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I don't know why Manfred Mann called his ensemble the Earth Band. Maybe it's like how there was an act called the Dirt Band. What's next? The Poo Band? Maybe it's like how Q-102 kept conducting a One Earth Party (mentioned on some old websites on Angelfire that haven't been maintained in decades).
In any event, the lead vocals on the Earth Band's big hits in the 1970s and 1980s were handled by Chris Thompson. I believe that's him singing in the video above. Hearing this lost hit today brings back memories of the musical excitement that loomed large in 1984. That was probably also the year in which I watched MTV more than any other. But I usually wasn't allowed to watch it for hours on end. I had things I had to do.
Fast-forward to 2013, when one of the strangest Earth Band-related incidents ever took place. That was when I had a weird dream that involved Little River Band and the Earth Band. In this dream, the lead singer of Little River Band posted a message insulting me on an online message board about the radio industry. This prompted me to get in a lengthy online argument with him. In response, the Earth Band's Chris Thompson - the man you see above - also started attacking me. He posted a message that said, "Some people are like mice disguised as dachshunds. At first, Mr. Brown appeared to be a dachshund. Now he has proven himself to be a mouse."
This prompted me to track him down. I discovered that Chris was lodged at a hotel in Missouri, so I made a special trip to the Show Me State to confront him. I entered the hotel lobby and found him there. When he refused to apologize, I grabbed his glasses off his face and hurled them across the room.
But this was just a dream! A ridiculous, absurd, preposterous dream!
It wasn't real! Get a grip!
Hopefully, Q-102 won't be having a One Poo Party anytime soon.
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