Canada Day Playlist - 80s Edition

Canada Day is right around the corner, so I thought I'd put together another Canada Day playlist, pulling the best I could find from YouTube.

I then decided to focus on my favourite Canadian music videos from the 80s, because every time I start searching on YouTube I inevitably find something that sends me on a nostalgic journey into the past.

YouTube is to today's kids what MuchMusic was to me in the 80s, so consider this playlist a tribute to the glory days of The Nation's Music Station, which was MuchMusic's awesome slogan at the time. I wonder if they're still using that one, because it's a slogan I would happily steal.

This playlist includes a few songs that will be familiar to regular listeners of Dynamic Range Radio, but I also included a bunch of rarities that I haven't been able to find anywhere apart from YouTube. There's also a bit of the inevitable 80s cheese that I would feel a bit guilty playing as part of the regular rotation. And because Dynamic Range Radio is an eclectic station, I threw in a couple of modern songs at the end of this playlist that are very much inspired by the sounds of the 80s.

As usual, I apologize for the poor quality of some of these YouTube videos, and the occasional fluctuations in volume. Those are things I avoid on Dynamic Range Radio, so if you're new here I recommend tuning in after listening to this playlist and I hope you'll hear the difference.

And if you want to hear my first Canada Day Playlist featuring a wide array of artists from different decades, click here.