Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Dave Hodge's 100 Songs of 2022: Toronto Mike'd #1160

Episode Date: November 28, 2022

In this 1160th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with Dave Hodge before Dave unveils his 100 favourite songs of 2022. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Yes, We Are Open, The Advantaged Investor, Canna Cabana, StickerYou, Ridley Funeral Home and Electronic Products Recycling Association.

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is Dave Hodge. How are you, Dave? Well, I'm fine, Mike, and how are you? I am good, I am good. Are you back to seeing any live music, or are you still being COVID cautious? Well, there have been a few this and that over the summer. Some winery concerts, some memorable stuff

with Serena Ryder, Daniel Lanois, Chantal Kravjazic, and husband Rain Maida. What else have I seen? I went to, well, I'll get into something else that I was at recently. And I'm planning to see a couple things before Christmas, which I will mention. But it's not the same. You have to make sure you're in safe surroundings,

and I do my best to do that. I am one of the only people I know that luckily, and hopefully this doesn't jinx it, no announcer jinx here. I have not had COVID, nor has my wife. So we figure we're Cal Ripken, you know. Well, then I'm right there too. Maybe I'm, who would that would make, who would I be in that scenario?

Because I have never had COVID as far as I know, and I don't believe in jinxes. Otherwise I'd be knocking on all the wood in this studio right now. Well, that's good. Well, when you asked how I was and I said, I'm good and how are you, I think we should probably try to define tradition because I don't know how many years make a tradition, but I think we're a tradition, Mike, aren't we?

Well, Dave, this is our fifth year of having you on Toronto, Mike, to unveil your top 100 of the calendar year. I am so excited that you're back to unveil again your top 100 songs of 2022. I'm going to repeat this later in our catch-up before we get to your list, but all of your songs will be listed on Hodge100.com So that's Hodge

and then the numeric 100, 100.com We're ready to, and shout out to Tyler Campbell, the VP of Sales, but we're ready to unveil your list right as soon as this podcast goes live. Well, the ground rules

I must state again so no one is misunderstood or sees it the wrong way. I rank 1 through 10 and will play 10 through 1 and in between I'll mention the titles of 90 other recordings to be quite accurate. I used to do songs and they had to be new songs written and released in the calendar year. In this case we've got at least two recordings from albums that came out of archives that I couldn't ignore

because they were so important to the year. And I've kind of relaxed the rules on covers if I hear a cover song that is good enough. No, it's not a new song in 2022, but it's a new recording in 2022. So, again, we will hear uh my 10 best and uh the other 90 will be listed um in groups of 10 according to alphabet by artist name so nobody gets confused when they look at the website, hopefully they will, and say, what is that doing in number 97? It should be number 11. And it might well have been number 11 if I'd gone beyond 10. And my top 10 ranked 1 through 10 played 10 through 1.

Boy, this is... I was trying to avoid confusion, and I hope I haven't added to it. But anyway, what else did we talk about before we hit the music? Well, I was going to say, obviously, with the Hodge 100 episode of Toronto Mic, we're going to be hearing you talk a lot about music. So off the top, I have a few sports-related questions for you, because as we know, Dave Hodge is a double-edged sword here. You got the music knowledge, the music passion, but also sports. So if it's all right, we'll do a brief check-in, catch-up, if you will.

And I'm going to start with the World Cup because we finally have a goal, a beauty by Alphonso Davies. And sadly, we don't yet have a win, a beauty by Alphonso Davies, and sadly we don't yet have a win and we won't be advancing. But I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on the men's soccer team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? Well, my first thought is that all the research I've done suggests that the correct pronunciation is gutter. suggests that the correct pronunciation is cutter,

almost a G at the beginning instead of a K if you were to say cutter, because initially I was told that the best way to remember the correct pronunciation was to remember welcome back cutter. And it's not quite cutter, but for all those who are saying Qatar, I am told that that is incorrect. Otherwise, my thoughts are obviously a monumental achievement to be at the World Cup, although what Canada did in the CONCACAF qualifying shouldn't have surprised anybody that it resulted in a World Cup appearance, nor should I say should anybody be surprised that Canada is not advancing

and suffered defeats to Belgium and Croatia. Now, it could have and perhaps should have beaten Belgium, which would have changed everything. But they were outclassed by Croatia. And in the midfield, that shouldn't have surprised anybody. I'm talking like I'm a soccer expert. I'm not, but I've tried to follow it. And I've talked to a lot of people who know a lot more than I do.

So maybe a little too much hype for those who are disappointed in Canada's showing because as I say I think it was it was predictable. I get that the goal was a magic moment but I just don't know how much celebration there can be or should be in a goal that doesn't result in a point in the standings. So, yeah, we'll remember it. It was a beautiful goal, and it was by Alphonso Davies, but maybe I think a little too much was made of that.

And, obviously, you can't ignore the missed penalty kick, which, again, could have changed everything, and that involved Davies as well. Yeah, it's one of those things where we only have the one in the history of the universe. So it was just baby steps here, Dave. We finally have a goal. Next World Cup, we get a win, and then maybe we can even talk about advancing beyond the initial round. and are achieved because there's something to build on here.

And much as the women have stood at the top of the world stage, Canada's got a long way to go to do that. But I think there is promise for the future, and I think what this has done for the sport, I mean, it's made me watch. Right. And I'm not alone. There's a lot of others who wouldn't have and have decided that they better watch this.

So, and I'll continue to watch right to the end. Now, meanwhile, Canada's won the Davis Cup for the first time ever. This is tennis, everybody. But Dave, I'm dying to know your thoughts on this because people I know and trust tell me that this is a very big deal. But I'm here pushing 50 and I consider myself a pretty big sports fan. But I've never had a moment in my life where I thought to myself, I wish Canada would one day win the Davis Cup. I've never had that moment, so I want you to help me get some perspective here.

I know it's a big deal, and I should be excited about it, but I feel like it's grand slam or bust when it comes to professional tennis. What say you? Well, in our younger years, it would have been a big deal. It would have been a huge deal, the way the Davis Cup was played back then. Now it's, shall we say, an event that has been reduced in stature by its format.

And I honestly didn't know that it was on, that Canada was in it, and until it was almost too late that Canada had won it. And a lot else was going on. Obviously, the World Cup at the top of that list. But they haven't changed the name. It's still called the Davis Cup. There are still all sorts of tennis nations that participate. And there's a winner. And Canada has never been that winner. And Canada is now. of the future, you know, leading with Felix and Shapovalov, I mean, who knows what can happen in Grand Slam events. So it should not be ignored for sure. But it's too bad, I think, that the

Davis Cup isn't what it was. And you and I will be accused of, oh, you know, never mind what, you know, how good things were in the past. This is fantastic and it's now. And it is. It's good and it's now and it should be celebrated. But we remember when it would have been a bigger deal. Congratulations to your friend and fellow FOTM, Brian Williams. He was honored by Sports Media Canada for career achievement.

How's Brian doing? Brian is still Brian. He's a going concern and it was wonderful to see him not only honoured there, but inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, which I think was long overdue. And obviously the Order of Canada and however many ACTRA awards or whatever they're called now. So among the most celebrated TV journalists in this country's history.

And I introduced him at the Sports Media Canada luncheon and decided that a listing of his many accomplishments, otherwise known as reading his Wikipedia page, would not be a suitable introduction. So I introduced him, or tried to anyway, as my friend. And my last line was this year's Career Achievement Award winner is my friend of 50 years, Brian Williams. So it was a nice event. A particular mention is due Rick Westhead for being honored for work that I have called astounding, inspiring.

Never thought I'd see it on a sports TV network. Going where the story leads you no matter what. And they have gone places that I never thought they would go. And there are great benefits for doing that. I'm sure there are drawbacks as well. But they have enabled and defended, supported Rick. And so hooray to him for dogged investigation and recording and presentation. And hooray for my former network, over his life, really, in all

sorts of good ways. We had a nice chat, and obviously the Kyle Beach interview is at the front and center an example of Rick's work, groundbreaking stuff. And he told me that Kyle Beach reaches out and speaks with Rick once a week and, you know, talk about a reward for doing great work. Talk about a reward for doing great work. I don't know that there's a better reward than to know that you've impacted his life and indirectly the lives of so many others based on one story that you broke.

We used to call them scoops. This was a whole lot more than that. Congratulations, Rick West said. Well-deserved. When Gene O'Reilly came to the door, scoops. This was a whole lot more than that. Congratulations Rick Westhead. Well deserved. When Gino Retta came to the door when he was making his Toronto Mike debut, he looked at me and he had this bright-eyed look on his face and he said,

holy Rick Westhead. At least in Gino Retta's opinion, Rick Westhead and I look similar. Well, any comparison to Rick, I think, take it. I'll take it. With a thank you and a deep bow. Rick had a great line about all the lawyering that his work requires at TSN.

And obviously the lawyer whose name was mentioned, and I can't quite remember. I actually do remember it, but I'm not going to mention it. But the lawyer told Rick, he said, I put an extension on my house, and I call it the West End Ring. So Rick is being rewarded in many ways, and in at least one way. So is the TSN lawyer that's responsible for this can go, but that can't, but he lets a whole lot go and hooray to him too.

Oh, that's funny. By the way, speaking of Toronto Mike debuts before Brian Williams made his debut, which what a, what a great conversation that was. But he told me he wasn't going to visit this guy's basement until he spoke to his friend Dave Hodge and made sure that Dave Hodge would vouch for this Toronto Mike fellow.

Well, hey Mike, find me the person that says I told them not to come. That'll never happen. Yeah, filter all of your requests that'll never happen so filter all of your requests through me if you want but it shouldn't have been necessary anyway I hope

I know Brian enjoyed it and I'm glad to hear you did too Love Brian. Now speaking of Hall of Fames I'm hoping you could share some thoughts on the passing of the King Borye Salming. Well, it was difficult to watch his visit to Toronto and what beliefs did. so emotional as to be not difficult.

You know, you kept going back and forth. You know, should I be fighting this or should I just go with it? And he was, you know, he was the player that everybody said he was. He was shy when he came over, wasn't big on interviews, never really was, to be honest. I guess you could say did his talking on the ice. I wasn't shocked at hearing of his death shortly after he returned to Sweden, and I wondered whether assisted Toronto was to get a drug that might help his condition in some way that couldn't be imported to Sweden, but could be carried into Sweden if the patient taking the drug was already on it Boreas. So either the death was planned, which I would fully understand, or it was sudden and almost coincidental, given the timing after the trip here, all that happened,

and then a celebration back in Sweden. But, boy, anybody that never saw him play would watch those ceremonies and the outpouring from players and fans and media and realize this guy must have really been something. And that he was. We're almost at the list. I know everybody's here for the Hodge 100, but we mentioned Hodge100.com.

We mentioned the webmasters, Tyler Campbell, better known to FOTMs as the VP of sales here at TMDS. Tyler sends in a question for you, Dave. He writes, I don't recall this coming up on a previous episode. So correct me if I'm wrong, but I have a memory of dave interviewing willie plett between periods and willie pulled out a pair of scissors

and cut dave's tie am i remembering that correctly well first of all thank you to tyler for all the work he does uh on behalf of music um and and for me and and you you on hodge100.com. Not many people would have watched that because it was on a pay-per-view Minnesota North Stars telecast, so stuff like this could happen. It's not like we were on ESPN or CBC or anything like that. And Willie was, this was Willie, and we used to kid off the air a lot. In fact, one of the great lines of all time was when I asked Willie, somewhat in jest, I said, who's the worst coach you've ever played for?

And Willie said, I don't know yet. It's not like he loved the coaches or any that were to come. But anyway, yeah, he came, sat down, had a full uniform intermission interview, and had a towel in his lap, which is fine. You don't want to wipe your brow after the period. And out from the towel at a certain point came a pair of scissors. And as we were talking, I think I was asking a question.

And before he answered, he just cut my tie in half to see what my reaction would be. And knowing Willie Putt, I don't think it bothered me too much. I think I laughed as much as he did. And my goodness, somebody remembers that. That's amazing. Yeah, it happened. Wow.

We're going to jog. This will be the last question, but this woman's name, literally the last name is Leifer, so I thought maybe I should. This will be the last question, but this woman's name, it literally, the last name is Leifer. So I thought maybe I should give Diane Leifer the last question. We're going to jog your memory again, but Diane writes in, Hi Mike, is there a chance Dave Hodge remembers a short-lived animated series on Hockey Night in Canada called ICE? I-C-E.

Do you have any idea what Diane's referring to here? No. I mean, it could have preceded me. Ice, I-C-E. No, I don't. All right, we don't know. I'm not going to say Peter Puck or King of Hockey or something like that. King of Hockey was a John Wayne movie.

No, but speaking of Peter Puck, I think this is since the last, maybe not since the last time because you're on for every single year here, but Brian McFarlane is now in FOTM and we did spend a lot of time talking about Peter Puck. Well, and Brian was at the Sports Media Canada luncheon sitting, let's say, I was sitting at his table.

We were sitting at Brian Williams' table is the correct way to do that. But Brian and his wife, Joan, who every time I see her, I tell her, Brian, she looks younger. And Brian McFarlane says that must mean I look older. And I said, no, that's not what it means. I just mean to compliment Joan McFarlane, who looks fantastic for her age, which I know, but I'm not going to mention.

But it was great to see Brian and he had a lot of people who were happy to see him. He's another Sports Media Canada recipient of the past, as am I. And I tried to get a laugh right off the bat, and people sort of built to one. Because in 2006, I received something called the Lifetime Achievement Award, and they now call it the Career Achievement Award. And I applauded the change in name, but said I wasn't complaining about getting a Lifetime Achievement Award

because I have really enjoyed my 16 bonus years going on 17. So yeah, Brian received the Career Achievement Award, and that's a better name it's a smart move to change that name alright everybody you have the ground rules Dave's gonna be playing we're gonna play the songs in their entirety top 10, 10 to 1

but Dave is gonna list the other 90 songs alphabetically and I urge people to check out hodge100.com for all your Dave Hodge music list requirements. Hodge100.com. Dave, let's get started. I will do that. I would say happily, but you'll understand that it's not quite that. The first song we are going to hear in a couple of minutes is Stop and Start by the Sadies from an album titled Colder Streams, considered, rightly so, I think, one of the band's best, a legendary Toronto band, of course. And there have been a lot of Sadie's albums, but boy, this is really something right up there near the top or at the top.

But sadly, the last to include Dallas Hood, Guitar Wizard Supreme. His death is hardly the best subject to deal with right off the bat. But my year in music, 2022, included too much bad news of that sort, and I really feel that I have to begin there. Dallas Goode and Gordie Lewis of Teenage Head were friends of mine, and they were idolized by guitar players in Canada and everywhere else. I had the honor of speaking about Gordie Lewis at a celebration of his life, attended by 2,000 teenage head fans of all ages in Hamilton.

And I will use this occasion to thank once again the Lewis family and Teenage Head for allowing me to do that. The music world also lost other Lewis, Ramsey Lewis and Jerry Lee Lewis, plus Ronnie Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins, Loretta Lynn, Meatloaf,

Mark Lanigan, Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes, Be My Baby, Ian McDonald of King Crimson and Foreigners, Susan Jaxx, The Poppy Family, Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts, and Gary Brooker,

Propyl Harum, A Whiter Shade of Pale, one of the great all-time songs. Apologies to those not mentioned, but let us celebrate what they left behind. Here is Stop and Start by the Sadies.

Seven years until the house is broken 7 years to endure the curse And no magic words can be spoken Potions and prayers that make it worse The sadness comes With the setting sun The war is won But the fight is done Will you turn and run Or can you stop right now

You can stop right now Stop and start right now Do it once just to answer the question Know how it feels to be like them But when the poison has left the system You'll have no reasons to try again The sickness comes like a rising sun Now your war is done, what have you become?

Are you too far down to stop right now? Stop yourself right now Stop yourself right now Let the spirits of the fallen guide you With every step and measured breath Far away from the pain inside you And focus on what you have left if your sadness is one

and the madness comes like a new come out of the unknown you can still turn around if you just start right now can we start right now start right now? Start right now

Start right now Start right now Start right now Start right now Start right now Start right now Stubbornness on the ground Stubbornness on the ground Stubbornness on the ground Mercedes filled the 10th spot on my list,

and you were visited by a member of the Good family recently, Mike. Brian Good dropped by just about a month ago with Banjo Dunk, and it was great to catch up with Brian Good and talk about the Good Brother. There is a hockey connection, of course, because Pat Burns was a regular contributor to the Good Brothers and would jump on stage with them, but we did speak about Dallas. A great loss to

humanity and to the music community, but Dallas Good, of course, being Brian Good's nephew. Well, happy to include the Sadies and should mention that the tradition goes on they will be at Horseshoe Tavern

for New Year's Eve talk about tradition yeah so good luck to Travis and the band and the family it was really a sad day to lose to lose Dallas

and Gordy and others. Now to the alphabet for the list. First 10 of the remaining 90. We're going to begin by accident, I guess. It's a play on a word because the list doesn't include a name that begins with A, A, or A, B, but rather A, C. The list doesn't include a name that begins with A, A, or A, B, but rather A, C. And it's The Accidentals from Traverse City, Michigan with Wide Open. Next, very Canadian, very Toronto.

Always, I have to say, with two Vs instead of a W for quick search success. And always features Molly Rankin of the Rankin family. It's a big hit everywhere, this album, and the song is After the Earthquake. Next is Courtney Marie Andrews, older now. Arkells absolutely outdid themselves again last Friday at Scotiabank Arena with Joel Plaskett emergency opening. What a night. The Arkell song chosen here is their opener from three nights ago, Past Life.

Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers. You know how popular they are with me, Mike. Seth has recorded an album of songs by an iowa folk singer named greg brown um and um this song is about a career minor league ball player who realizes he'll never make it to the majors and his destination thus becomes the title of the song, Laughing River. Tim Baker, among those wrapped in the pride of Newfoundland, formerly of Hey Rosetta, the song is Echo Park, Band of Horses with Lights, Matthew Barber, brother of Jill, high school friend of my children. Lovely song that asks, does anybody really know? Not these days.

Two more in this group. Gregor Barnett, otherwise of the punk group The Menzingers. Solo effort here is Don't Go Throwing Roses in My Grave. And to close out these 10, Beach House from Baltimore, Maryland. Maybe my favorite Beach House song is Superstar. Now we play number nine, and it is by Wilco, and I'll say this again a few times as we reach number one about others, like I'm saying about Wilco now, but if Wilco releases an album, it's almost automatic

that a song from it will be chosen for this list. In this case, the album is called Cruel Country, and this is the title track. I love my country like a little boy Red, white, and blue Red, white and blue I love my country Stupid and cruel Red, white and blue All you have to do Sing in the choir Kill yourself

Every once in a while And sing in the choir All you have to do Is sing in the choir Set yourself on fire Every once in a while Sing in the choir With me Sing in the choir with me, with me. I love my country like a little child.

Red, white stupid and cruel. Red, white and blue. White and blue All you have to do Is sing in the choir All you have to do Is sing in the choir All you have to do yn y choir yr holl beth rhaid i chi ei wneud yw canu yn y choir

gyda fi gyda mi That's Cruel Country by Wilco. I think the best Wilco album in a while the very best may never be threatened but what a band back to the alphabet now still with B

and from the UK this is Bear's Den with Shadows the Beths are from New Zealand, expert in a dying field. Back to London, England for the big moon, daydreaming. And back to Toronto, Billy Talent. I'm pleased to know Ben Koalowitz, and I'm pleased to be able to pronounce his name. The song is I Beg to Differ.

The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney make a lot of great sounds. The album is called Drop Up Boogie, so we'll call it that, I guess. Wild Child is the song. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, it is their 25th anniversary tour, and the 25th anniversary is being celebrated in just over a week in Hamilton with a star-studded lineup of guest artists that includes Colin James, Tara Lightfoot, Serena Ryder, and others. You're a fan, right? Oh, absolutely. And one of my favorite people to talk music, talk anything with, is Tom Wilson. you're a fan right? Oh absolutely and one of my favorite people to talk music, talk anything with is Tom Wilson so I mean

I've got a lot of time for any member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings but Tom Wilson wow I could listen to that guy read the phone book Well read his books and you get to know Tom as well as you would if you didn't know him. Another River song is Grand River by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

Ian Blurton's future now, between a change of heart and come on, and this and just about everything Ian Blurton has done. Great. You've had him on? He made his debut this past summer, dropped by the Backyard studio and blew my mind. I mean, I love Change of Heart, but just talking to Ian about Blurtonia, everything. What great stories and what a wonderful musician. Love that guy. See, I miss Blurtonia, everything. What great stories and what a wonderful musician. Love that guy.

See, I miss Blurtonia. He's talked about many incarnations of this man's bands. Ian Blurton's Future Now, and the song is Like a Ghost. Blue Dogs have been around for a while from South Carolina. It's nice to recognize the old ones by playing a song called The Good Ones. Well, we're not playing it but I'm mentioning it. Sarah Borges is country punk, I'm gonna call it, from Boston. You Got Me on the Boat and Broken Bells featuring James Mercer of the Shins and Danger Mouse Saturdays. Now to number eight on the list, The Vandaleers. Those I know in the business of booking bands from club shows say this group

from Dallas is as hot as it gets this year. Here are The Vandaleers with Bless Your Drunken Heart. Knew I would find you at the bottom of the bottle Here are the Vandalia's with bless your drunken heart. I would find you at the bottom of the bottle down below dwelling in the dark. I would find you right where the devil left you. God save your rotten soul and bless your drunken heart No, you keep stumbling, stumbling through the holler Soaked to the bone, blinded by the moon You rambled on about the value of a dollar And those good old days

You said everyone would lose Knew I would find you at the bottom of the bottle Down low, dwelling in the dark Knew I would find you right where the devil loved you God save your rotten soul And bless your drunken heart Well there is sorrow in every word you mutter Misery and heartbreak cloaked in charm You praised the friends who left you in the gutter

Nights like these are cold And times like these are cold, and times like these are hard. Knew I would find you in the bottom of a bottle, down below, dwelling in the dark. Knew I would find you right where the devil left you. Come save your rotten soul, and bless your drunken heart You can lean on me And I will take you home We could sing together

The places we won't go Knew I would find you At the bottom of the bottle Down below, dwelling in the dark Knew I would find you right where the devil loved you Gotta save your rotten soul And bless your drunken heart heart. There they are, the Vandaleers, and I guess you got to see them, which I haven't, but I played this record a lot,

and I do want to see them. So as they get bigger, I will. The alphabetical list thus resumes still with the Bs. The Brother Brothers, I know you think their names are brother, but they're not. But they are brothers. And some have compared them to the Everly Brothers. This is a cover of my favorite James Taylor song, You Can Close Your Eyes.

Mariel Buckley is from Calgary. It is nice to recognize her with Shooting at the Moon. J. Bird, B-Y-R-D, if you're looking it up and do to find out more about him because I don't know much about him, but I like the song. It's called At Home Again. Camp, spelled with two A's, again, for search purposes. The song is Apple Tree Blues. Cactus Blossoms from Minneapolis,

also an Everly Brothers comparison. Hey Baby. Ethel Kane is from Alabama with very positive reviews for a song called American Teenager. Camp Trash. This has to be rock, right? Yeah, it is. From Florida

and Pursuit is the song. Caleb Cottle. I don't mean to make any comment about the name, but Caleb Cottle should be from the South. North Carolina, as it were. He sings about Forsythia,

the Coffis Brothers, Roots Rock from California, Ramona. And this part of the list ends with Toronto's Jason Collette, Dark Times. Now time to hear number seven. And I'll simply say if you love Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, you love and probably know of guitarist Mike Campbell. He carries on, as does the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, you love and probably know of. Guitarist Mike Campbell, he carries on, as does the Tom Petty sound. Here's Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs with Wicked Mind. High as a kite

Hiding from a searchlight I didn't get home Till way past midnight Sneaking through the alley Like a hungry dog I'm not used to living High on the hog Sneaking through the alley like a hungry dog. I'm not used to living high on the hog. I don't think you understand what kind of man I really am.

I'm a sinner with a rebel soul. Got a wicked mind with a heart of gold. Came into the station, put me on a train My boy hit the wall and go insane There's no telling if I'm ever coming back Who knows what's waiting down the track I don't think you understand What kind of man I really am I'm a sinner with a rebel soul

Got a wicked mind and a heart of gold I ain't living a lie I'll tell you why Yeah, I got my pride I ain't afraid to die guitar solo 2 a.m. I jumped over the wall Under a barbed wire fence I had to crawl But I made it to the Alabama line Delusions of grandeur

in my mind I don't think you understand what kind of man I really am I'm a sinner with a rebel soul, got a wicked mind and a heart of gold I'm a sinner with a rebel

soul, got a wicked mind and a heart of gold. Thank you. You want to rock? You have more of that with Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs. Fantastic stuff. In the alphabet, we're still at C. Martin Courtney is known to fans of the band Real Estate. This is his solo effort, Exit Music. The Dead Tongues, North Carolina, garden song. Then there's dead, spelled with an H, where you think an A should be,

so D-E-H-D, from Chicago with bad love. Here's where I have to get sort of bilingual, and you wouldn't think that would be hard because the group is from New Orleans, and thus I would call them the DeLones. But everywhere I have heard them introduced, they are the Des Lons. Shouldn't be. Anyway, their song is Ways and Means. The Dropkick Murphys have an album of songs that feature Woody Guthrie lyrics. Okay, give it a try. The song is Never Get Drunk No More. Andrew Duhon, also from New Orleans. Slow Down.

Steve Earle recorded an album of Jerry Jeff Walker songs. This is Gettin' By. Simon Felice of the Felice Brothers, beautiful song, After the Rain. My friend Craig Finn of the Hold Steady has been busy with his solo work and his mates in the Uptown Controllers here. He is the Amarillo Kid. And we end another list of 10 with First Aid Kit, the lovely Soderbergh sisters, singing sisters named Soderbergh from Sweden.

The song is Turning On To You. Number six. Officially, all of the Brandi Carlile Grammy nominations, and it is a long list, come from a 2021 album. So, not eligible for this list. How do I get

Brandi Carlile on the list? Well, I have to somehow. So, on tour this year, she occasionally included a David Bowie cover. I share a birthday with David Bowie and Elvis Presley for that matter. I named my latest and presumably last dog Bowie and this is my favorite Bowie song sung by one of my very favorite artists Brandi Carlile's version of Space Oddity. Ground control to Major Tom

Ground control to Major Tom Ground control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground control to Major Tom Commencing countdown engines on Check ignition and may God's love be with you She's ground control, the major door Thank you. Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare This is major talk to ground control I'm stepping through the door

And I'm floating in the most peculiar way Don't the stars look very different today? For here I'm I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do guitar solo Oh, I'm past 100,000 miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

Tell my wife I love her very much So no You won't control the major tone Your second step is something wrong Can you hear me major tone? Can you hear me major tone? Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you hear my floating and I didn't get

Far above the moon Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do There's nothing I can do

Nothing I can Nothing I can do There's nothing I can do. Nothing I can do. There's nothing I can do. Nothing I can do. Wow is all I can say. Anytime I hear Space Oddity and the first time I heard Brandi Carlile, I was like, wow.

The next 10 will begin with Tom Freund. Let's call it folk rock, and the song is Don't Wait. Aldous Harding, distinctive female voice from New Zealand, singing Fever. The Headstones, Kingston of course. I had the pleasure of meeting guitarist Trent Carr at the Gordie Lewis event. This song is called Everything or Nothing at All. Will Hoag, Nashville, Nashville, You Are the Place, Howdy. Here we go again, just like always. There are two Vs where W would be in Howdy.

The song is Blindsided. Freedy Johnston is another veteran folk rocker, shall we say. Great song, trying to move on. Noah Kahn is a New Englander who burst onto the scene this year, especially with this song, Stick Season. Kiwi Jr. from Toronto. I can't give anything but the highest recommendation for what this band has put out, and we mentioned them years ago when they, well, not many years ago when they started. A favorite song from the latest album by Kiwi Jr. is The Sound of Music.

Nikki Lane, another Nashville mention here, her most impressive album by far, I would say. I could have picked almost any song. I picked Send the Sun, and next week, I guess this is, December 6th, when the months turn, I wonder, lose track, but December 6th at the Horseshoe you can see Nikki Lane and presumably she will sing Send the Sun

and we finish this group with Larkin Paul sisters Rebecca and Megan neither named Larkin nor Paul guitars and voices and really it's a tie which are best the song is Georgia off my mind.

Now to number five, out of left field, let's say. My friend Craig Lasky from the Horseshoe Tavern told me to listen to a song by the Bad Ends, an Athens, Georgia super group. It is being called in Athens, Georgia, featuring, to prove that, Bill Berry, who is REM's drummer. Craig Lasky knows what I like, and he is right about this. It is from an album to be released in January. Unfortunately, the song's title doesn't lift our mood here, but listen to this. is this is really great all your friends are dying I tried to find you at the show You know the crowds weren't too thick

For anyone to find anybody And I know you didn't go, did you? But I really needed Someone to witness What I was seeing Downtown On the quad That night And as the sun went down

The lights began to glow Jody came up to sing my favorite song And so I know That all your friends are lying in the sun I know They're going off with everyone You're going off with everyone Yeah, I've noticed

That all your friends are dying Yeah, your friends are dying One by one Woo! So I tried to remember every sound and every note Because it wasn't anything unexpected to hear. And there were some pretty big holes on stage and more than anything else I wanted to hear them built. Before Big Star came on, the glands opened up for show And Frank played his SG again and it really gave me a thrill I know

That all your friends are lying in the sun I know they're going off on everyone I have noticed that all your friends are dying Yeah, all your friends are dying one by one I know you don't wanna be here And everyone knows you're not clear And after all it's just another summer Friday night And I can tell I'll be late but I really don't wanna fight

I know that all your friends are lying in the sun I know they're going off with everyone I have noticed that all your friends are dying Yeah, your friends are dying one by one I noticed that I am fragile time. Yeah, I am fragile time. One by one. That was The Bad Ends from Athens, Georgia. And this kind of blew my mind, but last night they played a live show, their first ever. They obviously had been in the studio, but not playing to a crowd. They were scheduled to play last night, and they were playing on the very site of REM's very first show.

The site is not what it was then. I think it was a church. There is a church now. I don't know which. But anyway, Bill Berry, R.E.M.'s drummer, back with the Bad Ends. And the album comes out in January. We pick up the alphabetical list with one more from L. This is M.J. Lenderman from Asheville, North Carolina with Hangover Game. Now to M for a while.

Massey Ferguson, not the Tractor Company, but a group from Seattle. I played this a lot this year. Miles away. Ashley McBride is relatively new. Two or three years to the Nashville scene. Terrific country album. The song is called Bonfire of Tina's.

Cass McCombs sings karaoke. Literally, karaoke is the name of the song. Midnight Oil, one of Australia's all-time great bands, still around, Rising Seeds. Rhett Miller from the old 97s. Solo effort is Go Through You. Kevin Morby featuring Aaron Ray. Bittersweet Tennessee.

Morning Siders, I will call it Alt Folk. Bowery Ballroom. Mount Joy has a song that everybody named Johnson should hear because it's called Johnson Song. And Willie Nile released a single last month that featured Steve Earle. It is called Wake Up America. And I would add, let's hold. But we in Canada shouldn't be smug, so I'll just leave it at that.

Politics aside and back to music. Willie Nile and Lowest of the Low will celebrate the Horseshoe Tavern's 75th anniversary on December 7th. It is a sold-out show. Willie is one of my dearest musical

friends, and I will be happy to see him there. And your favorites? musical friends, and I will be happy to see him there. And your favorites? Love them. I'm going to see them at Lee's Palace on December 3rd. Looking forward to seeing them.

By the way, I have a note from Lawrence Nichols, member of Lowest of the Low, who said he was looking forward to your Top 100 and just wished there was a release in time to make the list. So the boys from Lowest of the Low love it when they make the Hodge 100. Well, they made it with this mention at least, and I did make certain that there was nothing that I could put in here that said 2022, and had to make sure that Willie Niles' song with Steve Earle got mentioned

because I almost missed it. It came out just last month. So now we get to number four, and I guess you're wondering when we would get to Frank Turner, but that's another of those automatic ones like Wilco and Brandi Carlile. That's another of those automatic ones like Wilco and Brandi Carlile. And this fits with every other Frank Turner punk rock classic. It is called The Gathering.

The first time that the beat drops in the bar is going to be biblical. The second that the sing-along starts, it'll be sensational. So sound the alarms and the sirens, the bells in the churches. Bring your parents and your kids into the street and throw open the hatches. I've been missing the feeling when we because of the gaps between us It's better than the best benediction of racing the bloodlust Cos we've been waiting and wondering, practicing and praying Saving and slaving, gathering ourselves for the gathering We've been huddled in our houses for however many days like survivors

And we've been dutifully paying our dues and paying heed to our advisors Yeah but we're pent up and we're pissed off and we're perilously close to the front of this And with butterflies in ballet shoes and brothel briefers Coming out of our chrysalis It comes down to this I'm missing the feeling when we close up the gaps between us It's better than the best benediction While bracing the bloodlust Cause we've been waiting and wondering

Practicing and praying Saving and slavery Gather gathering ourselves for the gathering All together now This is our mantra, we gather together, we out for each other cause we got strength in our numbers This is our mantra, we gather together We look out for each other cause we got strength in our numbers And I'll be the preacher and this is the scripture Once more we're feeling, this is a gathering

This is a gathering This is a gathering This is a gathering One of the great live shows of all time continues to be Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls. I hope you enjoyed the gathering and see Frank Turner wherever, whenever you can. He plays every night somewhere in this world, just not often enough in Canada,

but we can hope he returns sooner rather than later. On we go with another 10 songs to be mentioned. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Yeah, you sort of chuckle at the name, and they're famous for the classic country song Will a Circle Be Unbroken

but I saw them live and it is an excellent live show the Ditty Gritty Dirt Band and this is from a record that Dylan covers this is Girl from the North Country

that I selected Ian No came close to heading this list in 2019 I I believe, which you can check on 100.com. That song was called Irene, which I continue to hum and whistle, and this is called River Fool.

Pet Needs is UK punk, often opening for Frank Turner. The song is Lost Again. Planes. I love the album. It's a collaboration. The artist known as Waxahachie and Jess Williamson. Again, the duo is called Planes.

Not airplanes, but I'm spelling things this year, Mike. P-L-A-I-N-S. Planes, and this song is Problem With It. Steve Pultz, a storyteller, supreme, wonderful guy, originally from Halifax, lyrics that demand a close listen every time, so do so here if you get around to listening to Wrong Town. Post Animal, a very interesting Chicago band,

wide-ranging style. This just rocks. It is called No More Sports. Pop, Toronto's punk rockers, totally fine. Bonnie Raitt, no info needed. She sings Made Up Mine. Red Hot Chili Peppers, think Under the Bridge when you hear this. It's called Black Summer. And the Sam Roberts Band from Montreal.

As Sam always says, we're the Sam Roberts Band from Montreal. And I wear my Expos hat to every Sam show. And your listeners seem to like it. So, listeners seem to like it. So I'm putting it on for the Sam Roberts band. I'll keep it on the rest of the time.

And if you're only listening, you've got to trust me. My Expos head is on. Sam Roberts band with Youth. Number three as we get closer to unveiling two and one number three is by Angel Olson from Asheville, North Carolina. Another mention of that musical hotbed.

This is from a beautifully produced album. Very well reviewed this year on the top of many lists. And from the album comes a song I like best called All the Good Times. All the Good Times I can't say that I'm sorry when I don't feel so wrong anymore I can't tell you I'm trying when there's nothing left here to try for There's nothing left here to try for And I don't know how it happened We both abandoned the reason we used to believe

Was it love that we shared when we easily cared? Now it's impossible to conceive. I don't know who can see if you've ever learned how to let someone in. Well, I've tried to come find you But I just don't know where to begin If you've ever been open There's no way of knowing What the way that Nolan you has been. Was it always so broken if these thoughts were spoken?

Would it bring us together again? I can't say that I'm sorry When I don't feel so wrong anymore I can't tell you I'm trying There's nothing left here to try for Well, I can't be the one to keep holding you back If there's something you're missing, then go right ahead I'll be long gone, thanks for the songs But it's time to wake up from this trip we've been on

So long, farewell, this is the end And I'll always remember you just like a friend And the way that you said, as heavy as lead You've always known how to get straight to my head Thanks for the free ride And all of the good times Thanks for the free ride And all of the good times A good time අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි ¶¶ Angel Olsen, listen to the whole album. It's top to bottom terrific.

20 more songs to get us close to 100, and numbers two and one still to come, of course, but the list resumes with a cut from the long-awaited release of the Rolling Stones' famous pop-up surprise hush-hush Toronto show at the Elma Combo. The year was 1977. You had to know about it, and I happened to know about it, and so I could have been there, but for something called work.

So any song from the Stones at the Elmo could have been picked here, but why not? Tumbling Dice. Rural Alberta Advantage, interesting name for a Toronto band. Three Sisters. From Montreal, Alison Russell, the quickest rise to stardom I could name, such a well-deserved recognition. This is a single that features Brandi Carlile, who has praised Alison, her friend, at every turn. This recording is another example of stuff that they have done together, and it is called You're Not Alone. Sloan, Halifax, Toronto, let's just say one of Canada's all-time rock bands, right Mike? Absolutely love Sloan, and I saw them recently, still sound amazing.

This song is called Magical Thinking. Spoon, the pride of Austin, Texas, the hardest cut. Sports Teams. Now, I listened because of the band's name and I kept listening. The song, it's rock, good rock

and roll. The song is called The Drop. Bruce Springsteen from his album of R&B covers. There you go. Bruce is giving me a call right now. The boss is online. This is all real. This is a Commodore song. Night Shift.

Tears for Fears is still around. I don't know if you knew that. I wasn't sure I did. This song is called Break the Man. More punk. Some people would like more. Some people would like less, but there's always punk on my list. Titus Andronicus, Wild Stuff from a New Jersey band. The song is We're Coming Back.

Here we go with another live album from the past, 1991 to be exact. The venue was the Roxy, Hollywood, California. The band was the Tragically Hip. Again, any cut will do from their live album, 1991. I picked Cordelia. Great to hear the hip anytime, anywhere. I see an album cover behind you. Road Apples.

You know what? You know it's my favorite hip album, right? It's my favorite hip album. Road Apples is my favorite hip album. There you go. So now we're at number two. And it does require a bit of an explanation because I normally don't pick songs for this list,

and I certainly don't place them this high, if I'm not a real fan of the artist or the band. And the group is called Big Thief, and Big Thief gets rave reviews from many others, but usually not from me, except for this song that, for whatever reason, I listened to once, twice, and then wound up playing more than any other song this year. It's called Red Moon. So many questions She asked them all to me

I had to answer Most curiously I love you. Burning the rubber down Crossing the high concrete I'm gonna leave town Maybe someone to me She turns her head around The full 360 Yeah! Bedroom, rising from an old blue sheet Take out the sawmill, cut it into twelve-inch beams We'll be right back. Maybe I'll turn and turn and turn and leave What have you been here before? Where do you want to be?

I've been here before Looking at the wild country Opening the screen door Talking with Diane Lee That's my grandma Hey, you're singing in the corner of the kitchen I got the oven on I got the urn in this wishing bed You make me cry

Filling the sink with dishes Letting them dry Waiting for the wind's permission Too many movies got me shivering shy Turning the lights out Placing in the hourglass Living like lightning Under the violet sky

Shimmer like founders Watching the red moon rise សូវាប់ពីបានប់ពីបានប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប់ពីប្រូវនប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ប់ That's Red Moon by Big Thief, and I'm in a better mood after I hear Red Moon than I've heard it all year long or ever since it came out. Ten more to the finish line where my song of the year awaits. We'll resume the list with Trampled by Turtles, one of the best band names ever. Right, Mike? Oh, I feel bad for the Turtles, but it is a great band name.

Duluth, Minnesota. Like if Bob Dylan had been born somewhere else, Trampled by Turtles might be the best music ever to come out of Duluth. Duluth, Minnesota, like if Bob Dylan had been born somewhere else, trampled by turtles might be the best music ever to come out of Duluth. But sorry. Anyway, great band. The song is It's So Hard to Hold On. Urge Overkill. Long ago, a song called Sister Havana was a hit, a favorite of mine. And in 2022, my favorite Urge song is Forgiven.

For me and for you, Mike, I know you will wonder why he's not in the top 10, and I don't have a good answer, but it's a good song. It really gets the crowd going. We're talking about Eddie Vedder. You want to say something about Eddie before I mention the song? Because you might have a different one. Well, similar to the, you know, the point that we both enjoy Road Apples

because the Tragically Hip's entire catalog is amazing, but we both love Road Apples the most. I always found it fascinating and I would tell anyone who would dare listen to me, I would be like, you know, Dave Hodge and I have this same favorite Pearl Jam song, which is a cover, Crazy Mary, a Victoria Williams cover.

Much like you kicked out Brandi Carlyle's Space Oddity here, it was the cover of Crazy Mary that we both gravitated towards. Yep. This Eddie Vedder album of this year has a lot of songs that I could have picked. I picked one that just watching a video and seeing the crowd's reaction to it made it my favorite song of 2022 by Eddie Vedder. The song is Long Way.

Butch Walker, performer, producer. Loved him live several years ago. Roll Ago... One more time. Roll Away is the name of the song. Sky Wallace is from Toronto. I'll pause and give you the mic, Mike. Recently, I was at the El Macombo, the street-level room,

to see Ron Hawkins perform, and Sky was there, and I chatted her up, and she was there to support a local band called Altered by Mom. And I dove into Altered by Mom, and I'm just here to report, Altered by Mom, fantastic. I've invited the duo to visit my basement studio to dive a little deeper. Great.

You have added at least one of your own songs to my list of groups. I know you're a fan of Sky Wallace and I know of her career very well because I am a very good friend of her agent. So he made

me aware, you made me aware, and now I am aware of Sky Wallace. And this list features sky singing a song called tooth and nail uh the artist known as wise blood and i'm spelling it again wise w-e-y-e-s wise blood another glowing voice and and record She's been mentioned here before. I think this album is the best album that didn't place a song in the top 10, and that may make no sense. But from beginning to end, the Wise Blood album that features the song

called Grapevine is highly recommended. Jack White, two albums. So I had a choice, one hard, one soft. I went with the latter all along the way. And one of the best rock bands, not yet best known rock bands, is White Reaper from Louisville, Kentucky. And I'm interested in the band members' names, a couple of them at least. So I'm going to mention them on guitar and vocals,

Tony Esposito. And also included is Hunter Thompson. No middle initial S that I know of, but the song from a forthcoming album by White Reaper is Pages. We have two more, Wild Rivers, Toronto, Weatherman, and from the UK, Wonder Horse, or Wunder Horse, I guess, according to the spelling.

It's W-U, not W-O. The song takes us nicely to number one because from Wunder Horse comes Leader of the Pack. Now, drumroll please. Red Moon, number two just played, was number one for a long time. I said I listened to it more than any other. But it was displaced in the number one spot when Bonnie Light Horseman released another album in early October.

I'm a folky more than anything else if I need a music ID. This is contemporary folk at its best. Bonnie Light Horseman is the union of Eric B. Johnson from the Fruitbats, great band. Anais Mitchell, famous for an album, Hadestown, that became a Broadway play that won several Tony Awards. And Josh Kaufman, strictly an instrumentalist in this group, superstar producer for the likes of The National.

Craig Finn of The Holdsteady has done some work with Taylor Swift, especially on her Folklore album, which I think is her best work, in my opinion. Anyway, Bonnie Light Horseman, can't say enough. My song of the year is California. One fine morn, just after dawn My lovin and I ride in. Dew on the trees, sun in the east, slipping and it's sliding. Goodbye to California, seems like we hardly knew ya Seems good a time as any

To believe in the land of plenty With a broken heart And a crow in the yard My love and I are leaving Down the roadway And a crow in the yard, my love and I leaving. Down the road a ways, the hills a blades, looking for a reason. And out of the old country, seems like you hardly knew me Seems good a time as any To believe in the land of plenty Goodbye to the old country Seems like you hardly knew me

Seems good a time as any To believe in the land of plenty Goodbye to California Seems like we're hollering at you Seems good a time as any To believe in the land of plenty And there you go, Mike. I hope you like, well, all 100 if you get a chance, but especially the top 10. What do you think?

Dave, I can't wait to dive in. And again, Hodge100.com will have playlists, both Apple and Spotify, so people can easily hear Dave's 100 songs of 2022. But Dave, I'm honored, absolutely honored to have you on my show,

unveiling your top 100 of 2022. It's our fifth year in this annual tradition, and I absolutely cannot wait to do this again next year. Thank you, Dave Hodge. I have one. People always ask, how do you find 100 songs? And I don't want any awards for this, but I explain that the difficulty of finding 100

is paring it down from a list of 400. I started with 400 possible albums slash songs and came up with 100, and that's why I don't bother trying to decide what should be 38 or 58 or whatever. I just, you know, there's a 101 song out there somewhere too. And there's a number 11 that nobody will know, but you do know the first 10. So, Mike, 2023, let's hope it's a great year for music, as I say.

We lost, this happens every year, but especially in my case, two people that I considered friends. And I might add, I host concerts at Redstone Winery. I've done for six years. My producer at Redstone lost his life this year in the worst way I can't well he was killed and

Paul Pender was one of the great winemakers in this country and one of the great people I've ever met and putting that together with Dallas and Gordie and and other things that happened this year not a great year but music lifts you and that's what it needs to do and that's what it needed to do this year and And that's what this does for me, like coming on and talking about music

and hoping that somebody out there says, gee, I heard a song that I never would have heard if I hadn't listened to Dave and Mike. So that's the reason we do this, I think. And let's hope the word spreads. I think. And let's hope the word spreads. And that brings us to the end of our 1160th show. You can follow me on Twitter.

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Ridley Funeral Home are at Ridley FH. Canna Cabana are at Canna Cabana underscore. And Sammy Cone Real Estate is at Sammy Cone. That's K-O-H-N. See you all next week. Cause everything is rosy and green Well you've been under my skin for more than eight years It's been eight years of laughter and eight years of tears And I don't know what the future can hold or will do For me and you But I'm a much better man

For having known you Oh, you know that's true Because everything is coming up Rosy and green Yeah, the wind is cold But the smell of snow Wants me today And your smile is fine And it's just like mine And it won't stay today And your smile is fine

And it's just like mine And it won't go away Cause everything is rosy and gray Well, I've been told That there's a sucker born every day But I wonder who Yeah, I wonder who Maybe the one who doesn't realize

There's a thousand shades of grey Cause I know that's true Yes, I do I know it's true, yeah I know it's true How about you? Are they picking up trash And then putting down roads

And they're brokering stocks The class struggle explodes And I'll play this guitar Just the best that I can Maybe I'm not And maybe I am But who gives a damn Because everything is coming up

Rosy and gray Yeah, the wind is cold But the smell of snow Warms me today And your smile is fine It's just like mine And it won't go away Because everything is rosy and gray And your smile is fine, it's just like mine, it won't go away.

Cause everything is rosy and green. Well, I've kissed you in France and I've kissed you in Spain. And I've kissed you in places I better not name. And I've seen the sun go down on Shakhtar Khor. But I like it much better going down on you. Yeah, you know that's true. Because everything is coming up rosy and green. Yeah, the wind is cold, but the smell of snow warms us today.

And your smile is fine, and it's just like mine, and it won't go away. Cause everything is rosy now, everything is rosy, yeah. Everything is rosy and gray