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"Northwest Passage" is one of Stan Rogers's most famous songs. It was used in the final episode of Due South, ranked fourth in CBC's 50 Tracks: The Canadian Edition and was included on Obama's playlist, placed 33rd in Huffington Post's list of greatest Canadian songs and 38th in the 2011 Mar*Star list, provided the text for a Governor General's Award-winning children's book (Northwest Passage) illustrated by Matt James, has been quoted by prime ministers and governors general, and, I seem to remember, was called the best Canadian song of all time by Peter GzowskiGzowski introduced a list of his top Canadian songs shortly after I had invited him to participate in the original Mar*Star poll..
Rogers sings it a cappella on his album of the same name, with his brother Garnet and a couple others joining him on the chorus. Like other songs on the album, "Northwest Passage" was inspired by travelling in the West and North of Canada, so, not surprisingly,Tracy and I listened to it several times during our trip from Calgary to Dawson City in the summer of 2016.
| Hometown: | Hamilton |
| Canadian Content: | refers to various explorers who attempted to find a route across Canada to the Pacific Ocean, and references the Canadian geography |
| Release Date: | 1981 |
| Composer: | Stan Rogers |
| Album: | Northwest Passage |
| Style: | Folk |
| Mar*Star 125: | did not rank |
| Mar*Star 150: | 71 |
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