54-40 • I Go Blind • 2021

"I Go Blind" was written and composed by Neil Osborne, Philip Comparelli, Brad Merritt, and Darryl Neudorf of the Canadian rock band 54-40.

The song enjoyed success not only once but twice: the first time as recorded and released by the band in 1986, and the second time a decade later when a cover by Hootie & The Blowfish unexpectedly became a Billboard Top 5 hit. 

"I Go Blind" was performed by 54-40 at the legendary El Mocambo in Toronto, as part of the song's induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.