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15 Songs: 1990: Part One

Posted by Andrew Kurjata Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009

June 1990: Jean Chretien becomes leader of the Official Opposition


From today until Saturday, I'm posting three songs a day that have two things in common: they're Canadian, and they're from the year 1990. Other than that, anything goes, as can be seen from today's songs, which you can read about (and hear) below. More info in the previous post, which you can access here.

The Tragically Hip' "Blow at High Dough" (from Up to Here)




OK, so technically the album came out in 1989, but I'm putting this on here because 1990 is the year the Hip won the Juno for "Most Promising Group." If only the Juno's could be this right more often.

Michie Mee & L.A. Luv- "Jamaican Funk, Canadian Style" (single)
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In looking at the list I've come up with, in many ways 1990 was the last year of the 80s, perhaps moreso than it was the first year of 90s. This is exemplified by the hip-hop of the time, which garnered enough prominence in 1990 to have the Junos add it as a category the next year. Nominated was Jamaican-Canadian pioneer Michie Mee, with collaborator L.A. Luv, for "Jamaican Funk, Canadian-Style."

Alias- "More Than Words Can Say" (from Alias)




And if 1990 was the last year of the 1980s, how could any list leave off the hair-rock international chart-topper "More Than Words Can Say," from Toronto quartet Alias? A super-group for the 80s, it consisted of members of the forgotten Canadian group Sheriff and three guys from Heart (yes, that Heart). This one has it all-- emotive vocals, tinny production, and a guitar solo that doesn't stray below the twelfth fret.

That's it for today-- I'll be posting three more tomorrow, so until then let me know what you think.

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