The Best (and Worst) of Canadian Music

Happy Canada Day! In celebration, I've made a list of the finest (and most embarassing) musicians and bands hailing from the Great White North. Make sure you grab a poutine before reading.

The Best:
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Taking Care of Business" says it all
Website: www.bachmanandturner.com
Twitter: @randycbachman

Tragically Hip - They're from my university town and they turned out some pretty sweet jams, so what's not to love about them?
Twitter: @thehipdotcom
Website: www.thehip.com

Barenaked Ladies - "But not a real green dress, that's cruel"
Website: http://barenakedladies.com/
Twitter: @barenakedladies

Neil Young - "Bruce Springsteen?! He's like the American Neil Young" - Robyn, from How I Met Your Mother
Website: http://www.neilyoung.com/index2.html

Rush - One word: "YYZ"
Twitter: @rushtheband
Website: www.rush.com

Bryan Adams - Yes, he's got the sappy tunes, but you gotta admit, "Summer of '69" is an awesome song!
Website: www.bryanadams.com

The Tragically Hip's album Up to Here (1989)

The Worst:
Nickelback
Celine Dion
Justin Bieber
Avril Lavigne

I think the above artists need no explanation as to why they are all embarrassments to Canada.
That's about it today. Time to grab a Blue and a poutine and celebrate Canada's birthday!