What's the Tragically Hip's best song? The round of 32

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeEntertainmentMusic What's the Tragically Hip's best song? The round of 32 Author of the article: By Dave Breakenridge Published Aug 23, 2026 1 minute read Join the conversation Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip performs at the former Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ont. on Aug. 10, 2016. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network PHOTO BY ERNEST DOROSZUK /Postmedia file Article content For the last three months or so — 96 days to be exact — The Tragically Hip Best Song Bracket has been making its way through the Hip’s most popular songs, with the goal of crowning a winner. Article content Over two rounds, voters have cast their lot in with their favourites in each matchup. The bracket started with 128 songs — ranked by Spotify streams — and it’s now at the round of 32. Article content Article content Today’s matchup: No.1 seed Bobcaygeon against No.33 Pigeon Camera Article content Some fan favourites have met their end, including Flamenco, Escape is At Hand for the Travellin’ Man, and now that the bracket is at round 3, there are no songs left from albums such as In Between Evolution, We Are the Same, Now For Plan A and Man Machine Poem. Article content The first two rounds may have taken 96 days, but the next five rounds will take just over a month. Article content Check out the full bracket here, have a listen to all the songs left in the bracket below, and follow along daily for more votes. Article content Article content Article content Also, if you happen to have a song that you’re particularly passionate about and you wanna make the case as to why it’s the best Tragically Hip song, I want you to send it to me dbreakenridge@postmedia.com Article content Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet. Share this article in your social network COMMENTS You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments. Create an Account Sign in JOIN THE CONVERSATION Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.