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84. Mary Mararet O'Hara - Year In Song

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 05:24 (twenty-three years ago)

woh, hold on. the first mention of sloan, at 49 no less, and it's not "underwhelmed"?

so i guess that's 85.

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 05:28 (twenty-three years ago)

86. "nothing stands" sianspheric

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 05:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Bootsauce? (oh I'm in a MOOD)

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 05:37 (twenty-three years ago)

87. sloan - 'the other man'
88. k.d. lang - 'constant craving'
89. roch voisine - 'helene'
90. 54-40 - 'i go blind'
91. barenaked ladies - 'if i had a million dollars'
92. guess who - 'these eyes'
93. barenaked ladies - 'brian wilson'
94. glass tiger - 'don't forget me (when i'm gone)'
95. lowest of the low - 'eternal fatalist'

― d k (d k), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 05:56 (twenty-three years ago)

hi.

please replace that 91 with rush - 'closer to the heart.'

― d k (d k), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 06:01 (twenty-three years ago)

90. was RUINED by Hootie... I can't even listen it now.

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 06:06 (twenty-three years ago)

96. Sarah Harmer - "lodestar"
97. Royal City - "Baby let Your Heart out"
98. Veda Hille - "Plants"
99. Bran Van 3000 - "Everywhere"

― Sean@tangmonkey (Sean M), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 06:36 (twenty-three years ago)

BB Gabor - "Nyet Nyet Soviet"

― dave q, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 07:25 (twenty-three years ago)

btw that's "SWITCHIN' to Glide", not "Slip in" !!!

― dave q, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 07:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Chyaaaa... like I already SAID that dave. Get on the right continent already!

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

okay, it's kind of blasphemous 'cause it's a cover of a British song, but ...
100. "Under My Thumb" - Streetheart (amazing cover)

Fritz, if Incredible Bongo Band are Canadian (and R. Dean Taylor??) I take back anything bad I've ever said about this country.

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

er, make that 101.

(I'll try and put together the list later...)

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

hold on, lets try not to repeat a band here.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

we need new 85, 87, 88, 93, 99

I offer Stan Rogers song Barret Privateers for one.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)

"Tonite is a Wonderful Time" - April Wine
"Some Sing, Some Dance" - Pagliaro

I just noticed Harlequin's "Innocence" on the list--amazing track.

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

GYBE - The Part With the Violins and the bass and the drums. You know, that one? Or the hidden track at the end of F# A# oo on cd.
Rascalz - Sharp Shooter

Meaning we got the five replacement songs (though the original 5 were all GREBT).
FORWARD, MARCH!
102. Buck65 - The Cenutar

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:33 (twenty-three years ago)

103. Greenfield Main - Great Short Game Rifle
(the album did really well on !earshot/CHART campus charts, so Im not counting it as obscure)

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

104. BTK - Corn Cob Pipe

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Love Inc. - "Broken Bones"

Kim was joking with "Under a Latin Moon," but Candi did have one great pop-dance track, though can't remember which one.

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:49 (twenty-three years ago)

By the way, it's pretty cool that there's no Neil or Joni on this list.

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Blurtonia - "Cardboard Riot"
Fight the Monster - "Halifax"
Pillar - "We All Want Out"
k-os - "Heaven Only Knows"
Pocket Dwellers - "Concepts"
the Chieftones - "Rang-Dang-Do"

― Emmet Matheson, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Or Anne and Rita.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:55 (twenty-three years ago)

132. Swamp Baby - Blue Tatoo

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:58 (twenty-three years ago)

105. poppy family - where evil grows
106. terry jacks - seasons in the sun
107. steel river - ten pound note
108. kim mitchell - patio lanterns
109. the ugly ducklings - nothin'
110. bryan adams - cuts like a knife
111. loverboy - workin' for the weekend
112. andy kim - rainbow ride
113. de franco family - heartbeat it's a love beat
114. sweeney todd - roxy roller
115. nick gilder - hot child in the city
116. rush - limelight
117. april wine - roller
118. trooper - raise a little hell
119. max webster - toronto tontos
120. cesar et ses romans - splish splash
121. the guess who - american woman

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

121. The Smugglers - Rock And Roll Was Never This Fun
(I so wanted to say Flying Buttress of Love)

Already had "These Eyes" though Im with you on American Woman.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:01 (twenty-three years ago)

122. maestro fresh wes - let your backbone slide

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:02 (twenty-three years ago)

from canoe:

R. Dean Taylor started his career in his home of Toronto in 1961 playing piano and singing with various groups at all the big Toronto clubs as well as recording several singles for the Audiomaster label that were poor quality and received little if no airplay.

In 1962 he recorded the single/demo "At The High School Dance" for Amy-Mala Records which gained him a bit of attention to which Taylor took the advice of a friend and pursued his dreams in Detroit.

Motown's Brian Holland offered him a position as a ghostwriter for the label and later he would finally be recognized for this talent on such songs as "I'll Turn To Stone" (The Four Tops), "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' In Shame" (The Supremes), and "All I Need" (The Temptations).

While developing his production techniques, Taylor recorded "Gotta See Jane" on his own which hit the Top 20 in England. Motown Records owner Barry Gordy Jr. decided to take a chance with Taylor on his newly established white artist's label Rare Earth from which they released "Indiana Wants Me" in 1970. The song went to No.1 across North America.

Following the release of his debut album, "Gotta See Jane" was re-released and went Top 10 in Canada. R. Dean Taylor continued writing and producing for various artists throughout the '70's.

Taylor made a brief, unsuccessful comeback attempt in 1981/82.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

123. Do Make Say Think - The Apartment Song
124. Mean Red Spiders - Azimuth of Panama

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

And to that I add "track 3" (don't have a legit copy yet) from the Broken Social Scene album, the song with the great bass line.

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

please replace "Coax Me" with "Snowsuit Sound" and add some Pure... preferably "Anna Is A Speed Freak" or sumthin...

― kate, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Kate, Im trying my best to be popist. Coax Me was a single or at least a video, Jay's wonderful ditty wasn't.
But still, Kate as a closet Pure fan shockah.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

(haven't been numbering stuff, sorry...)

125. "Even Grable" - Treble Charger

(That and "Anna" made my top singles of the '90s list.)

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:54 (twenty-three years ago)

126. Hayden - In September
And let us speak of the Sonic Unyon defectors nomore.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

why, i dug out my generation six-pack album and i'm listening to it right now, mwah hah hah. even my bassist laughed at me for liking pure. but they've got some ACE pop going on. denial, what a classic song. didn't care too much for the other albums that i heard, but this is just so... jeremy kane stonerboy powerpop.

― kate, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

127. ronnie hawkins and the hawks - mary lou
128. klaatu - calling occupants of interplanetary craft
129. Les Sinners - Go Go Trudeau
130. avril lavigne - complicated
131. The Gruesomes - You were not Using Your Head
132. Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song
133. Edward Bear - The Last Song
134. Les Lutins - Je Cherche
135. The SpaceShits - Can't Fool With Me
136. Langley Schools Music Project - Desperado

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Will I be an embarrassment to the nation if I mention Tuuli? (Who inexplicably flopped with the best guitar-pop album of the year?) How about:

137. "10 Miles to Go"

― s woods, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

138. Kardinal Offishal -- Hustlin'
139. Sum 41 -- Fat Lip

(Tuuli are great, Scott. I always meant to get that album.)

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:51 (twenty-three years ago)

140. snow - 'informer'
141. celine dion - 'where does my heart beat now'
142. parachute club - 'rise up'
143. daniel lanois - 'lotta love to give'
144. paul anka - 'lonely boy'
145. shawn desman - 'get ready'

― d k (d k), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:59 (twenty-three years ago)

somebody mentioned klaatu already, oops

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:00 (twenty-three years ago)

146. Rough Trade - High School Confidential

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:01 (twenty-three years ago)

And Leonard Cohen as well but good call on the Langley Schools one.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:01 (twenty-three years ago)

tuuli are canadian? wow, i didn't know that. they beat us for "best chick band" on some web vote or other. grrrrrr. i bet we're more canadian than them, as well!

― kate, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll keep an eye open for that flower guitar and steal it for you Kate.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Kate, who's your band? (And sorry I don't already know this.)

― s woods, Thursday, 12 December 2002 01:04 (twenty-three years ago)

WAIT - is "gotta see jane" the backwards-in-time hidden key to that apocryphal fall/motown story?

(also: #24 owns this list. and that list over there, and all lists)

― jones (actual), Thursday, 12 December 2002 01:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Somehow we've managed to avoid mentioning Ms. MacLachlan as well.
...and nary a trace of Platinum Blonde! I passed over Haywire - because their big 'hit' was shit. Chalk Circle maybe could get in here, Honeymoon Suite - probably not. Anyone got a decent single for Doug and the Slugs? I can't bring myself to nominate "Makin' it Work", Lava Hay had at least one good song but I've forgotten the title, Rose Chronicles must have something worthy as well, and while we're on the Nettwerk catalog, can an we add The Water Walk's "Turn Your Face Away"? Now, just for the sake of theoretical argument, if I had to choose between Zappacosta and Paul Janz, it'd be Paul Janz all the way. FORGET the West End Girls and John James (try anyway), but add the Gandharvas "Downtime" and the Inbreds "Amelia Earhart".

― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 12 December 2002 02:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Gandharvas "Downtime"

Kim and me in musical agreement shocker! I'm starting to wonder if I actually liked that song. The Rose Chronicles had nothing worthy, though, sorry. And "Dance Desire" is classic.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 12 December 2002 02:39 (twenty-three years ago)

I was going to add Bourben Tabernacle Choir and The Rheostatics cover of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere but wanted to see how long we could stay Neiless.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 12 December 2002 02:58 (twenty-three years ago)

tuuli are canadian? wow, ... i bet we're more canadian than them, as well!

i'm going to have to step up for tuuli here, kim. jenny used to live down the road from me, here in the mighty oak town - she's an authentic canuk. sorry.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 12 December 2002 03:15 (twenty-three years ago)

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you all remember this, right:

https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/wp-content/uploads/mapl1.png?ezimgfmt=ng%3Awebp%2Fngcb1%2Frs%3Adevice%2Frscb1-1

― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 2 March 2023 02:15 (three years ago)

Isn't it still in effect?

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/r1.htm

It seems antiquated in an internet world, but I don't make music for a living; my friend at SOCAN says it's still necessary.

― clemenza, Thursday, 2 March 2023 04:36 (three years ago)

I was slightly acquainted with your friend, don't know if he would remember me.

There were a few funny stories about the MAPL designation, like Bootsauce pretending they recorded their album at a non-existent Canadian studio rather than one in the States so that their Hot Chocolate cover would qualify.

― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 3 March 2023 15:58 (three years ago)

Send me board email, Halfway, I'll let Howard know.

God, Bootsauce--did I ever loathe them. Our own Red Hot Chili Peppers, but (somehow) exponentially worse.

― clemenza, Friday, 3 March 2023 19:11 (three years ago)

I thought this thread was going to be about songs that sample the sound of cans being popped opened.

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 March 2023 19:25 (three years ago)

I might open the poll up to that interpretation, just so I can vote for Basehead's "Ode to My Favorite Beer."

― clemenza, Friday, 3 March 2023 21:06 (three years ago)

Also "The Beer Hunter" by Bob and Doug McKenzie fits both definitions.

― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 3 March 2023 21:09 (three years ago)

I think I just stumbled onto the patron saint of this poll: Dave Madden, who played Ruben Kincaid on The Partridge Family. If I ever did I know he was Canadian--born in Sarnia--I'd completely forgotten.

― clemenza, Friday, 3 March 2023 21:23 (three years ago)

Will get this up and running in a week or two, once they're counting down the country poll. I thought I was finished working for the year, but at the last minute the union bumped my supply-teaching ceiling to 95 days again. Gifted multi-tasker that I am, I'll still go forward; it may mean, when it comes time for the results, that they won't be posted on consecutive days. Should be okay otherwise.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 21:22 (three years ago)

You're going to have to have the results vetted by one of your classes.

― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 21:28 (three years ago)

Only if we relocate to whatever social-media site they're using now. (I won't even say TikTok, which I assume is yesterday's news.)

I should mention that I'll be invoking the Mel Brooks Rule for the poll, meaning that everyone from all corners of the world is encouraged to participate, but making fun of Canadians or Canada will only be permitted if you're Canadian yourself and can produce, on request, official documentation. Anyone not in compliance will be expelled.

― clemenza, Thursday, 16 March 2023 01:27 (three years ago)

oh shi

― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 March 2023 02:15 (three years ago)

j/k i would never

― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 March 2023 02:16 (three years ago)

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