The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown: Round Table #2 - Live Stream

The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown: Round Table Two

Songs #40–21 | Live Streamed May 23, 2025

Every ten songs, we hit pause on the countdown and bring the community to the mic. This is Round Table Two — a live-streamed, unfiltered, and occasionally unhinged group chat about all things Tragically Hip. In this installment, we turn our attention to the middle meat of the countdown: songs ranked #40 through #21, where the debates get louder, the takes get spicier, and the stakes feel weirdly personal.

I’m your host, jD, joined by four of the most thoughtful and opinionated Hip fans I know: Chris Sinclair, Jeff Schnurr, Craig Rogers, and Sara J. Together, we dissect the placements, praise the sleepers, question the darlings, and throw a few punches (with love) at the songs we think missed their mark.

Here’s what you can expect inside this episode:

• Jeff from Vaughan can’t believe We Want to Be It and You’re Not the Ocean made it this far — especially when Don’t Wake Daddy is chilling down at #41. He’s got opinions, and he’s not afraid to name names.
• Sara J celebrates the perfection of matchups — how the right guests landed the right songs in uncanny fashion — and gives a heartfelt shoutout to Sherry and her beautiful number symphony around Long Time Running.
• Craig from Vancouver argues he’d flip the entire list upside down if he could, with Three Pistols and We Want to Be It trading places. He also reflects on how playing in a tribute band changes how you hear — and feel — a song.
• Chris from Guelph shares his emotional milestone: the moment Saturday Night Live introduced him to The Hip and forever changed the trajectory of his fandom. He also lists five songs in this range he’d swap out for deep cuts like Dire Wolf, Opiated, and Morning Moon.
• We talk bridges (and how Bobcaygeon might have the greatest one of all time), overplayed classics (Boots or Hearts vs. Grace, Too), and bold predictions for what’s still to come.
• And me? I mostly try to wrangle the chaos, play devil’s advocate, and float the idea that no one will be able to predict the Top 5 in the right order — not even me, and I’ve seen the data.
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This is not your average podcast episode. It’s a jam session. A group therapy night. A barstool conversation happening in real time. And like all good round tables, it ends in laughter, hot takes, side quests, and one bold prediction from every guest.

Here’s a sneak peek at just a few of the quotes you’ll hear:

🗣️ “Pigeon Camera used to be my #1 — now it’s in the 20s. That’s how this band works. Your list evolves as you do.” – Craig

🗣️ “Boots or Hearts is a dance floor packer. But it’s not in my Top 40. At all.” – Jeff

🗣️ “I think Ahead by a Century will be #1. I don’t love that it will be — but I understand why it might.” – Sara

🗣️ “The Hip write better bridges than most bands write choruses.” – Craig

🔥 This is Round Table Two.

🔊 Stream it now wherever you get your podcasts.

🎥 Or catch the replay on YouTube via @Dewvre1974.

🎟️ And remember: it all leads to the live finale on October 4 — A Celebration of The Hip for ALS. Tickets at dewvre.com/tthtop40.

The countdown continues. The debates don’t stop. And the passion? Still off the charts.

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