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Now this is pure garbage. The song is awful and the autotune makes my ears bleed. On top of that, the video doesn't make any sense (the images are taken from a Quicksilver video, par example). Why not use images from the actual flood? It’s in poor taste to dedicate such a piece of trash to the people of Calgary, it seems they've been through enough crappy hard times already. Try again, Cherhast."Rose Over Storms" by Genius Production
This one initially won my heart over, and then I fell into a dizzying spell of complete and utter boredom. Bravo for starting the song with a clip from CBC’s The National. There’s nothing that says Canadian unity like Peter Mansbridge. The man’s voice is smooth as a Calgary cowboy’s leather chapeau, which is probably as comforting as it gets in this life. But after one minute of news clips, I lost all interest for the electro beats that followed."Hell or High Water" by Blake ReidAs much as I’d love to shit on another country song, it’s hard to find someplace to tear down Blake Reid’s heartfelt natural disaster track. It seems to be coming from a genuine place, plus it’s not as pretentiously stupid as the other ones. It’s a smooth and emotional country song that does a good job at describing the flood itself, along with the community’s excellent job of helping each other out. While it’s certainly not the worst song ever recorded, Blake’s anthem is more sentimental than an Anne Geddes tribute to babies with cancer, and I just don’t know if Calgarians need more excuses to cry.With their city covered in shit and a lot of rebuilding ahead, Calgary deserves a true Canadian disaster hit, and not another lazy, acoustic guitar yawnfest. This is Canada. We have a lot of talented and popular musicians! Where’s the highly-anticipated Choclair and Celine Dion flood tribute collabo when you really need it? If you are a music producer who can make that dream into a reality, let us know in the comments.
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