Here is Today's 10 Tunes....
2. Fame - Irene Cara 3:48 (RSO Records) Booom-slide bass! What a brilliantly happy, hopeful and edgy song this is. Yes, of course, we all got sick to death of hearing it when it came out but listen to it again now!!! It does conjure up the image of those kids dancing in the street outside of the School Of The Performing Arts (of which Annette is a graduate) but remember, that whole sequence was shot while they were dancing to Donna Summer's Hot Stuff! Just a bit of trivia. By the way, I love Irene Cara's voice and bought several of her albums!
3. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels 3:40 (Capitol Records) LOL Um...can't think of thing to say about this song. Oh, wait, I just thought of something, when people as if we know who the Motels were, we can say, Yes, they sang Suddenly Last Summer. Just hope that they don't ask us to sing any part of the song. Such a throw away song! I got nuthin' folks. Apparently, niether did the writers of this song which would explain why she keeps singing the title of the song over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Red Robot? I would not object to you hitting the needle OFF the record!
4. Missing You - John Waite 3:58 (EMI America) Did you see that word? AMERICA? Ok, good! (that has nothing to do with this song but will make sense later on) I really love this. I love the set up of the guitars, I love the echoing back-up vocals and I love John Waite's cool, gravely voice. Lots of people have covered this song but this is the best version of it I have ever heard.
5. Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival 2:42 (Fantasy Records) Damn, CCR was one of THE coolest bands of all time! Really not sure what some of the lyrics are here and I know I could look em up but I kinda want to go on believing that he just sang a line about "duct tape", ya know what I mean? (listen just after the first chorus...."something something new kid with duct tape something something") Also, I love that he is singing "da corner" instead of "the corner". Always makes me think of the Ridge! Oh, wait, one last misheard line, I know he is actually singing "you don't need a penny just to hang around" but what I have always heard was (get ready for it) "you don't need a pinhead just to hang around" WHAT??? Cause we all know a pinhead that we could have brought to the party but why sing about it? I would have sworn that was the lyric!
6. Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel 3:58 (Geffen Records) Before I let RR let this one fly I must go on record as saying that once Peter Gabriel left Genesis, prior to Phil Collins taking over, that band went down the crapper. (The only good thing they did with Phil in the lead was Paper Late) Anywho, I love this song!!!! I have absolutely no idea what it is about but who cares. The sound of this song and Peter Gabriel's odd, vulnerable, almost ready to break voice, made this so exciting to me. Oh that poor monkey! I always mixed Olivia's Heartattack into the this song. Listen to the clips, you'll understand why.
7. Whip It - Devo 2:37 (Warner Brothers Records) Such a silly song! Great bass line though. I still want one of those red "game piece" hats that the boys of Devo wore in the video.
8. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant 3:27 (Epic Records) Another perfectly silly song but with some great memories attached! My freshman year of college, on my birthday, I asked my parents if I could have a birthday party at the house. That was all I wanted as a present that year. Being the outstanding parents that they are, they said yes. They got me all the food that I wanted to have out for the party (foreshadowing of my solo party ventures) and once everything was set up and in place, they went upstairs into their bedroom and just let me have free reign. My Mom and Dad are the greatest and they have done many many cool things for me and Steven throughout our lives, but this stands out among all the others for me as the coolest night! They let me experience what it was like to be a "grown-up" at such a young age. Oh, yeh, back to the song......a very fun cool party song that I would still use when I DJ!!!
9. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band 3:35 (Epic Records) How do I even talk about this one? This is just pure classic brilliance. "Deliverance" meets contemporary country music!!! When I was a kid, I used to think I would be so cool if I knew every word to this song. Let me tell ya, I DID know every word to this song and whenever it would play the other kids would marvel at the fact that I knew it word for word and inflection for inflection (much like Patches years before) except that this time around they would make fun of me for being able to do that! Eh! they were just intimadated by my brilliance (hey, it is a short straw but let me grasp at it, ok?)
10. Making Our Dreams Come True (Theme from TV show "Laverne & Shirley") - Cyndi Grecco 2:29 (Private Stock Records) Another very happy song! Yes, it was a theme song to a corny sitcom, but ya know what? If you listen to it now, it just may inspire you to make your dreams come true. Hell, it is making me want to make my dreams come true. One of those dreams is to be free to say what I want to say here without fear of reprisal.
11. God Bless The U.S.A. - Lee Greenwood 3:05 (MCA Records) I know, I know, it is Friday and not a usual night for a bonus track but I could not help but put this on here tonight! I was born in 1964! I grew up in the late 60s and so on....but even from a very young age, I understood one simple truth...we, as AMERICANS, had the right to freedom of speech and expression. Thousands upon thousands of our young men and women have fought and many have lost their lives to maintain that right! Recently, it has come to my attention that I have been the target of that innate freedom. It was almost enough to make me stop posting this blog. But, I will never EVER give in to the maniacal manipulations of some middle-aged douche bag! I will however, protect the people that I love and never again mention their names here or on any social networking website. Karma is a beautiful thing and I truly hope this person gets what's coming to them. With that said, go listen to this amazing song! I love this country and I adore the people that have had the courage to defend it, unlike the loser in question here!
Goodnight! I'll see you tomorrow. Make sure that the people you love know it!!!!
I am a huge Blondie Fan. Remember when people would paint jean jackets and binders with Album covers. I painted my sisters binder with the Blondie cover "Dreamin" in oil paint (haha) I loved Blondie and still do. I have so many favorites, my favorite song wasn't a radio hit. It was Sunday Girl. I remember seeing Fame in the theater with my mom. We loved that movie. I am so sorry Irene Carra got over exposed and disappeared. They played that record over and over again on the radio. I am going to have to say we need to agree to disagree on the Phil Collins/Genesis song. My favorite song Follow you, follow me. Smaltzy what can I say (lol). I love that you see game pieces on Devo's head while I see flower pots (hehehe) Gary we need to look at some ink blots (lol). Goody Two shoes was my life!! Don't drink Don't smoke what do you do? haha Till I quit the swim team in senior year and picked up a Malboro (red) and a Michelob light (they didn't have ultra then) hehehehe. I amuse myself... hehehehehe. And we'll do it our way and make all our dreams come true for me and you!!!
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