Music History

The 101 Strangest Records on Spotify

Now that Spotify is finally available in Canada, we can dig into lists such as this one compiled by The Guardian. If not for the explosion in streaming music services, these gems would have been forever lost to history. For example, there’s this fine record by Valentine that featured Sylvestor Stallone’s brother.

Valentine - Valentine

And there’s plenty more where that came from. Did you know that about 20% of all the songs on Spotify have never been played once? See what you can discover here through a site called Forgotify.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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