Staff at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital are saying “thank you” to Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip and donors to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research.
In a new YouTube video, the staff gather around a giant heart with the words “Thank You” painted in the grass outside the hospital. They sing a snippet of the Hip’s 1992 single “Courage”, which includes the lyrics, “Courage/It couldn’t come at a worse time.”
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The Hip’s “Man Machine Poem” tour arrived in Toronto Wednesday for its first of three sold-out shows at the Air Canada Centre, with a portion of the proceeds going towards the Gord Downie Fund.
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The 15-date Canadian trek is billed as the band’s final outing, in light of lead singer Downie’s brain cancer diagnosis in December. Still, many concert-goers at Wednesday’s show noted his energy and joie de vivre onstage. Check out the video below for a taste of the band’s show.
