Neil Young is Canadian. So are Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who, Loverboy, all the dudes from Nickleback, and Joni Mitchell. But did you know that Paul Anka, April Wine, The Five Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, John Kay from Steppenwolf, Blood Sweat and Tears’ David Clayton Thomas, and the late Denny Doherty of the Mommas and Papas were all from the great north?
In our opinion, here are the top 10 Best and Greatest Canadian Classic Rock Songs of all time.
10. “Working for the Weekend” – Loverboy
9. “Help Me” – Joni Mitchell
8. “Old Man” – Neil Young
7. “American Woman” – The Guess Who
6. “Summer of 69” – Bryan Adams
5. “If You Could Read My Mind” – Gordon Lightfoot
4. “Sunglasses at Night” – Corey Hart
3. “Taking Care of Business” – BTO
2. “Tom Sawyer” – Rush
1. “The Weight” – The Band
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