![]() ![]() I wasn't there, but my sister told me it got emotional. Aimee was lucky enough to go to a Hip concert with them in 2012, and when The Hip televised their final gig last year, pulling in nearly 12 million viewers, my mom held a party with neighbors and friends. My parents probably didn't even fully understand what Gord was getting at, either, and to this day, Hip fans still debate the meanings of his lyrics.Īs we got older, my sister and I were less annoyed by our mom and dad's fandom, and we became fans too. None of these I understood when I was a kid. Instead, he wrote about gay cops ("Bobcaygeon"), wrongful imprisonment ("Wheat Kings"), Bobby Orr ("Fireworks"), sinking ships ("Nautical Disaster") and killer whales ("Killer Whale Tank"). My parents marveled at the stories Gord would weave-my mom actually appreciated him for not having many love songs. When Gord sang, "The last goal he ever scored," my dad would always come through loudly with, "In overtime!" He was obsessed with the erratic guitar line in "New Orleans" (who isn't?) and pointed out subtle licks, like the flick of guitar after the first line in "She Didn't Know." He almost exclusively listened to the backing vocals in "Fifty-Mission Cap," telling me how they enhanced the story of hockey player Bill Barilko by adding little details. He taught me to consume music carefully, to search for something different every time I listened - a tactic that I'd later take into my work in music journalism. I remember laying on the carpet, snickering at the risque cover of Fully Completely, as my dad broke down the lyrics and music for me with beer breath. "The Hip again?" My parents' CD collection lined the front of the living room, but no discs got more spins than Fully Completely, Trouble At The Henhouse, Day For Night, Road Apples and Up To Here. My sister Aimee and I would whine when Mom or Dad would pop in another Hip album. ![]()
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