

And now, looking back, it was kind of the ‘last gasp’ almost because when Gord got this one done, Gord went irretrievably downhill. Patrick added of his brother, “I found him to be pretty quiet. RELATED: Gord Downie To Posthumously Receive 2019 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award And this just evolved pretty organically.” Downie became a Canadian icon, despite the band never finding mainstream success outside. “The whole thing was that I knew this was a great way to spend time with Gord, listening to music, talking about music, talking about things that we’d always talked about. 1.35M subscribers Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman, is dead at 53 after a battle with brain cancer. “There really wasn’t a plan to make a record,” Finlayson said. But why does music mean so much to us A powerful form. “That’s pretty special to us.”Īway Is Mine will be a double album featuring electric and acoustic versions of each of the 10 songs. In fact, its hard to imagine times when we are more than an ear-length away from hearing another song.

The last time he ever sang into a mic,” Downie’s co-writer Josh Finlayson and brother Patrick Downie wrote in a joint statement. “This won’t be his last release, but these are the final ten songs Gord sang before he passed away. “Please be good to me / Yea, save me from the useless nights,” Downie sings on “Useless Nights”. RELATED: Ontario Poet Laureate Role Created In Honour Of Tragically Hip Frontman Gord Downieĭownie recorded the 10 tracks for the album, including the newly released “Hotel Worth” and “Useless Nights”, in July 2017 at the Tragically Hip’s studio in Bath, Ontario, only months before he passed away. This week two songs were released from the newly announced Away Is Mine, the final solo recording from the late Tragically Hip artist, out Oct. He released six solo albums: Coke Machine Glow. Gord Downie Spirit Hat Wall Art Print: Art for Canadian Rock Music Fans. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Check out our gord downie art selection for the very best in unique or custom. 17 October 2017 (aged 53) Gordon Edgar Downie CM (6 February 1964 17 October 2017) was a Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Gord Downie may no longer be here but his music goes on. Amherstview, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Gordon Edgar 'Gord' Downie CM (6 February 1964 17 October 2017) was a Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor. Photo: Igor Vidyashev via ZUMA Wire/CP Images
