Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 1189

TorontoDrew · #**23761** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 4:27 PM**

Hazy Days Of Summer by Dale Roddick, on Flickr

Above the Outer Harbour Sailing Clubs by Outer Harbour Sailing Federation OHSF, on Flickr

Acajack · #**23762** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Instrumental is a different topic altogether. There have been foreign language pop songs that have done really well on billboard charts and there likely wouldn't be much of a story told if you were to translate them too. We have been in an era in which a song is far more likely to tell a story than the boomer era. A catchy cord or phrase (even in a language not understood) still happens. It's also not historical for people to listen to classical vocals in language they do not understand.

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There haven't been too many when you consider how many thousands of songs that have charted over the years.

If we're talking number one songs over the past 60 years you could probably count them on your two hands and have fingers left over:

Sukiyaki
La Bamba?
Macarena
Despacito
Rock Me Amadeus?
Dominique-nique-nique
Volare?

I think 99 Luftballons may have been a number one but with the English version.

Rico Rommheim · #**23763** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 5:08 PM**

Taken from Outremont summit yesterday

DSC00064 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

View of the Mile-end

DSC00060 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

WhipperSnapper · #**23764** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 5:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

There haven't been too many when you consider how many thousands of songs that have charted over the years.

If we're talking number one songs over the past 60 years you could probably count them on your two hands and have fingers left over:

Sukiyaki
La Bamba?
Macarena
Despacito
Rock Me Amadeus?
Dominique-nique-nique
Volare?

I think 99 Luftballons may have been a number one but with the English version.

I'm not talking number 1 songs. I didn't say numerous either.. The point was that it has happened despite the North American audiences not knowing what is being said. As an aside, The best chorus ever was voulez vous coucher avec moi ce sour in prudish America.

Acajack · #**23765** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 5:41 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I'm not talking number 1 songs. I didn't say numerous either.. The point was that it has happened despite the North American audiences not knowing what is being said. As an aside, The best chorus ever was voulez vous coucher avec moi ce sour in prudish America.

Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da!

TorontoDrew · #**23766** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 6:41 PM**

Skylines?

Acajack · #**23767** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Skylines?

Voulez-vous photographier des gratte-ciel avec moi, ce soir?

J.OT13 · #**23768** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx;9995653[IMG

https://cdn.realtor.ca/listing/TS638209606364800000/reb10/highres/1/E4342771_6.jpg[/IMG]
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/25641370/64-valleyview-cr-nw-edmonton-parkview

Edmonton's skyline extends quite far. They were really into commie-blocks in the 60s and 70s and we're new seeing modern towers go up near those commie-block clusters.

Other than obviously Toronto, and Vancouver on the Peninsula, Hamilton and Ottawa, it seems most other cities did not go gang-busters on commie-blocks throughout the city, or at least, they are not as prominent in the skylines.