Forty-Nine Songs for Obama

By Karen Aagaard

…and nary an “I Get on the TTC” in sight. [Torontonians breathe sigh of relief.] As reported on CBC.ca, our nation has spoken, and we’ve chosen 49 Can-con classics to “give” to the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama. While we think Stompin’ Tom Connors’s “Bud the Spud” (and a Tegan and Sara tune or two) should have made CBC Radio 2’s final list, we’re too busy Googling photos of Aretha Franklin’s bedazzled hat (and, uh, basking in the glory of America’s undeniably brighter future) to really be disappointed. [via CanCult.]