Blue Rodeo’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

By Steve Newton

Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor comprise one of the finest singer-songwriter teams Canada has ever known. Long may they run.

20. “Heart Like Mine” (Outskirts, 1987)

19. “Lost Together” (Lost Together, 1992)

18. “Over Me” (In Our Nature, 2013)

17. “What Am I Doing Here” (Casino, 1990)

16. “Hard to Remember” (1000 Arms, 2016)

15. “Try” (Outskirts, 1987)

14. “Head Over Heels” (Five Days in July, 1993)

13. “It Could Happen to You” (Tremolo, 1997)

12. “The Days in Between” (The Days in Between, 2000)

11. “Rena” (Are You Ready, 2005)

10. “C’mon” (Small Miracles, 2007)

9. “Never Look Back” (The Things We Left Behind, 2009)

8. “Till I Am Myself Again” (Casino, 1990)

7. “I Owe It to Myself” (Many a Mile, 2021)

6. “Palace of Gold” (Palace of Gold, 2002)

5. “Better Off As We Are” (Nowhere to Here, 1995)

4. “Rose Coloured Glasses” (Outskirts, 1987)

3. “Trust Yourself” (Casino, 1990)

2. “Diamond Mine” (Diamond Mine, 1989)

1. “Five Days in May” (Five Days in July, 1993)

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