The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie - Classic Interview on The Hour 

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="635">10:35</a> Rest in peace Tom Petty & Gord Downie, your music lives in my heart forever! Thank you

Loved the Hip up to In Violet Light, their last truly awesome record. Then I got into Gord Downie's solo stuff and there are some underrated gems in that bunch of songs. "Vancouver Divorce" is a masterpiece.

You did it tonight Gord. We ove you. Great show tonight, listened on the cbc at work.

this intvw is when I started to respect The Tragically Hip, their music (World Container) and Gord's everyday views of being a citizen of this Small Blue Ball / 3rd Rock from the Sun; water rights. this album made me look forward in the past to listen again to their music.

Thanks for creating these interviews. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="248">4:08</a>: George saying, 'you're probably sick of hearing your songs everywhere'.. and Gord is like, 'actually no'. lol

Awwww I can't believe I'm just seeing this for the first time now.. Awesome interview with a beautiful soul! RIP Gord ☁️🤍🕊️🙏🕊️🤍🌤️ we'll see you again soon 🥰

George is a great person for interviews...this get together is really special

Aweee listening to this now. George is such a good interviewer.

Funny how this came up as suggested video after watching Neil Pearts interview. It's amazing how they aren't the same, but they are the same type of person. Not sure if they ever got to hang out together, but to be a fly on the wall at that. Wow!

You are a brilliant writer Mr Gordon Downie.

Having a Gord Day ❤ Strombo intensive 🔥

I remember in high school I'd be up late and throw the CBC on and watch this eating hot dogs before bed 😂 ffs

This is a great interviewer with a great artist/human being.

Fuckin love gordie , Always had his sights on a better horizon for the common !

From Strombo’s soul patch to Gord’s patrol cap, everything about this video screams the Aughts. If anyone wants to dress up like a War-on-Terror-era meathead for Halloween, just show them this.

"Semi-literate lyrics" says Gord, the greatest modern Canadian poet

Strombos and Gord. Canadian history.

RIP GORDIE BABY,A GIFT TO THE WORLD

Great interview. I hope more will see it.

Awesome interview George! :)

Interesting how Gordie says we meaning his band mates and he needs to be better friends. With bands the work and the process of putting out each album, makes friend ship fades away.

I'm not too familiar with their music - but wow that song Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) is a really great tune. I first heard Sarah Polley's haunting version from one of my favorite movies: The Sweet Hereafter - but their version the fantastic as well. I have to get more of their stuff. . .

In Between Evolution is amazing too

Miss you, Gord.

Gosh he had such an introverted presence… and always looking back at the interviewer. Do you understand me? Do you really get it?

Would LOVE to see Strombo interview Vince Clarke.

The “mundane and technical” act of giving up smoking is a plus… With certain kinds of cancer, you have a roughly 30% better chance of pulling through healthy if you have never smoked… yet many in older generations have?

Rest in peace the thousand's of people who don't get a voice on tv. That don't have a market for the slave race.

RIP Gord and George Snuffalopicus is an obsequious suck up in interviews . He can never ask an uncomfortable question to provoke his guest to get something more introspective from his guests but he does do his home work

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="589">9:49</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="604">10:04</a> 🤍

Wow, how prophetic about Tom Petty and his deadly heart attack. I'm going to miss both of them for a long, long time.

Where is all the old Gordon Interviews. ?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="245">4:05</a> The low point in Georges career.

But Gordon really in the ever looming Harper vs Trudeau vs Mulcair vs May who's gonna win and why also should the Flames send Sam Bennett back too the Fronts for a long awaited run at the men cup is thats what will best prepare him for an eventual Stanley cup run on the Red Mile and specifically what steps can Doug Gilmour and company take leading into the playoff chase too ensure this team ready too compete with the likes of Erie SSS and Oshawa come on Gord Isn't that What Kingston really needs right now

I thought World Container was a somewhat contrived album… but the change in production and writing style could not ruin the excellent creative impulses of the band… Bob Rock tends to make bands accessible by making them a little generic and boring. Chris Tsangarides the same.

#f0rKTheBruins!

you have several gold shields.

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="328">5:28</a> Gord lets out a dark hysterical laugh. Its obvious he has a lot hiding in the closet.

Hamilton the Mecca...dont you forget it

Semi literate Lyrics? Well then......After all I have learned.... Lyrics and heart have no fucking meaning. It was spelled wrong. :)

5440 were a better band!

guys a freak

2006 and Canada was already going downhill. It’s sad to lose a real voice for Canadians.