Nautical Disaster - Day for Night - The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip: Nautical Disaster: Day for Night

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[Jehcub]

Nirvana opened for The Tragically Hip in 1989.

[David Smith]

best hip song.

pushes all my buttons.

wwII naval allusions: check

soaring vocals: check.

epic guitar solo: check.

driving rhythm section: check.

im sold.

[zaah haaz]

if you wikipedia RMS Lancastria and go under ''pop culture refrences'' you'll see the tragically hip there.

[Matt Leis]

It's been confirmed that this song is referring to the 1940 bombing of the RMS Lancastria. The official Lancastria Association of Scotland's website had an interview with Gord Downie where he confirmed this was the inspiration for their song, though I believe that interview is removed now.

[AfriHound]

This is not about Dieppe. It is a personal story told around the sinking of the Bismarck.

[ToddtheWitty]

Hello my Skeletor fried I found you!!!..mwaaaaa!!!!!!!

[bramletyabercrombie]

Umm no, it's about the sinking of the British liner, the Lancastria, in 1940.

[Cheebo Kenibo]

This applies to pretty much every Canadian artist except for Justin Beaver.

[dave arcand]

I love how this song starts out

[PokerAddictz]

That's the Mating call of the Blonde... "I think I'm drunk..."

[Derm Tilley]

There is no debate, The song is about the Dieppe raid, an attempt to invade nazi occupied france by Canadian troops, They were massacred. It was the precursor to the D Day invasion.

[Johnnywhamo]

Apparently "we" didn't learn anything about punctuation, grammar nor spelling. I'm just busting your balls... :P... peace! lol