Heart Of Gold: #1 On List Of ‘Canadians Covering Canadians’

CBC Music, Canada’s national radio broadcaster, has compiled a Special Edition of their CBC Music Top 20. Hosted by Grant Lawrence, it features “Canadians Covering Canadians” and includes the best Canadian cover songs – performed by Canadians, and written by Canadians. What a wonderful honour to see Midnight Shine’s version of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold listed at #1 – thank you CBC Music!  

1. Midnight Shine, Heart of Gold (Neil Young)
2. The Zolas, Where Evil Grows (Poppy Family)
3. Serena Ryder, Sisters of Mercy (Leonard Cohen)
4. Weaves, Neighborhood #3 (Arcade Fire)
5. Moonlight Desires, Moonlight Desires (Gowan)
6. Arkells, Music at Work (live) (The Tragically Hip)
7. Philip Sayce, Woodstock (Joni Mitchell)
8. Emm Gryner, The Day We Hit the Coast (Thrush Hermit)
9. The Matinee, Sweet City Woman (The Stampeders)
10. T. Thomason, Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Bruce Cockburn)
11. Whosarmy, Lonely Boy (Paul Anka)
12. Jenn Grant, 5 Days in May (Blue Rodeo)
13. White Ash Falls, You Were On My Mind (Ian & Sylvia)
14. Billy Talent, Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (Neil Young)
15. Amy Millan, Old Perfume (Sarah Harmer)
16. Madison Violet, Something to Live For (Barney Bentall)
17. Divine Brown, Help Me (Joni Mitchell)
18. Walk Off the Earth & Scott Helman, Can’t Feel My Face (The Weeknd)
19. The Golden Seals, Options Open (Kathleen Edwards)
20. Men Without Hats, Blow at High Dough (The Tragically Hip)