I need a song ID. The group is "Bowling for Soup." The song is something about "Back in 1985" and is about being stuck in the 80s. Help?
Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.
'Jaynestown'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Volans - Aug 07, 2004 6:10:13 am PDT #4432 of 10003
move out and draw fire
DavidS - Aug 07, 2004 7:04:27 am PDT #4433 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bowling For Soup has a website. (it's uh...bowlingforsoup.com) Looks like the song is called "1985" - they have the video on their site.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 07, 2004 8:17:49 am PDT #4434 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
All skits on every hip-hop album ever.
Wait - even the first De La Soul?
Volans - Aug 07, 2004 8:46:00 am PDT #4435 of 10003
move out and draw fire
Thanks Hec. And that explains why I haven't been able to buy the song - not yet released.
DavidS - Aug 07, 2004 10:51:59 am PDT #4436 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How about a little good news?
Ganked from SFGate:
Sept. 14:
Sally Timms,
In the World of Him
(Touch & Go). The longtime Mekons vocalist (the Dusty Springfield of political country punk) finally follows up her dreamy 1999 release Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos.
sumi - Aug 07, 2004 11:24:49 am PDT #4437 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
There is a little piece in EW with Robyn Hitchcock. On page 12 of the issue with Julia Roberts on the cover.
Kate P. - Aug 07, 2004 11:24:54 am PDT #4438 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Sally Timms, In the World of Him (Touch & Go).
Hey, cool!
And in other news that may be interesting only to me, Tracy Grammer recently released a new album, The Verdant Mile. Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer were an amazing duo on the folk scene and among my favorite musical acts ever. They were heading towards national prominence until Dave Carter died of a heart attack (at age 49--speaking of dying too young) two years ago. This is the first solo album Tracy has released. It doesn't have any of Dave's songs on it, but she's working on another album, to be released next year, with all of his songs that they had not yet recorded when he died.
Michele T. - Aug 07, 2004 5:25:07 pm PDT #4439 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
SALLLLLLLLLLLLLY!!
Glamcookie - Aug 07, 2004 6:01:01 pm PDT #4440 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Worst song by favorite band - "Mermaid Legs" Versus. Good laws, how did Richard go so wrong?
Lyra Jane - Aug 08, 2004 8:43:22 am PDT #4441 of 10003
Up with the sun
We saw the Curiosa festival Friday, which I went on about for far too long in my journal. But one thing I noticed about the Cure's performance is that Robert Smith, at least, seems to be sort of grudgingly accomodating in playing "Lovecats" and "Friday I'm in Love" for the five thousandth times.
My question is this: Do performers have any type of an obligation to play older material or hits? Should they, if it bores them but makes the fans happy? I know some performers basically do greatest hits shows, whereas other bands play newer music almost exclusively. What's the right balance?