Alright Friday people, you’re tuned in to Drivetime here on Jaded FM. I’m your fill-in host ‘Jaguar’ Jay Kaufman. Growwwwwwwwwl! Once again, I picked this shift up because Dave’s still on hols in Benidorm and Millsy’s stuck in the loo - yet again!
As some of you may have heard through my voice, I’m not from around these parts - although my Mockney accent and knack for British vernacular might (not) have some fooled. That’s right, I’m from Canada. Did I mention Canada?! C-A-N-A-D-A! Man, have I got stories! Ha-ha! Growwwwwwwwwwwl!
So with that in mind, I’m going to play you some tunes that would be big for the commuters back home in Canada. Some of these you may know, others you may not. Did I mention Canada? Ha-ha! Growwwwwwwwwl!
Anyway, slather some maple syrup on your scones, point towards the beaver and mount your horses on the journey home as we guide you into the weekend for the next hour - completely commercial free - at Drivetime here on Jaded FM! This is Helix, from my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada with ‘Rock You’. Growwwwwwl!
This one goes out to Scott Bailey!
Growwwwwlllllll! You’ve been listening to Drivetime on Jaded FM completely commercial free for the last two hours! I’m your fill-in host Jaguar Jay Kaufman. It turns out Mad Millsy is STILL stuck in the gents. Honestly, your best guess is as good as mine as to what takes him so bloody long! He was supposed to do the last hour of today’s Friday show, but I think he’s fallen in, so they gave me the additional hour to fit in all of my favourite Canadian content AKA CanCon. Growwwwwwwwwwwwl!
In Canada, CanCon was started by the Canadian government in the early 1970s as an effort to bolster the Canadian music scene. At the time, music was heavily dominated by American and British acts, so Canadian artists had very little chance of getting radio play unless they left the country. That gets a meowwwwwwwwwwww from me instead of a growwwwwwwl! By law, Canadian radio stations have to play 40% Canadian content in between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Stations who do not comply are fined up the wazoo! It has to meet the MAPL criteria - which means
M (music) — the music is composed entirely by a Canadian
A (artist) — the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian
P (performance) — the musical selection consists of a performance that is:
Recorded wholly in Canada, or Performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada.
L (lyrics) — the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian
As you’ve heard, this created an ecosystem that was ripe for the taking by Canadian artists - especially in the late 1970s and 1980s. Many of these bands never made it except anywhere in Canada, but are well known to Canadians even to this day because of CanCon. They get all kinds of drive-time play all over my home nation! Growwwwwwwwwl!
Anyway, seeing as that’s me signing off, I’ve got one more for you. We all work hard for for the weekend, so string up your guitar and rock on with your socks off! I’m Jaguar Jay Kaufman and this has been Drivetime! …Straight from Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada this is Loverboy, with "Working For The Weekend’ here on Drivetime on Jaded FM. Growwwwwwwwllllllllllllllll!
