Canada Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

January 26

Week 820: “[Time] Place” by Neighborhood Libraries

Sometime after my childhood ended but before my adulthood began, I started noticing little free…

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January 12

Week 818: “Yvonne” by Foxwarren (Helado Negro remix)

We listened to a Foxwarren song just this past August. Their second album was pretty…

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November 17

Week 810: “Echidna Round” by JJ Ipsen

The sim game Planet Zoo is in the same family of games as Planet Coaster,…

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November 10

Week 809: “Bars and BBQs” by Shad

Shad made an appearance on this list way back in week 101, but it was…

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October 27

Week 807: “Closer” by James Bryan

At some point in high school, I sat in math class and learned about something…

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October 13

Week 805: “Feels Like Yesterday” by Harrison feat. Jaleel Shaw

What did you do yesterday? Can you picture where you were? The faces of the…

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September 29

Week 803: “Blessed is the Garden of the Lord” by Harry Somers

Because my musical upbringing was equal parts Bach, Beatles, and Michael Jackson, I often find…

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September 8

Week 800: “YerYard ’78” by Twin Within

Twin Within was a collaboration between two immensely talented Toronto musicians. It was short-lived, and…

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August 4

Week 795: “Dance” by Foxwarren

I recently saw that movie A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalemet as Bob Dylan. It…

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June 30

Week 790: “Wolfe’s End” by Alsever Lake

A checklist for a successful cottage stay: What makes this a beautiful song: 1. When…

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May 19

Week 784: “Berceuse Pour Riel” by Étienne Fletcher

Before Europeans settled in North America, millions upon millions of bison roamed the great plains…

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May 12

Week 783: “Svalbard” by Leland Whitty

Svalbard is group of islands belonging to Norway, with a combined area about the same…

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April 21

Week 780: “Psalm” by Hey Rosetta!

When I was 26 my new girlfriend told me about a music festival we absolutely…

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March 31

Week 777: “Campfires” by Jim Guthrie

By the time the video game Below was released at the end of 2018, the…

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March 24

Week 776: “Feeling Good” by Dominique Fils-Aimé

Spring time often inspires musicians and poets to write about renewal and rebirth and hope…

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March 3

Week 773: “Talk” by Coldplay (Antoine Dufour cover)

This was never one of Coldplay’s biggest songs, but I always liked it. “Talk” came…

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January 6

Week 765: “Lenny’s Mood” by Lenny Breau

Lenny Breau’s story includes enough talent and tragedy that he should have enjoyed the same…

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December 16

Week 762: “Bloom” by Teset

The first time I saw it, the cover of Teset’s 2023 album Egress caught my…

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November 18

Week 758: “Something Forever” by Beatchild

This list has been going for so long that I sometimes can’t remember who’s on…

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September 30

Week 751: “Qaisimalaurittuq (Wish You Were Here)” by Elisapie

I’ve recently been listening to Inuktitut, Elisapie’s fantastic 2023 album of cover songs in which…

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