I think the chorus is talking about the things he's traded, moving from AB to ON: [?] for Dundas, my parents for your dad, the Rockies for the Great Lakes.. The [?] is probably some street in AB; I wish I knew which.
No no. The song pertains to moving from Alberta to Ontario ("left the wild rose," Alberta's flower), specifically from Strathcona (errrrrr, Edmonton) to Downtown Toronto. Dundas is a neighbourhood/street in Toronto, and Garneau is my old hood in Edmonton; a wicked part of town really.
No no. The song pertains to moving from Alberta to Ontario ("left the wild rose," Alberta's flower), specifically from Strathcona (errrrrr, Edmonton) to Downtown Toronto. Dundas is a neighbourhood/street in Toronto, and Garneau is my old hood in Edmonton; a wicked part of town really.
Ergo, the protagonist traded "the Rockies," the mountain chain in Alberta/BC for the "Great Lakes," in the move, along with the immediacy of certain familial relationships. Such A Great Track.
Ergo, the protagonist traded "the Rockies," the mountain chain in Alberta/BC for the "Great Lakes," in the move, along with the immediacy of certain familial relationships. Such A Great Track.
I think the chorus is talking about the things he's traded, moving from AB to ON: [?] for Dundas, my parents for your dad, the Rockies for the Great Lakes.. The [?] is probably some street in AB; I wish I knew which.
No no. The song pertains to moving from Alberta to Ontario ("left the wild rose," Alberta's flower), specifically from Strathcona (errrrrr, Edmonton) to Downtown Toronto. Dundas is a neighbourhood/street in Toronto, and Garneau is my old hood in Edmonton; a wicked part of town really.
No no. The song pertains to moving from Alberta to Ontario ("left the wild rose," Alberta's flower), specifically from Strathcona (errrrrr, Edmonton) to Downtown Toronto. Dundas is a neighbourhood/street in Toronto, and Garneau is my old hood in Edmonton; a wicked part of town really.
Ergo, the protagonist traded "the Rockies," the mountain chain in Alberta/BC for the "Great Lakes," in the move, along with the immediacy of certain familial relationships. Such A Great Track.
Ergo, the protagonist traded "the Rockies," the mountain chain in Alberta/BC for the "Great Lakes," in the move, along with the immediacy of certain familial relationships. Such A Great Track.
Garneau is my current 'hood. A great part of town. Wouldn't swap it for any other neighbourhood! This is just a fantastic song!
Garneau is my current 'hood. A great part of town. Wouldn't swap it for any other neighbourhood! This is just a fantastic song!