# Gordon Downie | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:10 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Gordon Downie
- Visible lyric pages: 43

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `gordon-downie`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:10 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-9819d34d7216fafe
- Visible lyric pages: 43
- Pages with stored lyric text: 43
- Video-backed song pages: 2
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 41326
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 102
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 19
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Retrace, Elaborate, Boy Bruised By Butterfly Chase, Night Is for Getting, Vancouver Divorce, 11th Fret, As a Mover, and Blackflies
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Gordon Downie was the frontman of The Tragically Hip, a band that formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984 with Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, Gord Sinclair, and Johnny Fay. Their 1989 album 'Up to Here' brought them national attention in Canada, followed by records like 'Road Apples' and 'Phantom Power' through the 1990s. Downie's writing often dealt with social and political themes, including environmental concerns and Indigenous rights. In 2000, his...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Retrace — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/retrace
2. Elaborate — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/elaborate
3. Boy Bruised By Butterfly Chase — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/boy-bruised-by-butterfly-chase
4. Night Is for Getting — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/night-is-for-getting
5. Vancouver Divorce — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/vancouver-divorce
6. 11th Fret — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/11th-fret
7. As a Mover — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/as-a-mover
8. Blackflies — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/blackflies
9. Broadcast — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/broadcast
10. Canada Geese — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/canada-geese
11. Chancellor — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/chancellor
12. Figment — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/figment
13. Gone — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/gone
14. If I Had a Hammer — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/if-i-had-a-hammer
15. Insomniacs of The World, Good Night — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/insomniacs-of-the-world-good-night
16. Into The Night — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/into-the-night
17. Introduce Yerself — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/introduce-yerself
18. Lofty Pines — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/lofty-pines
19. Moon Over Glenora — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/moon-over-glenora
20. Moonslow Yer Lashes — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/moonslow-yer-lashes
21. More Me Less You — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/more-me-less-you
22. Mystery — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/mystery
23. Nothing But Heartache In Your Social Life — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/nothing-but-heartache-in-your-social-life
24. Pascal's Submarine — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/pascal-s-submarine
25. Pillform #2 — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/pillform-2
26. Pinned — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/pinned
27. SF Song — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/sf-song
28. Starpainters — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/starpainters
29. Steeplechase — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/steeplechase
30. The Dance And It's Disappearance — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/the-dance-and-it-s-disappearance
31. The Drowning Machine — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/the-drowning-machine
32. The East Wind — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/the-east-wind
33. The Never Ending Present — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/the-never-ending-present
34. Trick Rider — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/trick-rider
35. Willow Logic — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/willow-logic
36. Yellow Days — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/yellow-days
37. Christmastine In Toronto — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/christmastine-in-toronto
38. Every Irrelevance — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/every-irrelevance
39. Pillform #1 — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/pillform-1
40. The Hard Canadian — https://lyroverse.com/gordon-downie/the-hard-canadian