As Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane and members of Blue Rodeo were ushered into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday, each took a moment to recognize that writing great music usually comes with incredible struggle.
Tom Cochrane gives an award speech at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Massey Hall in Toronto, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
Nelly Furtado shared how McLachlan inspired her early in her career as they wound through one of the Lilith Fair tours. She also praised McLachlan's tireless efforts in raising funds for various charities. Keelor kept the jokes flowing when he stepped up to the podium with a thick notepad of his handwritten speech. He assured the crowd it wasn't as long as it looked.“I once said, way back, that when I die, I want Sarah McLachlan to sing at my grave,” he said.When they hit the stage to sing a growling take on “Til I Am Myself Again,” both were dressed in blue – Hicks in a blue jean jacket and Townes in blue leather pants.
Other highlights of the evening included French-Canadian chanteuse La Zara, who represented France at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. She was among the performers who toasted Quebec singer Diane Tell with a sizzling rendition of her 1981 song “Si J’etais un Homme,” which translates as “If I Were a Man.”
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