Play It Again

There are some memories that are so incredibly vivid and that we all hold very near and dear and then others take a little coaxing to come out of their neatly protected shell.  They just need a little spark to rekindle them.  Well, I have to admit that some of the songs today are ones that I really don't remember, but I am sure once Red Robot spins em up, they will come flooding back to me.

Along those same lines, I am always saying that I need to write things down and apparently, Red Robot has taken me a wee bit too literally!  Oye!

Well, here are Today's 10 Tunes folks.  I hope you enjoy them!

(Click here to listen to clips of these songs)

1.  Could It Be Forever - David Cassidy 2:16 (Bell Records "Test Pressing")  See? Little things like that get me excited.  Not only is this a white label promotional single but it actually has the words "Test Pressing" on the label and in QUOTES yet!!  Um...ya know, even though you are only thinking it, I can still hear you screaming GEEEEEEEEEEEEEK through the computer!  I think this was the second single from David's first solo album and in my opinion, it is so much better than Cherish!  It really shows off his voice and is much less Partridge-y than Cherish.  Favorite part of the song for me is when he croaks out the word "but"!  Very corny but very cool.  Kinda like me, yeh, that's it, like me.  Even though you don't have eyes RR I know you just rolled something at me.

2.  Oh Julie - Barry Manilow 2:14 (Arista Records)  You know how much I love Barry, right?  Well, my recollection of this song was that it was very silly and I was not looking forward to playing it today!  But you know what?  I was so very wrong!  This is such a cool, catchy, rockabilly little song and he sounds GREAT singing it!  The man is just perfect.  Have you gotten his new album yet????  What are you waiting for?  Jeez!

3.  Modern Girl - Sheena Easton 3:35 (EMI Records)  WOW  I haven't heard this song in ages.  I forgot how much I loved it!  Such a fun, silly song!  "She eats a tangerine"  I guess that is the lyricist's way of showing us that she is a Modern Girl! (HUH?)  That or it is the only thing he could think of that rhymes with "magazine".  Favorite part of the song is the casio solo!  Back to the lyrics for a second...I love when they can't come up with anything so they just brainstorm and come up with "na na na nana"!  Genious!

4.  Skin Deep - Cher 3:54 (Geffen Records)  I love this song but I consider it Cher's 80s sell out song!  All the other stuff she was doing at the time had a somewhat timeless rock sound to it. This is pure out and out 80s up to moment gimmeckry at its best and I love it!!  Chair dancing to this one baby!  The funny thing is, this a remix/re-edit from the album version to make it sound even more contemporary.  The only problem with that is....the more hip and up the minute you try to be the more 5 minutes ago you become..  Funny how that works.

5.  A Little Bit Of Heaven - Natalie Cole 4:01 (Modern Records)  Ok, here is another one that, right off the top of my head, I can't exactly recall how it goes, I just remember really liking it.  These things scare me sometimes.  You know like when you have a favorite movie or tv show from when you were a kid and then you see it again as an adult?  You hang your head in shame and think, "what the hell was I thinking?"  Let's hope that is not the case here, cause I love Natalie Cole.  Ok RR, spin it babeeeee!  Ahhhhhhh....I remember it from the first note and I do so love this song!!!  I love the reggae feel to the chorus!  So cool! This is definitely a sombody's-getting-lucky-tonight song but the cool thing is, it is a couple that is already in a committed relationship.  Very adult and a little sleazy!  Love it.

6.  Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & the Blowfish 3:46 (Atlantic Records)  Ahh Hootie!  Where'd ya go bud?  We miss you and what ever became of the poor Blowfish?  Sent them back out to sea did ya?  This is such a cool/fun song!!  Loving the banjos and guitars and Hootie's voice is just so freakin' cool with his husky mumble!  Chair dancing again!  Really fun songs so far today, yes?

7.  Let It Whip - Dazz Band 3:58 (Motown Records)  HA!!  I always thought this was such a silly song but man, it sounds so good right now!!  Such a tight slick production! Can't type!  Chair dancing!  Spinning a little too!  RR is doing the robot again.  (We need to teach him some new moves!) Ok, so the lyrics are beyond silly but who cares when a song sounds this good!  "awooohoooo"   "I only wanna be widchew"

8.  Another One Bites The Dust - Queen 3:32 (Elektra Records)  Till I draw my last breath I will never understand how this song came from Queen!  It was so out of character, in my opinion.  They were known for huge rock opus' and then comes this song.  While it is way cool and sooooooo far ahead of its time, it is still an oddity in my mind! I am guessing they were just discovering synths and were trying to keep up with ELO?  Just saying!  "Hey hey"  Did I ever tell you about the time I met Freddie Mercury at Studio 54?

9.  Telephone Line - ELO 3:57 (United Artists)  Ok, this seems to be the recurring theme for today.  It was really not intentional but....I REALLY don't remember this one.  Hell, I don't even remember ELO being on United Artists Records.  Hit it RR......nnnnnnnow!   Oh man,  the beginning of this song was so totally ripped off by Lionel Richie (thieving bastard)!  I remember this one now!  Very slow for ELO.  Such a cool, Beatlesque sound to it!  This is another one of those songs that remeinds me of getting the Superhero stamps while at Nan's!

10.  Hurts So Bad - Linda Ronstadt 3:03 (Asylum Records)  Now this one I remember and I LOVE!!!!  The Ronstadt Era was an amazing one!  She could kick the crap out of anyone, vocally/  You did not mess with Linda!  She is the consumate actress in a song, whether it be a kick-ass rock song or a big band number.  And do you remember her look back in the day?  Kinda waifish, with her hair piled on top of her head and those HUGE brown eyes!!!  Incredible.  I always associate this song with summertime on Battery Avenue.

I love doing this blog.  Somedays it is very difficult to write because I know there is some stupid moron monitoring what I say here, and DB ("douche bag" please know that I do indeed have an attorney on my side) and somedays it is very difficult to find anything interesting to say!  But, finding songs like these and knowing that I have now digitized them to listen to more frequently is such a great pay off! I love sharing this music with you guys and I love your comments too. I am thrilled that I can help you relive these songs with me.  I have some fun stuff planned for the weekend, so make sure you come back.  Now, go tell someone you truly love that you love them, believe me, they need to hear it!  Never forget to end a conversation with the words I love you.  I'll see you all tomorrow!!!!