The Tragically Hip Trivia Questions & Answers : Page 6

This particular line refers to Canada during the times of the missionaries (17th century). Medicine men were Native American healers, who were looked down upon by the missionaries since they (the men of God) believed all healing was derivative of God, as opposed to the natural methods practised by natives.
The missionaries, when they came to North America, brought with them many diseases such as smallpox, and the medicine men felt that the strange ceremonies of the white men were poisoning their people. This angered them and they discouraged their people from participating in, or attending the missionaries' rituals.*

The induction was during the Junos. The Tragically Hip have been recording since 1987.

The song tells the story of David Milgard, a Canadian teenager wrongly accused of murder in 1969. Milgard was released in 1994 after his mother's efforts proved he could not have committed the crime.

This song is about David Milgaard, who was accused and found guilty of raping and murdering a woman when he was 16 years old. He served 23 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. The band helped to get signatures for a petition to re-open the case and raise funds for his defense and his conviction was eventually overturned. This song was written after he was freed.

"Bill Barilko disappeared that summer
He was on a fishing trip
The last goal he ever scored
Won the Leafs the cup
They didn't win another till nineteen sixty two
The year he was discovered"

The opening lyrics to "Fifty Mission Cap" outline the tragic and sudden disappearance of Bill Barilko, the Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman who scored the Stanley Cup winning goal on April 21, 1951 against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Gerry McNeil. It would be the final performance and goal scored during his five year NHL career. Less than a week later, on August 26, 1951, Bill Barilko and his dentist Henry Hudson went on a weekend fishing trip north of Cochrane, Ontario on a Fairchild 24 floatplane, but never returned. It was not until 1962 (ironically the year the Leafs won their next Stanley Cup) that the plane wreck was discovered and Barilko's body was laid to rest in his hometown of Timmins, Ontario.

They've released 14 studio albums, two live albums, one EP, and 54 singles. Nine of their albums have reached Number One. They have won 14 Juno Awards. (The Canadian equivalent of the Grammy)

In what is probably going to be the band's last concert, the band played at Rogers K-Rock Center in their hometown of Kingston on August 20, 2016. Attending this concert was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed in a black Tragically Hip t-shirt. He told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in a live interview before the show that "This is a moment that's going to be extremely powerful for all Canadians, and I know Gord and the Tragically Hip are an inevitable and essential part of what we are and who we are as a country. And tonight we get to say thanks, and we get to celebrate that."

Four Leaf Clover: Symbolizes Luck
A Cosmonaut is a Russian/Soviet astronaut. First man in space (hence, pioneer) was a cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin.
Multiplication is often denoted as an X.
Luck X Yuri = Luxury: The Luxury.

After going over the lyrics, since my source doesn't offer up any actual answers, I've got a loose translation of this song. It seems to be, as most shown by the chorus ("If I had loads...") that people feel they would be happier with wealth, and could buy love ("I could pay you to remind my baby by the hour"). My best guess, and once again: Don't quote me.

Hugh Dillon from the Headstones, who starred in the movie "Hard Core Logo", went to the same high school as Gord Downie.

This song is also based on true events. It happened to the band while on tour in El Paso, Texas in the early 1990's.