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And Celine Dion participated (didn't she even win?) for Switzerland.
Yes Céline won and the same year Lara Fabian, who is originally from Belgium but has been based in Montreal for years, also competed with a song for Luxembourg. She finished fourth I think.

A few years later Natasha St-Pier, originally from northern New Brunswick but who divides her time between Paris and Montreal, also competed in Eurovision for France. Finished around fourth as well I think.

Of the three songs sung at Eurovision by Canadians, Natasha's was the biggest hit (was actually a huge hit all over the francophone world), and is the only one I can hum and sing along to:

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You have such old taste, I can barely relate even if we are about the same age. Over all not so bad with a few exceptions. I agree with Kwoldtimer for Gatineau... Much better choice. The Foreigner song for Ottawa is completely out of touch; if anything, Ottawa is underdressed, obviously. That fact is being expressed on a daily basis on the local forum. I always think of Ottawa when listening to The Suburbs by Acarde Fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM

Montreal was ok although I would have chosen something a little darker along the lines of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V04xN1AF5UE
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You have such old taste, I can barely relate even if we are about the same age.
It's not really my taste it's my knowledge. I know modern songs as well since I have preteens but stuff that is older tends to hit the mark with more people. And in any event I didn't really pick any of them based on the era, as I tend to hate musical ageism, like when I tell people I like a song from 2004 and they tell me "eww, that's soooooo old!". It's as if they were 13-year-olds trying to put on airs and pretend they are grown ups.

I don't really give a shit if Unchained Melody, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik or the Symphonie pastorale are old, they're still good.
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The Foreigner song for Ottawa is completely out of touch; if anything, Ottawa is underdressed, obviously.
It was by Trooper, but sure, point taken.
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Montreal was ok although I would have chosen something a little darker along the lines of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V04xN1AF5UE
Cool song by a cool band.
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It was by Trooper, but sure, point taken.
Sorry... My bad
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It's not really my taste it's my knowledge. I know modern songs as well since I have preteens but stuff that is older tends to hit the mark with more people. And in any event I didn't really pick any of them based on the era, as I tend to hate musical ageism, like when I tell people I like a song from 2004 and they tell me "eww, that's soooooo old!". It's as if they were 13-year-olds trying to put on airs and pretend they are grown ups.

I don't really give a shit if Unchained Melody, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik or the Symphonie pastorale are old, they're still good.
Good point.
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This was actually on my list of the ones I considered for Calgary believe it or not:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A79LIIBKXFM
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My song for the three months I spent in Kenora. I loved that town. It was way too small for me, but it was Newfoundland Lite in so many ways, and rejuvenated me after my years in Halifax, Moncton, TO, etc.

The rocks of the shield were similar to ours, the cottage-dotted islands like our outports. Its main street was a proper one, and evoked a similar atmosphere as Water Street here.

It even had its own hushed political controversy (desire to leave ON and join MB) that reminded me of separatist talk at home.

It was a great three months. I'm sure I would have grown bored of it if I'd stayed too long, but I remember it fondly.

And it was still very Canadian as well. It introduced me (moreso than did anywhere east of it) to many things I now strongly associate with mainland Canada - the accent, relations with First Nations (and the visibility of the social issues they face in our society), the notion of travelling elsewhere for something (Furniture shopping, let's go to Winnipeg!) - that was completely foreign to me, even in HFX, Moncton, and TO you don't encounter that much.

And, especially, the friendliness. I was denied experiencing that in much of eastern Canada because of the reaction to where I was from (it wasn't usually negative, but it was always something... I was never just a guest). But, in Kenora, I was. They didn't know it from New Brunswick, didn't have many pre-conceptions about it. They treated me no differently than they would someone from TO, or Moncton, or Halifax.

It was just a great stop in my life all around.

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How about this for Montreal?

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Isn't that Surrey?
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Isn't that Surrey?
Are you referring to the singer's accent? I believe it's meant to be Jamaican or at least Caribbean.

Interestingly enough, in the French version of the movie that character has a Haitian accent.
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Nah, I'm refering to the city that is under the sea. Or maybe I am confusing Surrey with Richmond.
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That one doesn't work for us. Even under the worst sea level rise projections, we'll be fine. Even unprotected, we don't lose much at all - and the only ways the ocean can flood St. John's (The Narrows, or Quidi Vidi) are almost narrow enough to stretch your arms across and touch both cliffs. They'll be no trouble to protect.

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That one doesn't work for us. Even under the worst sea level rise projections, we'll be fine.)
I didn't mean it for being submerged by global warming. I meant it as a song about "it's great here - don't go elsewhere! You don't need to!"
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