Heartbeat, Its A Lovebeat

Tired of all the foreign musical culture on the broadcast airwaves, in 1972 Canada enacted the MAPL system that mandated a certain percentage of Canadian content on radio and TV. This opened the door for stardom for such talented acts as Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who, and the many acts that came after. That stardom was well-deserved, but it wasn't enough to fill the radio schedule. Since Canada has about 10% of the population of the US, there was a mad scramble in the early '70s to find enough Canadian content (also known as CanCon). That's how the DeFranco Family got their big chance. With automatic radio play, they filled the slot that the Jackson 5 and the Osmond Brothers held in the US, but it didn't last long. Read about them and others who got a chance thanks to CanCon regulations.

"Heartbeat, Its A Lovebeat" was never a favorite of mine, but it does bring back memories of 1973. (via Nag on the Lake)