CanCon Queens: 80s Edition
Big hair, bold voices, and unstoppable style—welcome to the era of neon dreams and fierce Canadian femmes. CanCon Queens: 80s Edition celebrates the trailblazing women who ruled the airwaves, dancefloors, and MuchMusic screens throughout the decade. From synth-pop sparkle to power ballad glory, this playlist brings together the essential female-fronted sounds that defined 1980s Canadian music.
Featuring iconic chart-toppers and underground gems, CanCon Queens pays tribute to a generation of performers who broke boundaries and redefined pop, rock, dance, punk, and metal on their own terms. Whether you’re rediscovering forgotten 45s or reliving your youth, this is your backstage pass to the fierce, fearless, and fabulously Canadian women of the ’80s.
Press play and step into the shoulder-padded spotlight. The Queens are ready.
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VA It Came From The Pit BACK (NO SHRINKWRAP COPY)
Tú
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Data 3 - Heartful of Soul bw Who's That (3)
Death In The Family (EP)
Dishrags-Death in the Family BACK
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Can't Live Without Your Love
Suzy-Q
Carol Jiani
Mama Quilla II - ST (EP) BACK
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate CD
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate BOOKLET PAGES 5-6
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DISHRAGS (1)
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VA Maple Metal BACK
VA Maple Metal INSERT SIDE 02
Tú - Tú (2)
Blue Oil
Blue Oil (1)
Blue Oil (4)
Ruggedy Annes - Jagged Thoughts (EP) SEALED BACK
CD-Tú - Secrets In The Dark INLAY
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compilation | Apple Viper - Get Up | Maple Metal | 03:22 | |
| Suzy-Q | If You Love Me (Like You Say You Love Me) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:55 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Hollow Heros | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:06 | |
| Tú | Stay With Me | Tú | 04:01 | |
| Tú | Hands Off! | Tú | 03:42 | |
| Tú | She Can Never Love You | Tú | 03:53 | |
| Blue Oil | Living for the Time | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:56 | |
| Dishrags | Can't Wait | Love/Hate | 01:09 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Wanna Feel Your Touch | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Dishrags | Silence | Four | 02:37 | |
| Dishrags | You Fit the Picture | Four | 01:58 | |
| Voggue | Back Again | Dancin' the Night Away | 05:12 | |
| Dishrags | Double Checkin' Woman | Three | 01:44 | |
| Dishrags | Sold Out | Four | 02:17 | |
| Dishrags | All the Pain | Four | 03:31 | |
| Dishrags | Beware of Dog | Four | 02:35 | |
| Dishrags | Friday Nite Date | Love/Hate | 02:11 | |
| Voggue | Movin' Up | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:12 | |
| Suzy-Q | Get On Up And Do It Again (Original Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:56 | |
| Tú | Secrets in the Dark | Secrets In The Dark | 04:20 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | G.I. Joe | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 01:15 | |
| Dishrags | All The Pain | Death In The Family (EP) | 03:31 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Casual Design | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:20 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Autumn | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:18 | |
| Tú | First Things First | Secrets In The Dark | 03:50 | |
| Voggue | Here We Are | Dancin' the Night Away | 03:08 | |
| Suzy-Q | Give Me Your Love | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:13 | |
| Dishrags | Vicious | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | Nowhere To Hide | Love/Hate | 04:09 | |
| Tú | Stop Spreading Rumours | Secrets In The Dark | 04:15 | |
| Dishrags | Cravin' A ... | Love/Hate | 01:38 | |
| Tú | Remote Control | Tú | 04:09 | |
| Tú | Office Party | Tú | 03:55 | |
| Suzy-Q | Harmony (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:03 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Dead & Gone | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 03:12 | |
| Tú | Le Freak - Tú Freak | Tú | 04:25 | |
| Dishrags | Gang War | Four | 02:54 | |
| Dishrags | Death in the Family | Four | 02:31 | |
| Dishrags | Carry On | Four | 01:26 | |
| Tú | Romance Under the Moonlight | Tú | 03:52 | |
| Voggue | Love Buzz | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:19 | |
| Dishrags | Silence | Love/Hate | 02:37 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Dishrags | Gang War | Love/Hate | 02:55 | |
| Mama Quilla II | KKK | ST (EP) | 05:40 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Dishrags | Janie Jones | Love/Hate | 01:46 | |
| Tú | Just Stay Away | Secrets In The Dark | 03:59 | |
| Dishrags | Cement | Love/Hate | 01:55 | |
| Dishrags | Rebel Kind | Three | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | Loving Person | Love/Hate | 02:02 | |
| Dishrags | Love-Hate | Love/Hate | 03:35 | |
| Voggue | Dancin' the Night Away | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:23 | |
| Tú | Time Will Tell | Secrets In The Dark | 04:00 | |
| Dishrags | Nowhere to Hide | Four | 04:10 | |
| Dishrags | You Fit The Picture | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | What Do You Want Me To Be? | Three | 01:34 | |
| Tú | (How to) Marry a Millionaire | Tú | 03:33 | |
| Dishrags | Quiet Litte Table | Four | 02:41 | |
| Suzy-Q | Can't Live Without Your Love (Airwave Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:57 | |
| Dishrags | Quiet Little Table | Love/Hate | 02:40 | |
| Voggue | Go for It | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:47 | |
| Dishrags | Beware of Dog | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:35 | |
| Blue Oil | Money | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:50 | |
| Suzy-Q | Computer Music | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Dishrags | Sold Out | Love/Hate | 02:15 | |
| Dishrags | I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You | Love/Hate | 01:23 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Jagged Thoughts | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:11 | |
| Data 3 | Heartful of Soul | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:39 | |
| Voggue | Without Your Love | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:55 | |
| Tú | I Used to Cry | Secrets In The Dark | 04:12 | |
| Dishrags | Carry On | Love/Hate | 01:25 | |
| Dishrags | Love/Hate | Four | 03:35 | |
| Tú | The Language of Love | Tú | 03:23 | |
| Suzy-Q | Don't Come Crying To Me (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:30 | |
| Dishrags | Can't Wait | Four | 01:10 | |
| Dishrags | Just Another Girl | Three | 01:51 | |
| Dishrags | Death In The Family | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:30 | |
| Dishrags | High Society Snob | Three | 01:17 | |
| Tú | Last Embrace | Tú | 03:59 | |
| Compilation | Ruggedy Annes - Casual Design | It Came from the Pit | 02:22 | |
| Tú | Do You Dream About Me | Secrets In The Dark | 03:38 | |
| Tú | Infidelity | Secrets In The Dark | 03:03 | |
| Tú | Stop Breaking My Heart | Secrets In The Dark | 03:24 | |
| Dishrags | Cement | Four | 01:55 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Can't Stop The Rain | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:25 | |
| Dishrags | Quick Step | Three | 02:44 |
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