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“Blow At High Dough” by The Tragically Hip
From the album Up to Here (1989)
“Blow At High Dough” by The Tragically Hip appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 2009. It was first released in 1989 on the album Up to Here. Its best result is #13 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,994 alternative song of all time.
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"Blow at High Dough" was the first taste of Up to Here, the Tragically Hip's debut full-length album, and MCA sent it out in April 1989. Gord Downie, Paul Langlois and Gord Sinclair all put their voices on it, Langlois and Rob Baker lean hard on the electric guitars, and Sinclair's bass and Johnny Fay's drums keep the bar-band groove tight. The whole band shares the writing credit, and Don Smith produced it and mixed it with Bruce Barris.
It's a restless, hard-rocking kick at the door from a Canadian band with an accent all its own, and at home it went all the way to number one on the RPM CanCon chart. It also served as the opening theme of the CBC Television series Made in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 226 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 13 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2009 | 102 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
Also listed as: Blow at High Dough.
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