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1	->''From nine till five I have to spend my time at work,\
2	My job is very boring, I'm an office clerk,\
3	The only thing that helps me pass the time away,\
4	Is knowing I'll be back at Echo Beach some day.''
5	-->"Echo Beach"
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7	Canadian new wave group most famous for the hit "Echo Beach". The two constant members have been singer Martha Johnson and guitarist Mark Gane, who are a long-term couple and have a daughter together.
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9	! Tropes associated with Martha and the Muffins:
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11	* InterspeciesRomance: Their debut single "Insect Love" is a particularly surreal take on this.
12	* NewSoundAlbum: ''This Is The Ice Age'' moved away from their original new-wave sound to a more art-pop style.
13	** ''Danseparc'' was more dance-oriented.
14	** ''Modern Lullaby'' brought in folk-rock influences.
15	* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: Deciding the whimsy of "Martha and The Muffins" no longer suited them, the remaining original members abbreviated it to M+M - their fourth album ''Danseparc'' carried both the old and new names on the cover. They later decided this was a bad idea and reverted to the original name.
16	* OneSteveLimit: The one thing everybody knows about them is their aversion of this trope as they had two Marthas: Ladly (who later went solo and also made a name as a visual artist, working with Peter Saville among others) and Johnson.
17	* ProtestSong: "Women Around the World at Work" (pro-feminist, anti-war); "Black Stations / White Stations" (anti-racist and against restrictive radio formatting)
18	* RecordProducer: Daniel Lanois got his break producing their album ''This Is The Ice Age''. His sister Jocelyn was the band's bassist at the time.
19	* ShoutOut: "Garden in the Sky" is about Paul Gauguin.
20	* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Mark Gane sang lead on a few songs, notably "Swimming".
21	* TitleOnlyChorus: In fact, a title-only ''song'', "Cheesies and Gum".

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