Buffalo Boy's Blog

Perhaps the most recognizeable song in the Tragically Hips catalog is New Orleans is Sinking. The Gord Downie rants in their songs are legendary and few and far inbetween now that their show has changed over the years.

I compiled three different versions of the infamous New Orleans Is Sinking rants and posted them on Youtube.

The first is the most popular of the bunch and its shown on Youtube, I checked it today and it has received over 10,000 views and had over 30 comments posted. Its the "Killer Whale Tank" version, I have it officially on a CD entitled Roxy and Elsewhere. I bought this from a guy at a subway station in Buffalo, that was where I had to meet him to pick it up. It felt like a drug deal, but I had to have it. $25 I paid for my first copy of Roxy. It was worth it. Every penny.

The other two versions I think I recorded of 102.1 The Edge or the station formerly known simply as CFNY. They wouldn't play these anymore, they have gone down the toilet as a station anymore. The rare tunes they played are a thing of the past, but I managed to get them when they played them. The first is what I call the "Frogman" Version its received the least views but its my favorite of the rants, it only has 111 views so far.

The last version is what I call the "Underwater Rescue" version. To date, it has received 806 views on Youtube.

There are other live versions of the NOIS rants, but these are the three epic ones I have.