The Tragically Hip - Fiddlers Green - Live Performance 

It's rare if I hear this song while alone and don't find myself in tears by the end. The final concert performance of this one....ohhhhh man...

And Falstaf sings a sorrowful refrain… much love to The Hip and great reaction Rory.

Before the video even started I knew I'd cry. This song gets me everytime

Written for his nephew who died at the age of 2 from heart failure. The following verse gets me every time ... “His tiny knotted heart , Well I guess it never worked too good. The timber tore apart , And the water gorged the wood”.

She didn’t know Trickle down 38 years old Cordelia Long time running Locked in the trunk of a car Fifty mission cap Fire in the hole Nautical disaster Thugs Gift shop Music at work As I wind down the pines It’s a good life if you don’t weaken The darkest one Vaccination scar These are all bangers I don’t think you’ve reviewed. Love watching these Hip reactions. Proud Canadian here, from Toronto, but live in Bobcaygeon most of the summer. Lucky enough to have seen the Hip three times. We all miss Gord very much. Keep up the good work with these reactions

Gord wrote this song as a gift to his sister who lost her young son to a heart defect, Fiddlers Green is a mythical place where sailors go when they pass, its a happy place where the fiddles are always playing and everyone is dancing. I think he wanted to comfort his sister and place that image in her head of her boy going to a paradise, unbelievable when you think how young Gord was when he wrote this song, a true poet was emerging, thank you for posting, from this proud Canadian 🇨🇦 we miss you Gord, rest in paradise ❤

Now that i know the story about this song really hits me harder😢 nothing like a child dying, been there done that. I've watched this a few times, what an emotional performance, its beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank You! 💓

Gord Downie - lead vocals, guitar Rob Baker - lead guitar Paul Langlois - guitar, backing vocals Gord Sinclair - bass, backing vocals Johnny Fay - drums, percussion

I prefer the studio version vocals, but that robs you of seeing Gord's emotional performance of this beautiful Hip classic.

As a parent I cannot listen to this song without tearing up. What a talent Gord was. Canadian music will never be the same, but it is so much better having had Gord in it.

Song was in honor of Gords young nephew who had passed ❤🇨🇦

One, two, three, four, one, two September seventeen For a girl I know it's Mother's Day Her son has gone alee And that's where he will stay Wind on the weathervane Tearing blue eyes sailor-mean As Falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain For a boy in Fiddler's Green His tiny knotted heart Well, I guess it never worked too good The timber tore apart And the water gorged the wood You can hear her whispered prayer For men at masts that always lean The same wind that moves her hair Moves a boy through Fiddler's Green Oh, nothing's changed anyway Oh, nothing's changed anyway Oh, anytime today He doesn't know a soul There's nowhere that he's really been But he won't travel long alone No, not in Fiddler's Green Balloons all filled with rain As children's eyes turn sleepy-mean And Falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain For a boy in Fiddler's Green

Balloons all filled with rain As childrens eyes turn sleepy mean…

You need to hear “it’s a good life if you don’t weaken” !

Awesome song and reaction! Gord said he has a hard time performing this song because he wrote it for his sister's son who died early...if I'm not mistaken

Beautiful song beautiful performance and beautiful and talented band!! What a spiritual experience this brings me to tears!! Gordie's vocals oohh my goodness, RIP you beautiful man! Awesome reaction Rory and thank you so much Mic for requesting this gem. 😊💓🔥🤘✌️

Nice to see the world loving the Hip and especially Gord

Possibly my favourite TH song, probably one of my favourite all-time songs tbh. Glad to see someone outside Canada discover it - check out the album version too, so good! Great work man!

Thanks Rory For reacting to this! Rob Baker is the lead guitarist. (He now plays with a hard rock/blues rock band called The Stripper's Union ((his son now plays bass for a band called KASADOR)). Fiddle's Green comes from The Hip's third album, Road Apples in 1991 (after Up to Hear in '89 and their self titled first album in '87). I'd guess you're about half way through the really great Hip songs. Hear are a few many people really like; The Darkest One It`s A Good Life If You Don`t Weaken My Music at Work Emperor Penguin Locked In The Trunk Of A Car Plus I think you've missed Fire Works and Scared. Both of which would top many peoples lists of all time favorite.

You gotta do “it’s a good life if you don’t weaken” official video. Just gotta

Long Time Running also 2nd album.

Heart full and soul full.....

More Hip, excellent!

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hey brother got a request song for you "Great Big Sea - Mari Mac [Live]" a band from my area that never like the hip did not make it out of Canada (song is one from your part of the world)

I love your reaction…..the Hip got me about 15 yrs ago….been obsessed ever since❤

The HIP timeline can be roughly estimated by the amount of hair on Gord's head, and the progressive 'cut' of his wardrobe/dance moves. Once he went close-shaved bald (late 90's), he never grew his remaining 'wild locks' back again. During his final years (The Secret Path album/film), Gord mostly wore the infamous "Canadian Tuxedo' (denim jeans with denim jacket).