The Kings

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The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Original members were David Diamond, lead vocals, bass guitar and songwriter, Sonny Keyes, vocals, keyboards and songwriter, Max Styles, drums, and Mister Zero, guitar and songwriter. They are best known for their memorably anthemic hit about waiting for the weekend, "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide," released in 1980. The story of the song is captured in the documentary "The Kings: Anatomy Of A One-Hit Wonder," available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K… read more
The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Original members were David Diamond, lead vocals, bass guitar and songwriter, Sonny Keyes, vocals, keyboards and songwriter, Max Styles, drums, and Mister Zero, guitar and songwriter. They are best known for t… read more
The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Original members were David Diamond, lead vocals, bass guitar and songwriter, Sonny Keyes, vocals, keyboards and songwriter, Max Styles, drums, and Mister Zero, guitar and songwriter. They are best known for their memorably anthemic hit about waiting for the weekend, "This Be… read more

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1 Play track This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide (Original Radio Seque) This Beat Goes On - Original Radio Seque
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 82 listeners
2 Play track The Kings Are Here Switchin' to Glide
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3 Play track The Kings Are Here This Beat Goes On
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4 Play track The Kings Are Here Don't Let Me Know
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5 This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide (Original Demo) This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide (Original Demo)
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6 If I Could Believe You If I Could Believe You
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7 Play track The Kings Are Here Partyitis
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8 Unstoppable Cosmic Groove
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9 Anthology One Astro-Play
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10 Play track The Kings Are Here Go Away
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  1. 8,024 listeners

    1980 · 1 track

    This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide (Original Radio Seque)
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  2. 7,183 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 15 tracks

    The Kings Are Here
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  3. 1,304 listeners

    19 Sep 2000 · 15 tracks

    The Kings Are Here and More
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  4. 872 listeners

    8 Nov 2011 · 1 track

    This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide (Original Demo)
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