Last night while on stage in Toronto, Billy Talent ripped into an awesome cover of the Tragically Hip’s “Nautical Disaster”.

The band has spoken openly about their admiration for the Hip and the relationship they’ve shared over the years. Lead singer Benjamin Kowalewicz spoke about their cover song to CBC:

“My favourite song would have to ‘Nautical Disaster.’ I just think it’s absolutely beautiful. It’s funny because we have a song called ‘The Navy Song’ which we wrote on our second record and Gord [Downie] was talking to Ian and was saying how much he loved ‘The Navy Song.’ He said it’s a rite of passage for Canadian bands to write a song about the sea. I thought that was really cool. It was cool that he actually heard the song and liked it.”

 

 

BONUS ROCK N’ ROLL! Watch the ALEXISONFIRE join them on stage at the same show HERE!