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Singing Fools
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Years active1982 (1982)–1990 (1990)
Past members

Singing Fools was a short-lived Canadian non-performing musical group based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, composed of musicians Tim Dunlop and Kevin Murphy. The pair wrote and recorded hip hop-style songs with politically focused lyrics.

History

The Singing Fools came together in November 1982. The released a self-produced 1982 vinyl single, The Bum Rap, which received wide airplay on campus radio and was a criticism of the Canadian government's wage and price control program.

Mr. Q.[3]

By 1985 the pair had released their third "civil defencercise" themed record The Apocalypso and its accompanying video which was given regular rotation on

E.P. Thompson
, of his apocalyptic 1950 verse on atomic war, "The Place Called Choice".

That year the Singing Fools were signed by A&M Records; A&M re-released The Apocalypso, but dropped the group after a few months and the band released its self-produced mini-LP, Call Me Lucky in 1986.[6] The same year, Singing Fools were nominated (by themselves) as "best independent artist" in the CASBY Awards sponsored by Toronto's CFNY-FM.[7][8]

A 1987 distribution deal with German indie label, Amok Records led to the Cold War-themed single, Funkenstrasse (Europa's on the Radio).[9] After Murphy and Dunlop parted company in the 1990s Singing Fools was transformed into an internet-based music and video production company.

References

  1. ^ Singing Fools[usurped] at Jam!'s Pop Music Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Errol Nazareth and Francesca D'Amico, "Urban Music". The Canadian Encyclopedia, May 2, 2012.
  3. Hazlitt
    , March 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Janet McFarland,"These Singing Fools hope for national attention," The Ottawa Citizen, Aug 15, 1986.
  5. ^ Joel Flegler (1985). Fanfare. Vol. 8. J. Flegler. p. 339.
  6. ^ Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ont.: Oct 24, 1985.
  7. ^ Greg Quill. Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont.: Jun 27, 1986. pg. D.20
  8. ^ "Mark a CASBY ballot in The Star to pick Canada's rising music stars". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Greg Quill Jun 27, 1986 Page: D.20
  9. ^ Evelyn Erskine. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: May 1, 1987. p. F.5
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