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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