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"Too Bad" is a song by the Canadian band Doug and the Slugs that was written by the group's lead vocalist, Doug Bennett.[1] It reached No. 20 on the RPM singles chart on July 26, 1980.[2] The song won the award for the best independent single of 1980 at the West Coast Music Awards,[3] a precursor to the Western Canadian Music Awards.[4] It was used as the theme song to The Norm Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001.[1] "Too Bad" was included on The Georgia Straight's 2017 list of the best 50 songs to come out of Vancouver.[5]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mason
  2. ^ Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 19 - Aug 02, 1980
  3. ^ McQuarrie 1981, p. C6
  4. ^ Canadian Music Awards
  5. ^ Lucas 2017

References[edit]

  • "Canadian Music Awards". Canadian Independent Music Association. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  • Lucas, John; Adrian Mack; Mike Usinger; Alexander Varty; Kate Wilson (September 20, 2017). "The Straight's highly subjective list of the 50 best-ever songs to spring from Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Mason, Stewart. "Too Bad: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  • McQuarrie, Fiona (January 26, 1981). "West Coast Music Awards: Loverboy takes five". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  • "Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 19 - Aug 02, 1980" (Although the chart for July 26, 1980 is not available on the website, this chart of August 2, 1980 shows that the previous week’s position of “Too Bad” was No. 20.). Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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