Role-playing games often use a common set of creatures that are easily recognizeable and have pre-determined traits. Most are based on mythology in some form or other. The Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual contains many of these as well.
... 1981 Joni Mitchell
1982 Neil Young
1983 Glenn Gould
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1987 The Guess Who[?]
1989 The Band
1990 Maureen Forrester[?]
1991 Leonard Cohen
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