The year was 1984. MTV was only a couple of years old. The CD was a year away from selling a million units and gaining commercial acceptance. Social media was a literal lifetime away because Mark Zuckerburg had just been born. 1984 was still the golden age of FM radio, and if you tuned in during the summer of that year, you would have heard Helix, of Kitchener, Ont., teaching you how to spell ‘rock’.
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“Rock You” is only one of the many jams that have been uploaded to CBC Music by Helix. Add it to your playlist, head to the band’s artist page to play more tracks and become a fan of their page to stay updated on their activity.
Here’s a playlist we made with some of our other favourite artists, with pages full of tunes on CBC Music from that golden age. We call this playlist Classic FM Radio Can-Con. Press play and let your mullet dangle.
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/play/chris-kelly/playlist/Classic-FM-Radio-Can-Con
Playlist:
Stampeders, "Sweet City Woman"
Gowan, "(You're A) Strange Animal"
HELIX, "Get Up!"
Triumph, "Magic Power"
Streetheart, "One More Time"
Spoons, "Nova Heart"
Teenage Head, "Picture My Face"
Go Four 3, "Just Another Day"
Martha and the Muffins, "Echo Beach"
Saga, "Cat Walk"
posted by
Chris Kelly
on Feb 03, 2012