The Tragically Hip - Blow At High Dough

What this video is

Released in April 1989 as the lead single from 'Up to Here,' 'Blow at High Dough' marked The Tragically Hip's emergence as a national force in Canadian rock. The song reached No. 1 on the RPM CANCON chart and became one of the band's most iconic tracks. Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with producer Don Smith, the album balanced heartland rock energy with deeply Canadian lyrical identity. The…

Why it matters

This video documents the inaugural major-label music video by The Tragically Hip, the band that would define Canadian alternative rock for three decades. Its lo-fi archival collage aesthetic and performance-superimposition technique place it at the intersection of the MuchMusic video revolution…