And so it begins. Welcome to the launch of my entirely unofficial effort to find Alberta's most iconic song: not necessarily Alberta's best song, but the song that most speaks to us as Albertans. Today, I will present our 32 contenders - with two added bonus tracks.
I've relied on nominations from people on Twitter and Facebook - and on my own utterly biased and partial GenX judgment. But I have tried to curate a quirky but representative cross-section of songs, from across generations, genres and geographies.
In this first round, the songs have been bracketed in "pairings" based on theme; each song is in conversation with its rival, you might say. (You'll see what I mean in a moment.) After a day of voiting, the top 16 choices will go through to the next round.
You may not see your own favourite song on this list. You may see songs here that you hate. Or love. Or love to hate. You may be reminded of a forgotten favourite, or discover a song you didn't know. This is entirely for fun. And if you find it fun to "yell" at me? Fire away.
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