At The Hundredth Meridian

Artist: The Tragically Hip

Album: Fully Completely (1992)

Why Its Great: It’s a masterclass in both Mr. Gord Downie’s ability to create atmosphere and his ability to pack half the dictionary into a three-minute song.

Best Listened To: Driving along one of those endless highways through the Canadian prairies.

Key Lyric: A raven strains along the line of the road/ Carrying a muddy old skull/ The wires whistle their approval/Off down the distance