From: neutron@NOSPAMistar.ca   
      
   OK ... after spending a long time looking for this song, I have found it:   
      
    Pretenders:  "Time The Avenger",  from Learning To Crawl  (1983).   
      
   A great song, though never made it onto Billboard's  Hot 100 list.   
      
    - Mitch   
      
   "Michel Gallant"  wrote in message news:   
   bGNe.13669$7R.1042342@news20.bellglobal.com...   
   >I need help identifying a song, which I am almost certain is by a pop-rock   
   band   
   > of the early 80's.  It is an upbeat song .. medium tempo, good simple guitar   
   riffs.   
   > Don't know any of the words  :(   
   > The female singer has a slighter deeper voice. My list of potential   
   candidates so   
   > far are:   
   >   
   > - Parachute Club   
   > - Martha and the Muffins   
   > - Pretenders   
   >   
   > The closest *voice* match I could fine (I think) is Lorraine Segatto   
   (Parachute Club),   
   > but it is not the most popular hits (Rise Up or Feet of the Moon).  I   
   haven't been   
   > able (yet) to hear the other songs by Parachute Club (best of CD on order).   
   > The tempo of the song is slighter slower than Echo Beach (Martha/Muffins),   
   but with   
   > more emphasis on guitar rather than keyboard.   
   >   
   > Any ideas what song I'm thinking of ??  I'd recognize it instantly. Have   
   previewed many   
   > other 80's female-singer bands in musicpreviews at  amazon.com and   
   puretracks.com  but no joy!   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   > - Mitch   
   >   
   >   
      
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