I think my favorite song for that era and genre was Duran Duran's "Relax".
I think you thinkoed The Reflex due to proximity to Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
P.M. Marc - Jan 08, 2009 11:51:24 am PST #525 of 6436
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
javachik - Jan 08, 2009 12:38:20 pm PST #526 of 6436
Our wings are not tired.
You're right!
Shir - Jan 09, 2009 9:54:36 am PST #527 of 6436
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Humm. I think I'm beginning to like Malcolm Middleton very much.
I may be lying to myself about the Tenth Doctor Scottish accent likeability factor, but meh.
tommyrot - Jan 09, 2009 10:31:11 am PST #528 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Malcolm Middleton is an awesome name. Because your nickname could be "in the"....
Jon B. - Jan 09, 2009 10:36:15 am PST #529 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I always confuse Malcolm Middleton (of "Arab Strap") with Ali Roberts (of "Appendix Out"). The common accent is the only way that makes a lick of sense.
Sue - Jan 10, 2009 1:26:35 pm PST #530 of 6436
hip deep in pie
This is one of my favourite radio shows ever, Lister Sinclair presents the Masterpieces of Disco: [link]
I don't really know how to explain this to you. CBC took the most erudite, heady broadcaster they had and let him loose on disco, and he did what he did best: brings the high to the low, the low to the high and gets you to listen to things in a whole new way.
Theodosia - Jan 10, 2009 5:59:21 pm PST #531 of 6436
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
That sounds like fun. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but there's a lot that disco owes to jazz, Latino and big band styles (especially Barry White to the latter).
In particular, I've completely changed my mind about B. White, originally I thought he was creepy. Now that I'm about the age he was at the time, he sounds gallant and fun and somebody I'd like to get to know a whole lot better.
DavidS - Jan 10, 2009 6:09:49 pm PST #532 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In particular, I've completely changed my mind about B. White, originally I thought he was creepy. Now that I'm about the age he was at the time, he sounds gallant and fun and somebody I'd like to get to know a whole lot better.
So, you'd probably be open to the news that he contributed songs to the Banana Splits.
Also, Big Band Disco, cf. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. Check it out. (It's where Kid Creole got his start.)
How cool is this? English teacher, post-grad degree disco hipster. And from Montreal.
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Thomas August Darnell Browder was born in Montreal, Canada in 1950. Darnell began his musical career in a band named The In-Laws with his half-brother, Stony Browder Jr, in 1965, which disbanded so Darnell could pursue a career as an English teacher. Darnell obtained a masters degree in English, but in 1974 again formed a band with Stony Browder Jr under the name Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band[1]. Their self-titled debut release was a Top 40-charting album which was certified gold.
"Together, the Browder boys defy convention and pillage their passions to invent a new breed. Of convoluted and deliberately obfuscated racial heritage, the brothers decided to promote their pan-genetic Creole Creed: a better, brighter reality that ignores gender and colour restrictions. Unfortunately, claiming their mixed heritage with pride was largely perceived by "radical" American youth as almost heinously passing for white; both Savannah Band and later, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, always fared better in Europe than at home"[2]
Darnell began producing for other artists, such as Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rhumba Band, Machine and Gichy Dan’s Beachwood No.9, before adopting the name Kid Creole (adapted from the Elvis Presley film King Creole) in 1980. The persona of Kid Creole is described as:
"Inspired by Cab Calloway and the Hollywood films of the 30's and 40's, the Kid fills out his colorful zoot suits with style and grace, dancing onstage with his inimitable, relentless and self-proclaimed cool."[3]
Theodosia - Jan 10, 2009 6:26:15 pm PST #533 of 6436
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I need to get more of their stuff, as well as the Kid Creole band ditto. I haven't heard "Cherchez la Femme" in a dog's age.
Juliebird - Jan 11, 2009 7:25:29 am PST #534 of 6436
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm trying to put together an antidote for winter blues/summer music playlist.
So far I have:
"Dreams" The Cranberries
"Feeling Good" Nina Simone
"Summer in the City" The Lovin' Spoonful
"Spring and by Summer Fall" Blonde Redhead
"Mango Tree" Angus & Julia Stone
"Transfiguration, No. 1" M. Ward
"Summer" Alien Ant Farm
"L'Incertitude D'Heisenberg" Telepopmusik
"Kiss the Sky" Sean Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
"Green River" Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Walking on Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves
"Summer Sunshine" The Corrs
"Guantanamera" Celiz Cruz & Buena Vista Social Club
"Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries" Willie Bobo & Dan the Automator
"Mambo Italiano" Dean Martin or Rosemary Clooney
"Ghostwriter" RJD2
"Lift Me Up" Moby
Any suggestions?