{"data":{"id":"a341d5dc-fc1a-451b-9fcb-e17a31bf160f","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"What's the Tragically Hip's best song? The round of 32","summary":"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.\n\nOver 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.\n\nToday’s matchup: #3 Ahead by a Century vs. #94 Emperor Penguin\n\nSome 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.\n\nThe first two rounds may have taken 96 days, but the next five rounds will take just over a month.\n\nCheck out the full bracket here, have a listen to all the songs left in the bracket below, and follow along daily for more votes.\n\nSo far in Round 3\n\nBobcaygeon defeated Pigeon Camera\n\nNautical Disaster beat Fifty Mission Cap\n\nLong Time Running outlasted Fully Completely\n\nGrace, Too defeated It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken\n\nNew Orleans is Sinking beat Gift Shop\n\nAt the Hundredth Meridian beat Fireworks\n\nBlow at High Dough beat Looking for A Place To Happen\n\nPoets defeated Twist My Arm\n\nWheat Kings won over The Darkest One\n\nThree Pistols shut off Something On\n\nLittle Bones defeated So Hard Done By\n\nCourage (For Hugh MacLennan) scared off Scared\n\nAlso, 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","url":"https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/tragically-hip-best-song-bracket","imageUrl":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/doroszuk2016poy_61088228.jpg","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T17:02:56.000Z","sourceLabel":"Edmonton Journal Music","tags":["Entertainment","Music"],"authorName":"Dave Breakenridge","contentHtml":"\"Gord

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.

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.

Today’s matchup: #3 Ahead by a Century vs. #94 Emperor Penguin

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.

The first two rounds may have taken 96 days, but the next five rounds will take just over a month.

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.

So far in Round 3

  1. Bobcaygeon defeated Pigeon Camera
  2. Nautical Disaster beat Fifty Mission Cap
  3. Long Time Running outlasted Fully Completely
  4. Grace, Too defeated It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
  5. New Orleans is Sinking beat Gift Shop
  6. At the Hundredth Meridian beat Fireworks
  7. Blow at High Dough beat Looking for A Place To Happen
  8. Poets defeated Twist My Arm
  9. Wheat Kings won over The Darkest One
  10. Three Pistols shut off Something On
  11. Little Bones defeated So Hard Done By
  12. Courage (For Hugh MacLennan) scared off Scared

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

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