Required Canadian Content

 

CRTC regulations mandate that 40% of content must be CanCon, which means that it satisfies two of four MAPL requirements:

 

* M – Music, composed entirely by a Canadian

* A – Artist, music or lyrics are performed principally by a Canadian

* P – Performance, a performance that is recorded in Canada or performed and broadcast live wholly in Canada

* L – Lyrics, lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian

 

There are four special cases where a musical selection that does not meet the above criteria can still qualify as CanCon:

 

* The selection was recorded before 1971 and meets at least one of the above criteria

* The selection is an instrumental performance of a composition composed or written by a Canadian

* It is a performance of a musical composition that a Canadian has composed for instruments only

* The “Bryan Adams” Clause

 

Unfortunately, I can’t force my friends in C3 to adhere to these regulations (although farottone will inevitably point at all of his Rush and yell at me), and my obligations (and RB:HP commitment) limit my ability to author CanCon customs to satisfy the quota myself. Nevertheless, I feel an obligation to do my civic duty and bang on the drum pushing for CanCon customs to enter the foray. As such, in this thread I will be going out of my way to suggest (and request) CanCon selections for my peers, C3 contributors, and other customs authors to enter into their consideration set. If you’ve got something that fits the above criteria, and which may not be better suited to another request thread, list it here — my preference is for things that “feel” particularly Canadian, and thus this list tends to gravitate towards the older stuff and an abundance of Canadian hits that didn’t do squat outside of our borders.

 

But do me a favour and give them a listen — you might be surprised.

 

This list is far from conclusive and I’ll definitely be adding to it.

 

(2007, Power Metal)

(1994, Rock)

(1990, Blues Rock)

(1982, Hard/Synth Rock)

(1974, Pop/Rock)

(1972, Hard Rock)

April Wine – Just Between You And Me (1981, Rock)

(1981, Rock)

(1997, Comedy)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “Let It Ride” (1974, Hard Rock)

(1974, Classic Rock)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “Takin’ Care of Business” (1973, Classic Rock)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” (1974, Rock)

The Band – “Up On Cripple Creek” (1969, Americana [lol])

(1992, Alternative)

(1992, Alternative)

(1992, Alternative)

(1998, Alternative)

(1991, Pop Rock)

(2005, Reggae/Soft Rock)

(1998, Blues Rock)

(2006, Punk)

(2006, Punk)

(2007, Pop Punk)

(1987, Country Rock)

(1999, Eurodance)

Bryan Adams – “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” (1991, Soft Rock) (see The Clause)

Chilliwack – “Lonesome Mary” (1971, Rock)

(1981, Rock)

(2007, Electrofunk)

(2007, Electrofunk)

(2010, Electrofunk)

(2008, Alternative)

(2009, Rap)

(1990, Blues Rock)

(1993, Alternative)

(1991, Pop Rock)

(????, Psychobilly) (Misfits cover)

(1978, Pop)

(2010, Hard Rock)

deadmau5 – “Faxing Berlin” (2006, Prog House)

(2008, Prog House) (Get this Rob Swire crap out of here)

(1999, Trance)

(2009, Rock/Electronic)

(2009, Electronica)

(1992, Pop)

(1990, Pop)

(2012, Electropop)

(2009, Electropop)

(1990, Hip Hop)

(1999, Alternative)

(2012, Pop)

(2003, Rock)

(2007, Pop)

(2007, Baroque Pop)

(1987, Pop Rock)

(1986, Rock)

(2003, Pop Punk)

(1970, Pop/Folk)

Gordon Lightfoot – “Sundown” (1974, Folk)

(1985, Rock) (Now Styx’s Lead Singer)

Gowan – “Moonlight Desires” (1987, Rock)

Gowan – “Strange Animal” (1985, Rock)

(2003, Indie Rock) (Shameless Hometown Plug)

(1991, Alternative)

(1987, Folk Rock)

The Grapes of Wrath – “You May Be Right” (1991, Alternative)

(1999, Folk Rock)

(1997, Folk Rock)

(2005, Folk)

(1997, Folk Rock)

(1997, Folk Rock)

(1970, Rock)

(1982, Rock)

Headpins – “Don’t It Make You Feel” (1982, Rock)

(1984, Hard Rock)

(2007, Electronica)

Honeymoon Suite – Burning in Love (1984, Rock)

Honeymoon Suite – “Feel It Again” (1986, Hard Rock)

(1984, Hard Rock)

(1963, Folk)

(1985, Rock)

(1994, Pop)

(1994, Pop)

(1989, Rock)

(1989, Blues Rock)

(2008, Hip Hop)

(2005, Hip Hop)

(1992, Pop)

(1987, Rock)

(2010, Folk Rock) (sorry, Leonard Cohen)

(1980, Rock)

(1973, Prog Rock)

(1980, Prog Rock)

(1999, Alt Rock)

Lighthouse – “Pretty Lady” (1973, Rock)

Loverboy – The Kid is Hot Tonight (1980, Rock)

Loverboy – Lovin’ Every Minute of It (1985, Hard Rock)

(1981, Hard Rock)

(1983, Pop)

(1989, Hip Hop)

Michael Buble – “Haven’t Met You Yet” (2009, Pop)

(1994, Alt Rock)

Moist – “Silver” (1994, Alt Rock)

(1972, Folk Rock) (yes, again)

(1972, Folk Rock)

(1993, Folk Rock)

(1978, Pop Rock)

(1990, Rock)

Organized Rhyme – Check the O.R. (1992, Hip Hop) (Tom Green’s group!)

(1957, Pop)

(1959, Pop)

(1960, Pop)

(1990, Pop Rock)

(1980, Rock)

(1999, Pop)

Prozzak – “Sucks to be You” (1998, Pop)

(1986, Power Pop)

(1981, New Wave)

(1981, Prog Rock)

(1998, Pop)

(1983, Pop Rock)

(2001, Rock)

(1998, Rock)

(2011, Rock)

(1971, Rock)

(1973, Folk)

(1970, Country)

Sweeney Todd – “Roxy Roller” (1975, Glam Rock)

Terry Jacks – “Seasons in the Sun” (1973, Pop)

(1988, Rock)

(1991, Rock)

Toronto – “Your Daddy Don’t Know” (1982, Rock)

(1989, Blues Rock)

Triumph – Lay It On The Line (1979, Hard Rock)

Triumph – Somebody’s Out There (1986, Hard Rock)

(1977, Rock)

(1978, Hard Rock)