I'm going to be spinning at the Madewell store in SoHo (on Broadway at Broome) again on Wednesday, 12/23 from 4 to 8 pm. Come by, get those last minute presents & say hi!
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Okay now that I've covered the bidness du jour, today's post will be focusing on those fine fine ladies of the eighties.
Kate Bush -- Running Up That Hill
Back in the day if you'd have said you were a Kate Bush fan, I would've just written you off as a nerdy theatre major or something. I just didn't really get her whole deconstructed literary ballerina thing & I was also sort of a dick.
Since then, I've grown up (a bit) & gone back & listened to her & found lots of great songs -- like this one! Someone needs to remix this mother with a really good beat so it's easier to dance to though.
Kirsty MacColl -- They Don't Know
Sure we all remember Tracey Ullman's version, but did you know that Kirsty MacColl wrote it & sang it first?
I like 'em both but this one is less brassy & silly. It's got heart & sweetness. It doesn't try to be cute.
Here's a photo montage someone put together -- I don't think this song ever had a video.
Seriously how cool is she, is he? I was admittedly pretty confused by Annie when I first saw the "Sweet Dreams" video. Why would a woman dress like that?
"Dumb hearts get broken just like china cups" And this video -- I love the video to this song! She's both the guy & the girl! It totally twisted my brainz. Did you catch some of those new wave cameos?
I've got to end it here with possibly THE sexiest lady of the 80s -- Miss Debbie Harry. I love that this song is just so shamelessly girl group stylee.
You know, listening to Blondie as a young, impressionable kid probably made me want to move to NYC in the first place. Because I always considered myself somewhat of a badass, this line has always stuck with me: "when I met you in a restaurant you could tell I was no debutante."
Here's Blondie performing on some TV show & Debbie is hella sweaty.
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And this? Well this is totally unrelated to this post & awesome.
The radio programs are really amazing, i really like it because is very interesting and i prefer the programs where i can discuss or talk about the topic. We usually solve many doubt when we can speak some particular themes. And is really nice.
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Hi there! I just received a cd bootleg of Kirsty MacColl's debut album today (got it through eBay and hoped it would be a Japanese reissue, but no such luck). So that's a nice coincidence. From your post I'm guessing she was more a name in Europe than in the States in the 80s (pre-Pogues, that is). This record was rare by the mid-80s, when I started buying lps, but my brother had a copy so I was lucky. If you haven't heard it, it's a gem on par with "Kite", but with a gutsier sound, occasional brass and organ. Anyway, hope all's well in the Big Apple. Best regards from Oslo
Posted by: Roar | March 02, 2010 at 07:41 PM
goodnight k moon cracks me up!
Posted by: Tim | December 18, 2009 at 10:35 AM