It’s natural to look at the last act of Gord Downie’s life and bow your head in admiration. We could all only wish that when our time comes, we’d be armed with the will and determination to go out like that. The song references come too easy, and maybe seem too pat in the raw days of grief after his death. A soundtrack to so many Canadian lives. There is probably no other band — except maybe the Beatles — who have so many songs I can sing from memory.

Source: thestar October 19, 2017 21:22 UTC