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The Spirit Of Radio by Rush
Genre: Rock
Year: 1980
Year: 1980
"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The songs name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNYs slogan. The song was significant in the growing popularity of the band. It is also the first song of the 1980s, since Permanent Waves was released on January 1st, 1980, and being the first track on the album. The band had grazed the UK Top 40 two years earlier with "Closer to the Heart", but when issued as a single in March 1980, "The Spirit of Radio" soon reached number 13 on the UK singles chart. It remains their biggest UK hit to date (the 7" single was a 3:00 edited version which has never appeared on CD to date)http://www.discogs.com/Rush-Spirit-Of-Radio/release/1144431. "The Spirit of Radio" was named one of The Rock Read full article at wikipedia.org
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