TOM COCHRANE


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Tom Cochrane, O.C. (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, whose story-telling songs have earned him the nickname "The thinking man's rocker." His music has been critically referred to as the "soundtrack to a mid-life crisis". His best known song is the hit single "Life Is a Highway" which peaked at #6 on the US Billboard charts in 1992 and was a number one hit in his native Canada. The track also hit #1 in Australia where Cochrane has a very loyal following. He still remains a major act in his home country.
Life Is A Highway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCPbL4yA7ik

No Regrets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8o6SfgCk0

I Wish You Well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnUpa...eature=related

Willie Dixon Said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdtiSHb7Jio

Stonecutter's Arms:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFv2b_AAlkQ


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GORDON LIGHTFOOT


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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., C.C., O.Ont., (born 17 November 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. Robbie Robertson of The Band declared that Lightfoot was one of his "favourite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure."[1]
Sundown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOs-MqDOI0

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99rOzMVtcx4

If You Could Read My Mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0a3...eature=related

Canadian Railroad Trilogy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zjoO170XFI

Summer Side of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASDHbxvhWZM