So, as a kid growing up in western NY, Buffalo and Rochester radio were all Foreigner and REO Speedwagon, all the time. However, closeby as the crow flies and illustrated above, was the massive and cosmopolitan city of Toronto and CHUM FM. CHUM at that time (around '80) had close ties to London and NY music, with the rather excellent music of the Clash, Talking Heads, The Jam, B52s and such. Terrific and exciting music. (They don't seem very cutting edge anymore, although they have had a lunch time program of 80s music).
Anyway, for today's tunes o' the day we have Martha and the Muffins. Music I liked and still hear on the radio, but I didn't realize until today, Martha and the Muffins were from TO, therefore the extended airplay. Alright, their hit, and it holds up well over time, 'Echo Beach'.
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And then suddenly I'm 13 years old standing in the kitchen at my cousin's. Funny what you remember.
Mrs. Pottersblog has had a similar flashback, vis a vis Martha and the Muffins.
It's flashback time, here at Potter's Blog. I have no particular location associated with Echo Beach, but I'm 11 again.
Typical of new wave, the words are really dumb, the tune catchy!
Here's Mark Gane's recollection of writing the song.
That's it! I want to be a wallpaper quality control checker.
I listened to CKGM out of Montreal---and loved it. Even though all the traffic reports were half in French.
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