| The Tragically Hip – Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Gus is actually the Polar Bear in New York's Central Park Zoo. And he actually did suffer from depression caused by his crampted quarters and the constant gawking. Downie wrote the song, inspired by the newspaper article as a reflection of our own fishbowl lives: "I know for a fact that polar bears, as a rule, and not even as a rule, unequivocally, want to kill anything that moves and eat it," he says. "So there's no sort of, I don't think there's any really taming them, really. And I think it's one of those things where, yeah, if you're up there in the tundra and you're moving around, the only reason it's not going to kill and eat you is because it's already full. There's something about that that's kind of compelling to me. "And we needn't look much further than our own lives, I guess. I guess you can expand upon those feelings and thoughts as much as you like when you see that. Which I guess is also about what we pay money to see or do." |
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| The Tragically Hip – Butts Wigglin' Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Very simple. It was written for and used in the Kids in the Hall movie 'Brain Candy'. Kevin Macdonald says the line 'In my opinion the drug is ready' when questioned about the status of his latest project (under threat of termination). Much hilarity ensues. | |
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