# Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, dead at the age of 53 RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 18, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225 "2017-10-18T13:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/21 "2017-10-19T00:13:12Z")
So sore-y, Canada. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/22 "2017-10-19T01:45:29Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I wrote out how I felt. Dunno what to do now. > > [http://middleagedjoker.com/gordon-downie/](http://middleagedjoker.com/gordon-downie/) > > No ads on my site so I’m not making money off this - but there’s a link to the Canadian Cancer Society at the bottom of the article. Well said, thanks for that. So many songs memorized way deep by so many Canadians. [Highway Girl Live (beta-testing some lyrics that would eventually become Locked In The Trunk Of A Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4GAlI4C_Q) [Vaccination Scar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaXJc_EhPg) [The Drop-Off](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziVhIPAvpWw) ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/23 "2017-10-19T01:47:28Z")
[R.I.P. with World Container Tour Shirt](https://imgur.com/a/egwen) ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/24 "2017-10-19T05:51:39Z")
He had a prettt great life really. I feel bad for his kids who are going to miss their dad, and for all the fans who will never get to see him perform again. He had a terrific presence on stage. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/25 "2017-10-19T15:39:26Z")
His CBC interview from last year is on YouTube: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/i51CPPminbM/hqdefault.jpg "Gord Downie's 2016 Interview | "I've been so lucky."") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51CPPminbM) ---
**Author:** ![Greekfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225/26 "2017-10-19T18:01:21Z")
Grew up hating the slavish devotion fans had for that band (or any band, really), and honestly never cared for their music. It never seemed to hit hard enough or be soft enough for my tastes–however almost every other Canuck I know loves the band like nothing else, and it’s a very sad day for them (moreso to his family and friends). 53 is too young to go. Hope he went as peacefully as possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gord-downie-lead-singer-of-the-tragically-hip-dead-at-the-age-of-53-rip/799225.md?page=1)