Ragged Ass Road

About Ragged Ass Road

Ragged Ass Road is a short unpaved residential street in the Old Town section of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Its name started as a joke in 1970 by resident Lou Rocher, who owned much of the property along it at the time, and his friends. At the time the street had been known as "Privy Road" due to the large number of outhouses along it. When a difficult prospecting season yielded little income, convincing residents that they were "ragged ass broke", they decided that that should be the name of the street. While widely used, the name was somewhat controversial. It was not officially recognized by the city with signposts until the mid-2010s, after Rocher's death. It has been described as one of the most famous streets in Canada. Singer Tom Cochrane named his 1995 album after it, including a song about the street. more »

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1995

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Moving out, can you see that shine
Feel the change as you roll on down the line
Where the shore fires burn out on a new frontier
Where the past don't haunt you and there's
Nothing else to fear

Baby don't you hold out too long
they might not let you be

(CHORUS)
Movin' out feel the wind in your hair
Where the sun shines at night, I can take you there
To the land of the midnight sun,
Ragged Ass Road

I carried you, you carried me
Nothin' we can't hold, nothing we can't be
They've taken everything and what have they put back
I really don't give a damn 'cause there's nothin here that we lack

Baby don't you hold out too long
They might not set you free
 
(CHORUS)
They might not want to let you see
They can't hold on, as your soul might not let you be,
Stand back while it burns
for the midnight sun Ragged Ass Road

All the time, again and again
Standin' out where you might see them shine
Oh did you find the midnight sun
Down on Ragged Ass Road

Are you out there everybody out there with me
Shout it out, shout it out there, one more time
to the land of the midnight sun
Ragged Ass Road

She's a dandy, yeah you bet
There's some things that you haven't seen yet
In the land of the midnight sun
Ragged Ass Road

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Tom Cochrane

Thomas William "Tom" Cochrane, OC (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known for his hit songs "Life Is a Highway", "Lunatic Fringe which became a rock radio hit in the U.S. as well as Canada and the world in spite of discouragement from management for the song not being commercial enough ", "Human Race" and "I Wish You Well". Cochrane fronted the Canadian rock band Red Rider and has won seven Juno Awards. He is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, an Officer of the Order of Canada , has an Honorary Doctorate from Brandon University and is an Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In September 2009, he was inducted onto the Canadian Walk of Fame . more »

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