The Tragically Hip's "Wheat Kings" — the beloved acoustic-led number from their celebrated 1992 album Fully Completely — references the story of David Milgaard, a Canadian man who spent 23 ...

Each week on Rear View Mirror, Rich Terfry and the Radio 2 team look back at a great song from the good ol' days. Today, Talia Schlanger steps in for a story about the Tragically Hip's "Wheat Kings." ...

As the Maple Leafs dressing room DJ, Nazem Kadri understood he had a job to do. After the news of Gordon Downie’s death hit the country Wednesday morning, Kadri decided he had to play the ...

5 takeaways from the Tragically Hip's revealing new docuseries; How the Tragically Hip became Canada's band 'What tomorrow brings': the incredible untold story of how 'Wheat Kings' came to be ...

The lead singer of the beloved Canadian band The Tragically Hip was 53. ... GORD DOWNIE: (Singing) Sundown in the Paris of the prairie, wheat kings have all their treasures buried.

The Tragically Hip: The small-town band that united Canada. 6 September 2024. Share Save. ... a Canadian ice hockey player who died when his plane mysteriously disappeared in 1951, and Wheat Kings ...

Hear 10 key songs by quintessential Canadian group the Tragically Hip in advance of their final show. ... “Wheat Kings” (1992) This fan favorite was never released as a single on Fully Completely.

Never a flag-waving, nationalistic band, the Hip’s contributions to Canadian identity and ability to tell our story in songs such as Wheat Kings and Fifty-Mission Cap is what sets it apart, the ...