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“Fifty-mission Cap” by The Tragically Hip
From the album Fully Completely (1992)
“Fifty-mission Cap” by The Tragically Hip appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1992 on the album Fully Completely. Its best result is #54 on The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,538 alternative song of all time.
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"Fifty Mission Cap" went out in January 1993 as the second single from Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip's third full-length album, though they had already road-tested it at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on December 16, 1991. It's a hockey ghost story. Gord Downie sings about Bill Barilko, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman who scored the goal that won the 1951 Stanley Cup against the Montreal Canadiens, then vanished a few months later when a small single-engine plane carrying him and his dentist friend Henry Hudson on a fishing trip disappeared. The wreckage wasn't found until 1962.
Chris Tsangarides produced, and the band plays it tight and taut, Rob Baker and Paul Langlois's guitars circling like search planes. It brought Barilko's story to a younger generation and remains among the Hip's most popular songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2009 | 54 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge | 200 |
| 2009 | 90 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 69 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) | 200 |
Also listed as: Fifty Mission Cap; Fifty-Mission Cap.
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