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Yep, #MusicMonday has rolled around again. Today’s feature is Echo Beach by Martha and Muffins. Pardon the crapola video content.

Martha and the Muffins came out of Toronto in the late 1980s, riding the crest of New Wave. In the beginning, Martha and the Muffins was fronted not merely by one Martha, but two Marthas: Martha Johnson (the redhead) and Martha Ladly (the blonde).

The group chose its name “Martha and the Muffins” to distance themselves from the aggressive names adopted by many punk bands of the era. As founder Mark Gane (and Martha Johnson’s partner) said, “Martha and the Muffins couldn’t be more wimpy.” Mark Gane is the composer of Echo Beach.

Lyrics:

I know it’s out of fashion
And a trifle uncool
But I can’t help it
I’m a romantic fool
It’s a habit of mine
To watch the sun go down
On Echo Beach
I watch the sun go down

Chorus:

From nine to five
I have to spend my time at work
My job is very boring
I’m an office clerk
The only thing that helps me pass the time away
Is knowing I’ll be back at Echo Beach someday

On a silent summer evening
The sky’s alive with lights
A building in the distance
Surrealistic sight
On Echo Beach
Waves make the only sound
On Echo Beach
There’s not a soul around

Chorus:

From nine to five
I have to spend my time at work
My job is very boring
I’m an office clerk
The only thing that helps me pass the time away
Is knowing I’ll be back at Echo Beach someday

Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time
Echo Beach, far away in time