A Great Canadian Song for a Happy Canada Day

This is why CBC is actually useful on occasion

Today, April 24, on CBC radio's webstream, it all Gordon Lightfoot day.

Hook up the big speakers to your computer and enjoy a day of tunes from Canada's best singer/songwriter. 


(If the link doesn't take you right there, go into the web radio stations tab, click genre streams, and it's right on top today)

It's Gordo's Birthday!!!

Today's Gordon Lightfoot's Birthday.

Here's to the man Eye on a Crazy Planet readers voted as one of the two best Canadian musical acts ever!




And as an extra treat, the SCTV spoof, "Gordon Lightfoot sings every song ever written":

Eye on a Crazy Planet Poll Results: It's a tie between Lightfoot and The Guess Who

The most recent Eye on a Crazy Planet poll asked which is the best Canadian Rock/pop group or musician of all time. Included were Anne Murray, Blue Rodeo, Leonard Cohen, Celine Dion and others, but in the finally tally, it was a tie between The Guess Who and Gordon Lightfoot.

So in honor of the winners we proudly present: