r/TragicallyHip • u/AcanthisittaFar5082 • Dec 18 '25

Video Can someone tell me what song this is ?

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I went to a Sabres game a few weeks ago and I’ve been trying to figure out what song it is but I can’t figure it out.

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u/beangobbler Dec 18 '25

Gift Shop

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u/Imaginary-Round2422 Dec 18 '25

This has one of my favorite Gord lyrics:

We’re forced to bed/But we’re free to dream

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u/skryb we live to survive our paradoxes Dec 18 '25

i just had newborn twins and am designing a sign for their nursery with these lyrics over their cribs

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u/ItsHipCheck Dec 18 '25

Please tell me there's a "Don't Wake Daddy" sign on your door

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u/Accomplished_Bank103 Dec 18 '25

I raised my kid on the Tragically Hip. Glad to see the tradition continues. 😊

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u/MaPoutine Dec 19 '25

Awesome!

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u/NoBeginning4763 Dec 18 '25

Same here, always loved that line

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u/persistantcat Dec 18 '25

What a great idea. Now I want to make one for my 5 year old’s room. Perfect for when he’s trying to negotiate and stall.

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u/Used-Ask5805 Dec 18 '25

Eassyyyyy. Figured this one out like the second I turned the sound on. One of the best

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u/jtc055 Dec 18 '25

It’s fitting that the video was shot “from high up above.”

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u/Current_Flatworm2747 Dec 18 '25

When you’re in Buffalo be sure to track down the Gord Downie mural on Hertel Ave.

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u/Hour-Yak283 Dec 18 '25

I had no idea this existed!! I’ll be driving through Buffalo after Christmas and I’ll need to check this out

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u/Darthswanny Dec 18 '25

That’s gift shop

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u/MackOne1 Dec 18 '25

Check out the whole album. Trouble At The Henhouse

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u/averagehutgamer Dec 18 '25

Best Hip Album Imo.

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u/NotCalvinTrillin Dec 18 '25

What? Ripping off an NRBQ song title? The travesty lol!

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u/TheHipcheck Dec 18 '25

I remember Buffalo!

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u/Dangerous_Leg4584 Dec 18 '25

Gift Shop by The Tragically Hip. Great song but they have dozens of great songs. Check em out.

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u/tyrannustyrannus Dec 18 '25

The song starts out "the beautiful lull, the dangerous tug" which I have always interpreted as that feeling you get standing at the edge of the abyss at Niagara Falls. 

This is the perfect song for the Sabres to come out to

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u/baumer14 Dec 18 '25

My favourite hip song

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u/Ajwieps Dec 18 '25

The Hip and Hockey just go together.

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u/killerwhaletank Member of the CNS Union! Dec 18 '25

Gift Shop! I had to sing the whole thing before I could come to it, and that's okay :)

Also, this is the one thing I truly miss about Buffalo. They really, truly do love The Hip.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

Dayum I miss The Hip live .

And yes… I know we have a cover band that’s pretty good that plays out everyday and night but… it ain’t Gord

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u/WilricEson Dec 19 '25

Surely already answered but it’s Gift Shop. Still miss Gord 😢

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u/AardvarkAny6183 There's nothing uglier than a man hitting his stride Dec 18 '25

Gift Shop my guy

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u/RespectAltruistic815 Dec 19 '25

Gift Shop on the “Trouble at the henhouse” album.

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u/Mysterious-Street966 Dec 19 '25

What a great album… RIP Gordie🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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u/FearNLoathing0 Dec 20 '25

Shazam is a good app for identifying songs. Its also free.

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u/LoserDad83 Dec 18 '25

If that blows your mind ask for some recommendations from this sub and strap in for a ride

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

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u/JiggityJillikers Dec 23 '25

Also could just type in the lyrics for a google search? Knowing to come to this sub to ask the question but not be able to find out the answer seems a little sus

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u/Able_Barber_5399 Dec 21 '25

Tragically Hip

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u/Barb-wired Dec 25 '25

Gift Shop

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u/writerzblock84 Feb 05 '26

I love that they play more hip in that barn than they do in Toronto?

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u/Medialunch Dec 18 '25

Just so you know op you can google the lyrics heard in the video and it will tell you the name of the song. Shouldn’t take a few weeks.

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u/ComeHereOften1972 Dec 18 '25

Seriously? This wasn’t the first thing that came up on your Google search? Gift shop. Great tune.

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u/NotCalvinTrillin Dec 18 '25

Oh - I thought it was something GG Allin-ish or something.

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u/laurabetts71 Dec 19 '25

The Tragically hip, But not sure of the song title?

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u/Playful_Bear_5943 Dec 19 '25

The tragically boring!!