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.
Suzy Q - Can't Live Without Your Love
Suzy-Q
Carol Jiani
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Three
Data 3 - Heartful of Soul bw Who's That (3)
Data 3 - Who's That (2)
Data 3 - Heartful of Soul bw Who's That (4)
Dishrags
Dishrags-Death in the Family BACK
VA It Came From The Pit LABEL 02
Compilation - It Came from the Pit
Can't Live Without Your Love
Suzy Q - Can't Live Without Your Love
Carol Jiani
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate INLAY
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate BOOKLET PAGES 7-8
DISHRAGS 007 SEATTLE 1979
DISHRAGS 1977
VA Maple Metal INSERT SIDE 02
Blue Oil (3)
Blue Oil (1)
Ruggedy Annes - Jagged Thoughts (EP) SEALED BACK
CD-Tú - Secrets In The Dark INLAY
CD-Tú - Secrets In The Dark BACK
Ruggedy Annes
Carol Jiani
It Came from the Pit
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishrags | Nowhere To Hide | Love/Hate | 04:09 | |
| Blue Oil | Living for the Time | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:56 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Autumn | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:18 | |
| Tú | First Things First | Secrets In The Dark | 03:50 | |
| Tú | Stop Breaking My Heart | Secrets In The Dark | 03:24 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Casual Design | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:20 | |
| Data 3 | Heartful of Soul | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:39 | |
| Tú | Secrets in the Dark | Secrets In The Dark | 04:20 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | G.I. Joe | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 01:15 | |
| Dishrags | Friday Nite Date | Love/Hate | 02:11 | |
| Dishrags | You Fit The Picture | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Compilation | Ruggedy Annes - Casual Design | It Came from the Pit | 02:22 | |
| Tú | Romance Under the Moonlight | Tú | 03:52 | |
| Tú | Stay With Me | Tú | 04:01 | |
| Dishrags | Janie Jones | Love/Hate | 01:46 | |
| Suzy-Q | Can't Live Without Your Love (Airwave Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:57 | |
| Dishrags | All The Pain | Death In The Family (EP) | 03:31 | |
| Tú | Just Stay Away | Secrets In The Dark | 03:59 | |
| Voggue | Here We Are | Dancin' the Night Away | 03:08 | |
| Tú | I Used to Cry | Secrets In The Dark | 04:12 | |
| Suzy-Q | Get On Up And Do It Again (Original Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:56 | |
| Suzy-Q | Harmony (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:03 | |
| Suzy-Q | Give Me Your Love | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:13 | |
| Dishrags | Quiet Little Table | Love/Hate | 02:40 | |
| Voggue | Love Buzz | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:19 | |
| Tú | Remote Control | Tú | 04:09 | |
| Dishrags | What Do You Want Me To Be? | Three | 01:34 | |
| Dishrags | Loving Person | Love/Hate | 02:02 | |
| Tú | Last Embrace | Tú | 03:59 | |
| Dishrags | Cravin' A ... | Love/Hate | 01:38 | |
| Dishrags | Silence | Love/Hate | 02:37 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Wanna Feel Your Touch | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Voggue | Movin' Up | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:12 | |
| Dishrags | I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You | Love/Hate | 01:23 | |
| Dishrags | Can't Wait | Love/Hate | 01:09 | |
| Blue Oil | Money | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:50 | |
| Tú | Time Will Tell | Secrets In The Dark | 04:00 | |
| Dishrags | Cement | Love/Hate | 01:55 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Tú | She Can Never Love You | Tú | 03:53 | |
| Voggue | Without Your Love | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:55 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Can't Stop The Rain | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:25 | |
| Suzy-Q | Computer Music | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Tú | Le Freak - Tú Freak | Tú | 04:25 | |
| Dishrags | Gang War | Love/Hate | 02:55 | |
| Dishrags | Rebel Kind | Three | 01:58 | |
| Tú | Hands Off! | Tú | 03:42 | |
| Dishrags | Beware of Dog | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:35 | |
| Dishrags | Double Checkin' Woman | Three | 01:44 | |
| Tú | (How to) Marry a Millionaire | Tú | 03:33 | |
| Compilation | Apple Viper - Get Up | Maple Metal | 03:22 | |
| Mama Quilla II | KKK | ST (EP) | 05:40 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Jagged Thoughts | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:11 | |
| Dishrags | Vicious | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Voggue | Dancin' the Night Away | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:23 | |
| Voggue | Back Again | Dancin' the Night Away | 05:12 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Hollow Heros | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:06 | |
| Dishrags | Carry On | Love/Hate | 01:25 | |
| Dishrags | Just Another Girl | Three | 01:51 | |
| Tú | The Language of Love | Tú | 03:23 | |
| Dishrags | Sold Out | Love/Hate | 02:15 | |
| Tú | Stop Spreading Rumours | Secrets In The Dark | 04:15 | |
| Voggue | Go for It | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:47 | |
| Dishrags | Love-Hate | Love/Hate | 03:35 | |
| Dishrags | Death In The Family | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:30 | |
| Tú | Infidelity | Secrets In The Dark | 03:03 | |
| Tú | Office Party | Tú | 03:55 | |
| Dishrags | High Society Snob | Three | 01:17 | |
| Suzy-Q | Don't Come Crying To Me (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:30 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Dead & Gone | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 03:12 | |
| Suzy-Q | If You Love Me (Like You Say You Love Me) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:55 | |
| Dishrags | Quick Step | Three | 02:44 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Tú | Do You Dream About Me | Secrets In The Dark | 03:38 |
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