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DJ BFAD Top 100 Canadian Songs

Tonight I DJed at the great launch of Toque Town at Justin Stitches on Granville Island - the overview for me was to play all classic Canadian music to go with the theme of the winter Olympics. The night was a great success - I got to hold a gold medal, hoist an Olympic torch and rub shoulders with Olympic athletes. During my preparation for this event, I've come to discover that Canada has produced some pretty fantastic music, I thoroughly enjoyed pulling all of these tracks together - here is my Top 100 Canadian Songs (in no particular order).

DJ BFAD Top 100 Canadian Songs

  1. American Woman - The Guess Who
  2. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
  3. Raise a Little Hell - Trooper
  4. Magic Power - Triumph
  5. (Make Me Do) Anything You Want - A Foot in Coldwater
  6. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  7. High School Confidential            - Rough Trade
  8. Echo Beach - Martha & the Muffins
  9. Rise Up - The Parachute Club
  10. Closer to the Heart - Rush
  11. Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
  12. Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
  13. Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
  14. Eyes of a Stranger - Payloas
  15. See the Light - The Jeff Healey Band
  16. Patio Lanterns - Kim Mitchell
  17. New Girl Now - Honeymoon Suite
  18. Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
  19. Let Your Backbone Slide - Maestro Fresh-Wes
  20. If I Had $1000000 - Barenaked Ladies
  21. New Orleans Is Sinking - The Tragically Hip
  22. Life Is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
  23. Push - Moist
  24. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
  25. Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
  26. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
  27. You Could Have Been a Lady - April Wine
  28. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
  29. Constant Craving - k.d. lang
  30. Try - Blue Rodeo
  31. Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
  32. She's So High - Tal Bachman
  33. Steal My Sunshine - Len
  34. Drinking In L.A. - Bran Van 3000
  35. My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style - Dream Warriors
  36. Informer - Snow
  37. The Kid Is Hot Tonite - Loverboy
  38. Fantasy - Aldo Nova
  39. Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
  40. We're Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time) - Trooper
  41. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  42. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
  43. Something To Live For - Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts
  44. The Spirit Of Radio - Rush
  45. Your Daddy Don't Know - Toronto
  46. Don't It Make Ya Feel – Headpins
  47. Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
  48. Crying Over You - Platinum Blonde
  49. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
  50. Go For Soda - Kim Mitchell
  51. Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
  52. Nova Heart - Spoons
  53. How You Remind Me - Nickelback
  54. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
  55. Crabbuckit - k-os
  56. I'm Like A Bird - Nelly Furtado
  57. Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morissette
  58. Rebellion (Lies) - The Arcade Fire
  59. When The Night Fills My Song - Bedouin Soundclash
  60. Take Off - Bob & Doug McKenzie
  61. The Passion Of Love - The Boys' Brigade
  62. Do the Bearcat - David Wilcox
  63. River Boat Fantasy - David Wilcox
  64. That Hypnotizin' Boogie - David Wilcox
  65. Shine - the doughboys
  66. Mushaboom - Feist
  67. Black Cars - Gino Vannelli
  68. It's The End Of The World As We Know It - Great Big Sea
  69. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
  70. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
  71. Tower Of Song - Leonard Cohen
  72. Workin' For The Weekend - Loverboy
  73. Southern Man - Neil Young
  74. Promiscuous Girl - Nelly Furtado
  75. Burn It To The Ground - Nickelback
  76. Rockstar - Nickelback
  77. Check The OR - Organized Rhymex
  78. Fly By Night - Rush
  79. Limelight - Rush
  80. Money City Maniacs - Sloan
  81. Home For A Rest - Spirit Of The West
  82. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
  83. The Hockey Song - Stompin' Tom Connors
  84. Tired Of Waking Up Tired - The Diodes
  85. In Too Deep - Sum 41
  86. Back In Your Head - Tegan & Sara
  87. Blow At High Dough - The Tragically Hip
  88. Courage - The Tragically Hip
  89. I Go Blind - 54-40
  90. The Forgotten Rebels - Surfin' On Heroin
  91. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
  92. One Thing - Finger Eleven
  93. Diana – Bryan Adams
  94. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
  95. Switching To Glide/This Beat Goes On - The Kings
  96. Help Me – Joni Mitchell
  97. Harvest Moon - Neil Young
  98. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) – Neil Young
  99. Rock You – Helix
  100. Underwhelmed – Sloan