September seventeen For a girl I know it's Mother's Day Her son has gone alee And that's where he will stay Wind on the weather vane Tearing blue eyes sailor-mean As Falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain For a boy in Fiddler's Green His tiny knotted heart Well, I guess it never worked too good The timber tore apart And the water gorged the wood You can hear her whispered prayer For men at masts that always lean The same wind that moves her hair Moves a boy through Fiddler's Green Oh, nothing's changed anyway Oh, nothing's changed anyway Oh, anytime today He doesn't know a soul There's nowhere that he's really been But he won't travel long alone No, not in Fiddler's Green Balloons all filled with rain As children's eyes turn sleepy-mean And Falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain For a boy in Fiddler's Green One day soon this will surely be listed as one of Canada's greatest poems.

@adamdunbar8260

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting the lyrics brother. You are right about it being recognized as a poem.

I really like you Harri, for your compassion, your intelligence, your kindness, and your awareness. You have a very lovable personality. Thank you! ❤

It was a song about Gordon Downie's sister's young son who died as a child, Gord's nephew; that's why it was so hard for him.

@ThePittsburghToddy

5 ай бұрын

I was going to mention this. Heart wrenching song.

I can't imagine how hard this must be - for the ENTIRE band - to play knowing what we all know about Gord's cancer. The Universe took one of the good ones way too soon. RIP CGord; forever missed, forever grateful that you walked among us for as long as you did.

My favorite band....One of my favorite guitarists....Favorite singer.... REST IN PEACE GORDON

The Hip is among my favorite bands. And I’m an American…

@nicolejessome5430

23 күн бұрын

As a Canadian, we are always so happy to hear someone else from somewhere else love Gord too.

Many young souls are moving through fiddlers green. When children die it’s quite possibly the hardest thing one can deal with.

From the 1992 album, " Fully Completely", a very personal song for Gord, about his nephew, Charles who passed away. Fiddlers Green is a metaphor for the afterlife, with aspirations for tranquility and solace. The poetic lyrics hold such emotional depth, with the melodic hooks, along with Gord's evocative storytelling abilities, all delivered with a beautiful guitar, share the emotions perfectly. Sadly we lost Gord to brain cancer in 2017, the whole of Canada devastated by the loss. RIP Gord, love you forever. ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦 Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Adam. 👏👏Cheers from Canada. 🇨🇦

@adamdunbar8260

5 ай бұрын

I love Canadian comments to Harri's Hip reactions. Every damn one of us are all in on The Hip and it's wonderful to share. This is a must play campfire song that me and the boys play and as soon as everyone hears the first lyrics I sing, they all join in.

@kevindowdell8394

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, you truly put into words, what I could n

@stevenrivers5168

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. You can feel his pain…

@jjk6950

Ай бұрын

Road apples

@andrewwalsh6401

20 күн бұрын

Wrong from the album Road Apples

RIP Gordon. GREAT band!

Thank you, Harri. I don't think there's a Canadian this song hasn't touched. I have always said that The Tragically Hip defined what it means to be Canadian to a younger that may not have heard Gordon Lightfoot or Stan Rogers. This song was a song I could barely listen to for a long time. But now, I find a lot of comfort and hope in it. I always play it six or seven times when I move from one province to another as it seems fitting. I listened to it a bunch while I served in the Armed Forces on peace keeping missions and it kept me sane ish and in touch with my humanity and my heart

The "lost at sea" stuff in the song is metaphorical; his nephew actually died of a congenital heart condition.

I don't think I will ever be able to listen to the HIP with out crying

Maybe my favorite group name, ever.

Fiddler's Green is an after-life, similar to Valhalla and the like

Its about his nephew. And I cry every time!

I was at this concert. My dad let me know that its rare for them to play this song as its too emotionally heavy. Its about Gords nephew who passed away.

OMG, thank you. So rare to see The Hip covered outside of Canada. I have seen them in the States to almost empty rooms as well as beyond sold out shows in Canada with people outside listening. This made me weepy. Thank you Harry, RIP Gord

Great group brother.... respect

“The timber tore apart and the water gorged the wood”. When I hear these lyrics I always imagined the mother clawing at the coffin with tears hitting it. Just heartbreaking.

I saw these guys live and they were fantastic. Such a touching song as well. Thank you Adam and Harri.

Another gem from Canada. This is very thought provoking and sad. Nice request and commentary. Thanks Adam and Harri 🌺✌️

The Hip are just so damn good...

@ReelStamas

2 ай бұрын

& yea I always thought they sounded as if heavily influenced by early Stones & REM...

This song gets me every time

This song is one I remember singing when I was a teenager. I think the lyrics and original tune were written in the early 60s and based on the legend of a jolly afterlife for dead mariners. When I sang it with the school folk group to which I belonged, it went by its original name of The Forecastle or Fo'c'sul Song.

@kentmartin9289

5 күн бұрын

I just had to google your claim. I found someone playing a song called Fiddler's Green, and the description mentioned it was often called Fo'c'sul Song, and it's a totally different song. The song in the video above is from 1991 and it was written by Gord Downie and his band The Tragically Hip.

Watched your stuff from afar.. mad respect for covering this! RIP Gord.

❤❤❤❤Awesome

Fiddler's Green might be a cemetery.

@saltee_crcker2363

14 күн бұрын

it's roots are from English maritime lore and it's supposed to represent heaven.

I think it is his nephew who passed away

@davidedwards3838

5 ай бұрын

It was.

It was husband nephew.

The boy was born with a heart problem

@mic7504

5 ай бұрын

Tiny and knotted.

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