A Strange Coincidence

[HurricaneGirl]

Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves was the name of the band which won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1997.

They are an American/British band formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. Their lead guitarist is Kimberley Rew, formerly of the Soft Boys.

Reacting to the group's Eurovision victory, with the song "Love Shine A Light", Katrina said it was the second landslide victory in a week -- Tony Blair had won the British general election two days previously.

In the United States, they had a hit single called Walking on Sunshine which is still played on most '80s radio stations.

[GalvestonDuck]

I thought about that band's name when I first saw the list for this year. Thought how weird -- a storm name and "waves" in the same name. A few others have mentioned it on the news and here since then.

And I'm one of the guilty few who list "Walkin' On Sunshine" as one of my fave one-hit wonders.

[GalvestonDuck]

Update: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_and_the_Waves

"The first time I opened the paper and saw 'Katrina kills 9,' it was a bit of a shock. It's a very sad situation, but I'm sure the strength and good will of the survivors will turn it around. I hope that the true spirit of 'Walking on Sunshine' will prevail. I would hate for the title to be tinged with sadness, and I will have to do my own part to help turn that around."

The MSNBC news program Countdown with Keith Olbermann dubbed its coverage of the hurricane "Katrina and the waves", and the name appeared in numerous headlines and blog posts.

[southerngale]

Before the first landfall in Florida when Katrina was still a weak TS:

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:39 pm

Hi-res imagery (as of 2320Z) shows a pretty good burst starting to go up to the SW the big blob...closer to the center of circulation located by aircraft. If this burst manages to overspread the center in the next few hours...it won't be very long at all before Katrina starts making waves.

Sorry...had to throw that in.

MW