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That time Gord Downie told me that the Tragically Hip was just striving to exist in the United States

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By Steve Newton

When people discuss the history of the Tragically Hip, one subject that arises is how the band was unable to make it big in the States, and to garner anything resembling the same degree of commercial success that they enjoyed up in Canada.

When I did my third interview with Gord Downie, in January of 1995, I asked him about that.

Have a listen:

https://earofnewt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gordondownieonamericajan1995.mp3?_=1

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