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"Northwest Passage" is one of the best-known songs by Canadian musician Stan Rogers. The original recording from the 1981 album of the same name is an a cappella song, featuring Rogers alone singing the verses, with Garnet Rogers, David Alan Eadie and Chris Crilly harmonizing with him in the chorus.
“Northwest Passage” is the opening song off of Rogers’s 1981 album of the same name. It compares the voyages of the first European explorers in Canada to Rogers’s own experiences as a touring musician.
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“Northwest Passage” is the opening song off of the 1981 album of the same name. The song compares the voyages of the first European explorers in Canada to Rogers’s own touring as a musician.
Northwest Passage Lyrics & Meanings: CHORUS / Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage / To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea; / Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage / And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.
Fraser in the song specifically is referring to the Fraser River (hence 'race the roaring Fraser to the sea') but is named after Simon Fraser, who was a 19th century explorer who mapped much of British Columbia.
Discover the story of the song 'Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers' , along with the meaning of the lyrics.
Aug 21, 2015 · Stan Rogers' epic ballad is about the brave explorers who opened up the Canadian Northwest and especially those who sought the infamous Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic.
