I’ll start - Tananas. It’s basically the soundtrack to my early adulthood. They were the Dave Matthews band of South Africa.

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    7 months ago

    Canada (or at least Ontario): The Barenaked Ladies.

    I recently learned Americans consider them a One Hit Wonder for “One Week”, but I could probably name like 9 hits just based off the radio, I never bought any of their albums or anything.

    1. If I had a million dollars
    2. Lovers in a dangerous time
    3. Pinch me
    4. Old apartment
    5. Call and answer
    6. Brian Wilson (only a live version for some reason)
    7. Jane
    8. It’s all been done
    9. Falling for the first time

    Oh wow, it was actually nine! I swear I didn’t go back and edit that, and also that I didn’t look up a list online. There may even be others I forgot. That was just from me trying to remember songs or music videos of theirs!

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      From my perspecive as a USian, I’d disagree. I remember Million Dollars was also a huge hit in the US and they toured a ton internationally, even before One Week. They played every major venue in the US (see Rock Spectacle, which was a live album that was also a hit in the US). I’d call them a pretty big act internationaly.

      For Canada, I’d pick Bruce Cockburn (who wrote Lovers in a Dangerous Time), the Cowboy Junkies, Fred Eaglesmith, the Tragically Hip, or maybe Great Big Sea. Most of them have never had a proper international presence.