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Dynamism Defined: Canada's Chilliwack and Their 1981 "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" Single

"Precision Pop" from the MTV era doesn't just roll off the assembly line.

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Brad Kyle
Feb 05, 2022
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The dictionary defines dynamism as “great energy, force, or power; vigor.” In pop music, it can be expanded to mean elements of a song that span the highs and lows on a music staff, the sounds a producer and engineer can squeeze onto a record’s groove (and there is only one), or how one song can simply end up sounding like no other. Like this one:

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