Neil Young is Canadian. So is 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 and the late Denny Doherty of the Mommas and Papas were all from the great north?
Here are *in our humble opinion) the top 10 best and greatest classic rock Canadian songs of all-time.
10.) “Turn Me Loose” – Loverboy
9.) “Life is a Highway” – Tom Cochrane
8.) “A Man Needs a Maid” – Neil Young
7.) “Stand Tall” – The Guess Who
6.) “Run to You” – Bryan Adams
5.) “If You Could Read My Mind” – Gordon Lightfoot
4.) “Sunglasses at Night” – Corey Hart
3.) “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” – BTO
2.) “Fly By Night” – Rush
1.) “Born to be Wild” – Steppenwolf
—
Photo credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com