(late 70's &) 80's music

[pumpkinette]

Oct 25, 2009 6:08:09 GMT gabriel said:

Pumpkin, the MJ was terrific. Good one. I like MJ's music. Always have. And it's a relief to be able to post positive things about him without having to be on the defensive all the time.

But the Stats! Where did you get that! That was Awesome! The guitar riff rang a tiny bell from a long time ago in my head. I vaguely remember the song but look at them. They're all 60's psychodelic/hippy/Indian..wow. Thank you for posting that. It's just terrific. I never knew the Stats were like that. They really changed when they moved into the 70's. I think the lineup changed as well, not all of them. So, what a great chance to compare the group.

This is from '73. You really wouldn't think it was the same group. Good foot tapping rock song.

Thanks for sharing this! It ROCKS! ;D

[pumpkinette]

1 of my favorite 80's 1 hit wonders

[beth]

Spreading the wealth today 'cause I love them a lot.

This was abt. 4 yrs ago. They're aging well.

[gabriel]

OK. I get the 4 in a row.



You will never have heard this song before but a classic.

[beth]

Nov 3, 2009 11:38:10 GMT gabriel said:

OK. I get the 4 in a row.



You will never have heard this song before but a classic.

lol Knew you would.

Tell us something about this song. You're right - new one to me.

[gabriel]

Late 70's Australia. He was really big.
This is another one of his songs.

[gabriel]

How can I not post something from this fabulous film?



Oh yeah.

[beth]

I like the Richard Clapton, Gabriel. Thanks.



1982 personal favorite

[gabriel]

Thanks beth. Can't go wrong with P Simon and African rhythm.

[gabriel]

Thanks beth. You keep finding the ones I've never seen.

Original '76/'77. Down the streets of Melbourne. Bon is playing the pipes.
I mean, what RNR band mixes bagpipes with lead guitar? Anyway it's cool.

[gabriel]

This is a great song from '87 by a great band. Noiseworks. Take me back to you.

[gabriel]

This is a terrific song. The lead singer, 'Shirley' Strachan, was killed in a helicoptor crash about 10 years ago.

[gabriel]

Today's pick. A great UK band with a few classics. This is one of them from '82.

[gabriel]

And a follow up.



I'm a big boy now.

[beth]

I think this is late '70s but I guess it could be early '80s.

[gabriel]

Yes I know that one. It's from Xanadu. 1980, if I'm right. I like Cliff. Always have. This one was huge for him in '76.

[Liberator]

Bette Davis Eyes - "Embedding disabled"

Brings back happy memories of a half-Corsican Parisienne called Florence.

[gabriel]

Nov 25, 2009 12:22:06 GMT Liberator said:

"Embedding disabled"

Brings back happy memories of a half-Corsican Parisienne called Florence.

Sorry man. I didn't realise that was a link. Yeah, I think that song by Kim Carnes was great. Thanks for posting.

[Liberator]

I didn't answer because I guessed somebody would find the way. I even tried some fancy HTML hacking but it only produced a youtube screen that said embedding was disabled by request when it tried to run.

I don't know whether Florence did or not because I've only seen Bette Davis in monochrome. She had cow eyes though - big and brown that you'd feel you could fall into

This meant a lot to me. It speaks for everything I have ever valued and wanted and felt denied since even before I stripped off for the Wiccan five-fold kiss and after I felt that was all rather Tolkienesque trying to take itself seriously. It is the 1980s anthem of rebellion and personal liberation as much as The Prisoner was the 1960s foreseeing of the dehumanised horror to come. While we were all watching out for 1984, Brave New World ensnared us - and we can't get enough of it!

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I used to ram it on a jukebox incessantly and even bought the 'LP' tape. At the time, I did not know that she was a born-again conservative religious nutter. I just read it as the yearning to be a truly emotional human being that I felt against the shallow materialism of the 1980s and what has followed. Just because she is a woman she naturally addresses herself to a putative woman but could be just as much a man. "Unborn children who might have made me complete" - Humanity's cry for freedom from The Great Economic Machine - so much harder for men than for women to achieve that freedom!

I reckon she may have come up with the wrong answer (from what I've heard since) but that doesn't mean her question about the 'Human Condition' wasn't right!

[gabriel]

This lady is still going after all these years. An American who got her fan base in England. I think she's great.

[Alpha Hooligan]

And much retro goodness was observed...








Oh, and huge props to Pumpkinette for posting SAFETY DANCE...awesome.


AH

[Alpha Hooligan]

These deserves their own post...






Ant Hooligan

[gabriel]

ant hooligan. Good one.

I think my fave.

[beth]

Gabriel, I think it's kind of strange how so many good groups were there to entertain you guys in the 70s and 80s and we didn't get to hear them at all. Bet things would have been different if the PC had advanced to todays norm.

I'm going to add a long song and a short story - true story. When I was in college (in the 70s - eons ago it seems) I took a performing arts class. In place of a final exam, our prof chose Elton John's Yellow Brick Road album for us and told us to turn it into a stage musical.

We all worked together to choose a (kind of) story and then were divided into small groups, assigned particular tracks and told to arrange the scenes for the music. My group was given Harmony, Funeral for a Friend and Love Lies Bleeding in My Hand. It was a wonderful and terrible experience. I still remember every chord, every riff, every drum beat - it was riveted into my brain.

Live isn't exactly like the album, but close enough.

[gabriel]

Thanks beth for that. Always enjoyable to hear Elton. I would have liked to hear your version.

That's the great thing about these boards. I've heard so many songs for the 1st time and like you I wonder how come I've never heard them before? I think you were talking about the Ants and Cockney Rebel in your post. Massive songs in their times.



This one from an Australian band called The Models from '87. Guaranteed to get you on your feet and dancing.