100 Can-Pop Classics

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

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

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

I offer Stan Rogers song Barret Privateers for one.

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

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

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

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

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.

125. "Even Grable" - Treble Charger

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

137. "10 Miles to Go"

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

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

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.

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.

Sundar, Dance Desire? Good grief! I wonder about Downtime too, but if I hear it, I can't help liking it.

I *would* have nominated Anna's a Speed Freak too, but the last Pure album I bought was so traumatising that I couldn't think back without overwhelming pity. The breaking point for me, IIRC was the song about a tennis ball. I haven't heard the album, but I did think Jordy Birch's recent-ish Moola Moola single was kind of cute.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

oh shi

j/k i would never