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Wikipedia article
"'Grace, Too'" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, 'Day for Night'. The song peaked at number 11 on the 'RPM' Canadian Singles chart.
Live performances
In 1995, The Tragically Hip performed the song on 'Saturday Night Live'. The band also opened their Woodstock 1999 performance with this song.
During live performances, Gord Downie frequently replaced the opening line, "He said I'm fabulously rich" with "He said I'm Tragically Hip", often to applause from the crowd.
Covers
In 2011, the song was covered by Selina Martin for the first 'Have Not Been the Same' charity compilation.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/have_not_been_same_book_spawns_covers_compilation_featuring_kevin_drew_hidden_cameras_great_lake_swimmers_bry_webb "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb"]. 'Exclaim!', November 14, 2011.
Singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge covered the song for his 2014 album 'Daredevil', an album consisting entirely of Tragically Hip covers.[http://exclaim.ca/News/justin_rutledge_ropes_in_brendan_canning_jenn_grant_andy_maize_for_tragically_hip_covers_album "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album"] . 'Exclaim!', January 30, 2014.
Following Downie's death in October 2017, country singer Dallas Smith performed the song during his concert at Kingston's K-Rock Centre on October 19.[http://kingstonherald.com/entertainment/dallas-smith-gord-downie-2010320346 "Dallas Smith Sings Tribute to Gord Downie at the K-Rock Centre"]. 'Kingston Herald', October 20, 2017.
On October 11, 2018, six days before the one-year anniversary of Downie's death, Johnny Fay and Rob Baker joined Choir! Choir! Choir! at Yonge-Dundas Square for a live performance of the song.[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/watch-the-tragically-hip-join-choir-choir-choir-for-a-touching-rendition-of-grace-too-1.4866262 "Watch the Tragically Hip join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a touching rendition of Grace, Too"]. 'Q', October 17, 2018.
The song was covered by Twin Flames on their 2020 album 'Omen'.Alan Cross, [https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/twin-flames-honour-gord-downie-with-inspired-grace-too-cover/ "Twin Flames honour Gord Downie with inspired Grace Too cover"]. 'A Journal of Musical Things', July 24, 2020.
Charts
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References
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