to me ... with a bigger library of greater songs...

[JJimHuinink]

I was there. And it was fuckin' A!

[GremlinX72]

The Hip Rocks, first heard em on WXRT in Chicago The song was ( New Orleans is Sinking) Saw them twice in the late 80's . Gordy's a show by himself. They are a fantastic band that needs more air time. Spread the word.

[JtD1331]

isn't this song based on a true story?

[Mookdi17]

@JtD1331 ya its a true story. he's basicalyl telling the story. playing the role of the one boy michael. ive heard dumb ppl try to convince me that it was gord downie's brother and stuff like that. but its not. just a story of a prison breakout in kingston.

[juzu4me]

He's 38 years old, never sniffed a girl.....

[birdhouse345]

@juzu4me lmfao xD

[dawson275]

@juzu4me i believe its never kissed a girl

[sportsportsport]

Haha! I love gord. Such a nice guy also.

[LazyGamerMike]

he sings it with the emotion as if this story was true its what makes this song 1 million times better

[handyandy75]

The way this song tells a linear story is totally unique to the rest of the Hip catalogue. They never recorded anything else like it. I still love Up to Here. It hasn't aged a day.

[fullfloat]

why don't they play this song more ?

[tt8chfan]

Can someone help where can I find live unreleased stuff from the hip? I had I think 88 or nine c.d's a few yrs back I lent em out and never got them back . Any websites u know of carrying free D/L's

[oagyoag]

my was in prison with this guy....

he wrote this song in prison when he was in the weight yard on a field day

my dad was serving a life sentence in millhaven institution when he met the lead singer

[tragicallyj92]

@oagyoag youre wrong

[michaelbeairst]

Oh Gord. Your voice is so dynamic.

If it were a phsyical entity, I would fuck it.

[michaelbeairst]

@michaelbeairst Actually, no I wouldn't. It would reject me because Gods and Humans shouldn't mingle.

[makattak88]

"He" would be 75 now...

[bigsamdog1]

Corner Gas, Trailer Park Boys and The Hip.......Canada you're awesome!!!

[epicchaos666]

thanks

[naterock06]

hockey too eh

[ih8japscraps]

@bigsamdog1 you forgot RUSH!

[bigsamdog1]

@ih8japscraps Sorry, you are so right, and "Limelight" is one of my favorite songs.

[ih8japscraps]

@bigsamdog1 lol i've gotta like rush, neil peart's from my hometown

[bigsamdog1]

@bigsamdog1 I also forgot Great Big Sea

[birdhouse345]

@bigsamdog1 Well Thank You , Buddy :D

[matman2212]

@bigsamdog1 hahahaha its funny because the hip has been on both shows!

[39chevpickup]

not canadian but i understand the pride in this band  the lyrics are 10 band is 10 doesnt get better

[cdtank1]

canada ftw bby

[cmyoung1969]

I love AMERICA and THE HIP

[NzxCatalyst]

I LOVE CANADA and THE HIP

[sledneck97X]

we are the Hip, we are canadian..

[wraithfan000]

if i were a singer writer and poet thats how i would do it.

[straightfromhell87]

what copy right?

[apriltlady]

man the hip fucking own

[MrGothblood]

i havta agree with comedyking the americans caNT compare to good  music and good comedy which usually comes from canada if canada builds anythign its usually shitty

but for entertainment canada and england rock

[NWTguitardude]

fuck u u suck cock bitch

[NWTguitardude]

that was not me... fucking hackers thay can suck cock... i love Tragically Hip XD

[nuttykanuck]

I'll have you know that US nuclear ballistic submarines (Franklin and Ohio class) were built in Montreal, as were the elevators and catapults for US aircraft carriers. Oh, and the atomic bomb? Uranium from Ontario, Chalk River.

Engineers who put the US on the moon? Most of them were expats from Canada disgruntled at having the Avro Arrow then the most advanced fighter-bomber of its time cancelled (at US insistence).

[nuttykanuck]

Gothblood:

Our work of civil engineering are second to none. Just look in northern Quebec at our hydro electric dam complexes, we had to invent a new kind of concrete to build it.

[earlobehunter2797]

canada builds fucking great things!

WE ARE CANADA

[RockinRollBand09]

i agree!!

[mynamesaretakenwtf]

Wish they played that in Victoria this tour, oh well, not at the show i was at anyway

[jr3ed]

did time in millhaven, love this song. understand what they r talkin about completely. respect

[ZenDogRadio]

Fucking great !~

[dfint23]

in the last 8 months i discovered trailer park boys and the hip both are awesome. with all the shitty bands in the states i can't believe a great band like this 90% of america havent heard of them.i like to know if they come close to louisville,ky i will be there. GREAT FUCKING BAND long live the hip.

[Comedyking147]

Dude, I was born in Canada but I've lived in America most of my life. When I first found out about The Hip and Trailer Park Boys, I completely separated myself from American entertainment. I mainly listen and watch Canadian and British entertainment (The Hip, RUSH, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, TPB, Corner Gas, Doctor Who). The States can't compare.

[ra2champ]

As Canadian as I am, you can't be serious..

[Comedyking147]

Well no, not really, there was quite a bit of exaggeration there. I'm just saying that I prefer Canadian entertainment since I've been deprived of a lot of it for so long.

[ra2champ]

That makes a lot of sense, i totally respect that

[mynamesaretakenwtf]

The music I think can't compare, but Television, i think that America got more great shows currently (House and Bones for example) than Canadian. Corner Gas was great and TPB was okay, but a little much in my opinion.

[PugDaddy100]

Blame their tour managers ... promoters ... been in US for 19 years -- as CDN .... have many many friends involved in music ... it's not the people in US ... it's inability of their lack luster management --

[spencerrobson]

seen the hip last night...they rocked

[FleaGrooves]

holy fuck the hip are amazing, may 11th at massy hall i cant fucking wait, first claypool now the hip my life is awesome

[lifelessonband]

i wanted to go see them dam it soooooo bad

[zunkalotta]

Austin, Texas rocks the T-Hip

[jjm842]

good song

[91lincn]

Fuckin Awesome!!!!!

[randylayhi]

awesome song. one of the best acoustic riffs iv'e ever heard.

[straightfromhell87]

what year did the Tragically Hip first start off?

[hipfans]

That depends on who you ask. Their first album was released in 1987.

[NezbittheGreyKitten]

@hipfans 1989* ?

[twinprographics]

@NezbittheGreyKitten The EP was released on November 20, 1987.

[NezbittheGreyKitten]

@twinprographics oh ok, i saw album, not EP. first *album* was 1989, up to here i guess?

[unc0nnected]

They first got together in 1983 in Kingston Ontario, first album 4 years later

[prophecy491]

@straightfromhell87 1984 bud, their first album was released in 1987

[prophecy491]

@straightfromhell87 Here is a little bit of Hip History

Before the band started Gord Downie and Rob Baker were best

friends and lived right next to each other. They went to

school in Kingstin Ontairo Canada and met the other band

members. They formed the band in 1984. Their first album

was realsed in 1987. The bands name comes from a movie.

They were watching a movie called "Elephant Parts" and a

small part in the movie people were asking for donations they called the tragically hip

[prophecy491]

@straightfromhell87 1984

[curiousdebois]

@straightfromhell87 think i first saw them in the bars in Kingston in '85

[elementordie]

holy fuck thats amazing

[jrc01718]

amazing...just wow is all i can say

god fucking bless the hip

[attnondeck]

they are so awesome live!!!!! anyone who hasnt seen them go!

[somedude303]

oh jeez, Im an idiot, I guess I should read the video info first, my bad :\ lol.

[somedude303]

I heard they never play this song live? am I wrong? or did they just recently start playing it live or something?

[atworkguy]

What? They are the best bad of all time. Canadian Rock icons. They formed in 1983 and have been rockin' ever since. This song was released 1989!

[keyano2000]

sorry for that last post...I was trying to respond to someone who can't belive.

[keyano2000]

To my sister Nancy...Forever...Peace.

[assface74]

.......fuckin speachless...........

[factanon]

anyone know what happend to the 38 years old video thats not live and its got like all pictures?

[gadjetfat]

thats the one i was looking for the idiots that run this site prolly deleted it to uplaod another version of low by flo rida :,(

[factanon]

damn i hope they put it back up or something cuz that was done pretty well

[healthunit53535]

k-town pride

[Wideopenthrottle56]

fuck yAA

[Chiceh]

The Group of "All" group's!!

[Rheo420]

how is thissong gay...

its beautiful...the lyrics...the guitar..everything is so melodic and hypnotic

[420Doon420]

fuck you! you clearly dont know shit

[angustus5]

gord is the best Ranter ever

[TheHip4711]

I love this song sooo mutch. the Hip are amazing. Damn Gord Downie can write good lyrics

[whitehartlane1882]

I was at this show getting crushed in the front row. I waited in line for 6 hours. Worth it to see this song!

[ribhkum]

i love this song!

[xgfxca]

ya i was there too an amazing night the view of the cn tower and everything n the back made the night magical and of course the hip!

[Seemon6]

I was at the show too...and holy shit! One of the best live performances I have ever seen!

[hoobincub1]

sick song awesome lyrics

[JJimHuinink]

I was there. And the opening of this song was one of the greatest moments of any Hip concert I've ever been to. Thank you, Chris.

[m98sniper76]

great song

great band

[Scoobywpg]

Definately one of the top 3 Hip songs. Thugs is up there along with Gift Shop. Fuck Gordie can write a good song.

[trickrider123]

as long as they keep playing in bars here that's the way we like it. Go Bruins!!!

[goodtwoknw]

the hip should start playing more songs from 'up to here' those songs kick ass

[dc69thedoctor]

Share with your us friend

s!

[ryan34420]

Sick Song:)

[Misc4Lyfe]

"the greatest band that no one really knows about"

Wtf are you talking about?? Anyone who grew up in the 90's knows this band. Great song, gives me goosebumps every time.

[Sinden86]

Not really outside of Canada....

[trickrider123]

i grew up in the seventies and these guys are amazing. Gord is a true showstopper. Something new every time. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!!

[Taahahydri89]

my mistake

[Taahahydri89]

r u dumb. its about his sister you fuck head. she got raped and killed so i was just saying, i'm surprised he could do it again. its emotional for him.

[hipfans]

It's all fiction as Gord does not have a sister that was raped and killed.

[Taahahydri89]

i love this song, its so emotional for him i'm surprised he could do it again

[clearlyentranced]

What are you talking about? It's not fiddler's green.

[JJimHuinink]

I was there! Thanks for all the hard work Chris et al!

[ashfuel]

I agree. I don't think the lyrics of Hip songs translate to places outside Canada...but thats fine with me!!!!

[jimmyp37]

the greatest band that no one really knows about... maybe that is a good thing when you think about it

[420spike84]

fuck ya love the hip amazing live victoria 06 van 07

[efi304]

wish theyd come to australia....awesome

[geetarman13]

wow....incredable

[RunningFromSatan]

wow, they amped it up a notch for the live version, lots of feeling, lots of hip!!!!

[UnibrowJackIII]

yee haw

[Turambar88]

I love this song

[titaniumtank5860]

true and awesome song 38 and never kissed a girl cause he was in prison

[surferkevman]

I love the Hip and Canada in the summer !!

[xXFishNChipsXx]

great song i love the hip

[Mempker]

Yea pretty amazing, us canadians:)

[nicholashussey]

hell ya whoooo

[anilorak000]

oh wow!

[mikevalente]

What a moment that was.