Top 100 singles of 1980 in canada canadian music blog. No, its not a matchmaking event, but a chance to meet longtime cbc arts reporter and author bob mersereau, who is coming to ottawa to sign copies of his newest book, the top 100 canadian singles. But he may have undersold the album its the pinnacle of the entire folkprog movement. The young band also appeared just as a brand new videodriven phenomenon was about to hit tv screens nationwide.
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