first time hearing The Tragically Hip - Grace, Too (Reaction!!)

The build? Wait for that DROP!

Rush was the band that Canada gave the world. We kept The Hip for ourselves ❤

I’m Indigenous Canadian so I say a very heartfelt Chi-Miigwetch to Gord for his work for our people and for sharing his beautiful music. Please check out the Gord Donnie and Chanie Wenjack Fund to learn more. For non-Canadians, it’s hard to fully express how much the Hip means to us. Our prime minister cried when Gord passed and yes, all FM radio played only the HIp for days in his honour. They were known for being regular guys while home in Kingston. Their music is poetic, historical and very Canadian. There’s something special about Grace, Too in particular that makes me emotional ❤️

CBC Canada paid $700 million for the rights to air the Olympics in 2016. On Sat Aug 20th 2016 CBC interrupted their broadcast of the Olympics for 3hrs with no commercials to cover the last concert of the Tragically Hip. 12 million Canadians tuned in to watch. Thats how much the Hip and Gord meant to us. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

I work at a small airline, and I once boarded Gord, and said, "sorry, this plane is going to Newark, not Bobcaygeon". It elicited a laugh from him. This is before the world found out about his illness. I am glad I made him smile even for a small second.

I am 31 from Buffalo, NY and they are my all time favorite band. Seen them 6 times. They are so good and underrated in the US. Amazing and deep catalog. RIP Gord.

Canada sincerely thanks you for featuring the Hip and for your kind words. They are not only rock royalty in this country, but beloved by a whole country. Their music became the anthem to parties, 5am drives to hockey practice, and lazy Sundays eating pancakes. It’s next to impossible to listen to much of their music without tears in our eyes, a heavy heart, and a smile, all at once. Those fortunate enough to be a part of their final tour shared in a life changing experience. Once again, thank you for taking the time to listen. Hope Grace, Too is just the start of your journey with the Hip.

When Gord hit the scream in the breakdown of this song in his last concert in there hometown of Kingston it was the most powerful moment I’ve ever witnessed in music history.

Summer time drives with the Hip playing on the radio. Any Canadian that was around in the 90s can relate. RIP Gord. A true Canadian Legend.

Dude their library is wicked deep. Welcome Canada's best band in the last 25 years. RIP Gord.

I got goosebumps and tears hearing this… again. I’ve been to about 30+ of their shows in US and Canada including last tour. I am Canadian and this is our Music

52 year old Canadian here and Hip Fan forever. I took his death so hard I couldn't listen to them for a few years. Their catalogue is so deep and so Canadian. They represent the best of us. RIP Gordie.

I'm legitimately curious how many Canadians have an emotional reaction listening to The Hip. I think so many of us have some memory tied to the band (for better or worse) which makes it so impactful to hear. I can think of so many good memories when they were playing in the background. I've tried explain them to many international friends but it's difficult to convey the emotion in words. Glad you got to hear it.

Oh man, you are going to get a lot of us Canucks cheering if you get into them. They are so Canadian it hurts - when we see The Hip, we see us. RIP Gord, truly one of a kind.

I'm not Canadian, but I've been a huge Tragically Hip fan for years. They have such a great catalog of amazing music. Sophisticated music and lyrics in nearly every song. One of the coolest things about their music is the variety. Some killer jams like Poets or Little Bones then some mellow cerebral stuff like this or Bobcaygeon, not to mention the history lessons in lots of their stuff. I'm so glad you dug into this and appreciate it. Great Reaction!

I've heard this song hundreds of times and it still gives me chills.

During their final show, when Gordie broke down while singing this song, I broke down along with 12 million other Canadians....

I was watching SNL many years back and Dan Ackroyd was the host. A fellow Canadian and friend of the band he requested they be the musical guests. They did Grace Too and I was home alone and had no skill at recording but they were all I could talk about for so long. I happen to LOVE Canada and Canadiens and of course The Tragically Hip. I was devastated at Gord's diagnosis and I was watching when the Native People of Canada honored him with their tribal colors, hatband and blanket and made him a member of the Native Nation. He was crying, I was crying and I know everyone in the Great White North was crying. I was also watching just after he died when Canada proclaimed a holiday in his honor. The coverage switched from pub to pub across the country where all were filled and everyone was drinking, singing and crying. People too young to drink were sitting on sidewalks where their music played through speakers everywhere. I've never witnessed ANYTHING like it before or since. A beautiful tribute to a beautiful and exceptionally talented man. I never saw them live unfortunately but was told they played every show as if it was the last. The energy and excitement radiated to every single person in the audience and they didn't want the night to end. I'm so glad you heard this, MY personal favorite TTH song.

I first saw them in 1987 in Kingston Ontario. I carried the Hip with me on two tours of Bosnia and almost a year in Afghanistan. They were "home". One night by a fire stove in Banja Luka a friend and I listened to the album Fully Completely while drinking our two beer limit and talking hockey. We were swept home for the briefest of moments. I saw them live after every deployment and their last tour of Canada in 2016. Gord had been diagnosed with brain cancer and they wanted “one last go”. “New Orleans is sinking”, “Locked up in the trunk of a car” and “At the Hundredth Meridian” are deceptively layered musically and lyrically brilliant. Thank you for the reminiscences. Welcome to the Canadian musical rabbit hole, which will likely include Rush and the Guess Who.

I cannot tell you how much joy I felt watching you discover The Hip. Gord was iconic in concert, he went on rambling lyrical walks through your favourite songs and took you along like a dear friend.