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Rare 80's Classics
Ok, we've had the rare 70s thread so I thought I'd start a rare 80s thread.
There's countless 80s songs that very rarely get heard on the radio nowadays. Here's 3 that I love. Japan - Visions Of China http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhC8LnFd2LE Billy Griffin - Hold Me Tighter In The Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95dDQGiStt0 Sky - Toccata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbgU...eature=related |
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Eddy & The Soul Band - The Theme From Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_BPjO-PTR8 I don't think it was particularly successful, but it DID appear on the very first Now Dance! compilation album. Kon Kan - Harry Houdini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvvz7jCpWmU Known better for their "I Beg Your Pardon" hit of 1989, this was the Canadian SynthPop band's follow-up. Again, I don't think it was very successful. edited to add......... Fat And Frantic - Last Night My Wife Hoovered My Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3rug6x6cc A bit of Christian rockabilly! But it was "record of the week" on Radio One!
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[B]Eddy & The Soul Band - The Theme From Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_BPjO-PTR8 I don't think it was particularly successful, but it DID appear on the very first Now Dance! compilation album.[/b] 'can you dig, can you dig it, can you dig it'
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I think it made the top 30-I remember buying it on seven inch vinyl.
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Now! Dance
01. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (Extended Re-mix) 02. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot 03. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? 04. Stephen Tin Tin Duffy - Kiss Me 05. Belouis Some - Imagination (Dance Mix) 06. Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) (Extended Dance Mix) 07. RAH Band - Clouds Across The Moon 08. Ashford & Simpson - Solid (Special Club Mix) 09. The Cool Notes - Spend The Night (Re-mix) 10. Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do (Re-mix) 11. DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night 12. Curtis Hairston - I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit) 13. T.C. Curtis - You Should Have Known Better 14. War - Groovin' 15. Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer (New Mix) 16. Eddy & The Soulband - Theme From Shaft (Hot Pursuit Mix) 17. Little Benny & The Masters - Who Comes To Boogie 18. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose 19. Aurra - Like I Like It 20. Lillo Thomas - Settle Down (Extended Re-mix) |
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Ten fairly random picks from my iTunes selection... no YouTube at work, so no links, sorry!
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - Behind The Mask (1980 - Eric Clapton had a hit with this song, and Michael Jackson's cover is on the recent posthumous collection, but the original is the best!) BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE - The Jezebel Spirit (1981, scary and funky, a weird combination) THE THE - Uncertain Smile (1982, check out the album version on "Soul Mining" for a brilliant long fadeout featuring Jools Holland) MARSHALL CRENSHAW - Whenever You're On My Mind (1983, just great powerpop) THIS MORTAL COIL - Song to the Siren (1983, amazingly atmospheric cover of the Tim Buckley song, most recently re-done by Bryan Ferry on "Olympia") STEPHEN TINTIN DUFFY - The World At Large Alone (1985, lovely closer to his debut album) PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - She's So Young (1986, more powerpop, hard to believe this wasn't a hit) WAS (NOT WAS) - Anything Can Happen (1988, my favourite track of theirs) STAN RIDGWAY - A Mission In Life (1989, after his novelty hit "Camouflage", he made some great records, including this little gem) TODD RUNDGREN - Where Does The Time Go? (1989, uber-producer's ultra-pop end to the decade.) |
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Ten fairly random picks from my iTunes selection... no YouTube at work, so no links, sorry!
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - Behind The Mask (1980 - Eric Clapton had a hit with this song, and Michael Jackson's cover is on the recent posthumous collection, but the original is the best!) BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE - The Jezebel Spirit (1981, scary and funky, a weird combination) THE THE - Uncertain Smile (1982, check out the album version on "Soul Mining" for a brilliant long fadeout featuring Jools Holland) MARSHALL CRENSHAW - Whenever You're On My Mind (1983, just great powerpop) THIS MORTAL COIL - Song to the Siren (1983, amazingly atmospheric cover of the Tim Buckley song, most recently re-done by Bryan Ferry on "Olympia") STEPHEN TINTIN DUFFY - The World At Large Alone (1985, lovely closer to his debut album) PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - She's So Young (1986, more powerpop, hard to believe this wasn't a hit) WAS (NOT WAS) - Anything Can Happen (1988, my favourite track of theirs) STAN RIDGWAY - A Mission In Life (1989, after his novelty hit "Camouflage", he made some great records, including this little gem) TODD RUNDGREN - Where Does The Time Go? (1989, uber-producer's ultra-pop end to the decade.) kiss me by stephen tin tin duffy was always a fave of mine, i think robbie williams covered it a few years back and most of the was not was stuff is great, there are gazillions of different 12"s and remixes of stuff. spy in the house of love, walk the dinosaur, and out come the freaks were the hits and the albums had some great great tracks, such as where did our love go, which was covered by a little known pop group called wham on the double a sided single b/w a little heard george michael track called last christmas |
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YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - Behind The Mask (1980 - Eric Clapton had a hit with this song, and Michael Jackson's cover is on the recent posthumous collection, but the original is the best!)
Anyway, a few hidden 80s classics of my own: Les Rita Mitsouko - Don't Forget the NIght Quirky, French pop band (when that description was the kiss of death in the UK!) Win - Super Popoid Groove Quirky, Scottish pop band (Their album would have been a pop classic - if anybody had known about it / bought it ) Papas New Faith - Shine Quirky, Cardiff indie pop band. If they'd stuck around for a few more years they would have probably have hit "cool Cymru" gold.. Virginia Astley - One Small Hope - featuring David Sylvian on vocals; would have made a nice Xmas song, perhaps? |
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Apparently, it got to #13 in the charts in 1985 (just Googled it!). I can’t remember it being in the charts at all, but I do remember it being on the first “Now! Dance” album which (I think) was released later that year.
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Not very rare but I don't think you can have an eighties thread without featuring this song (particularly as the thread title includes the word classic).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiQ-a8CkPY |
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Not sure how rare these would be considered but....
Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-p-BhaE0OM Jellybean - Just A Mirage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKh1tc3XUA |
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Skipworth and Turner-Thinking about Your Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-FheJ_aSvE The Limit-Say Yeah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ylWj0R2fs Total Contrast-Takes a little Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv-MpTOS9Vg B B and Q Band-Genie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY9AqqHW810 Rosie Vela-Magic Smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwaiZL51H6I |
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Skipworth and Turner-Thinking about Your Love
Rosie Vela-Magic Smile
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Win - Super Popoid Groove
Quirky, Scottish pop band (Their album would have been a pop classic - if anybody had known about it / bought it ) |
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I loved Win, though my favourite track was the awesome "You've Got The Power"... in fact, I seem to remember buying "Super Popoid Groove" as a double 7" with YGTP included... mind you, when I saw them live it was one of the most disappointing gigs I've ever been to. Anyway, the "Uh! Tears Baby" album is apparently due for re-release this year, for some reason they decided to re-released inferior follow-up "Freaky Trigger" first, last year...
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Not very rare but I don't think you can have an eighties thread without featuring this song (particularly as the thread title includes the word classic).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiQ-a8CkPY Quote:
I loved Win, though my favourite track was the awesome "You've Got The Power"... in fact, I seem to remember buying "Super Popoid Groove" as a double 7" with YGTP included... mind you, when I saw them live it was one of the most disappointing gigs I've ever been to. Anyway, the "Uh! Tears Baby" album is apparently due for re-release this year, for some reason they decided to re-released inferior follow-up "Freaky Trigger" first, last year...
Good news about a re-release of "Uh! Tears Baby" - Would be cool if they could get some contemporary dance remixes added, and maybe get Win in the charts, where they belonged all along! |
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The Concept-Mr DJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QW2ez4My3o They should release this now-the DJ sounds like that guy who was a DJ and was found begging for money and was featured on You Tube. |
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Brilliant song-one of my all time favourites.
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My opinion of the eighties music is that it went from the ridiculous to the sublime, from being exceptionally good at the start of the decade to being downright bloody awful by the end of it.
Here's one of my favourite tracks from my favourite end of the decade. This got to 25 in the singles charts back in 1981. The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkismiXva3M |
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The Mobiles - Drowning in Berlin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w0WulIq4tw Hopefully it's rare enough and weird enough for the thread.
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From probably the most unique and interesting band from the 70s - 80s Sparks.
Just made into the top 100 in 1985 Change - Sparks www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLGPMJRHeJ0 |
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Westworld performing 'SILVER MAC' on BBC PEBBLE MILL
youtube. don't know how yo do a link. much prefered this to sonic boom boy. |
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I just heard it for the first time recently, and I can't stop listening to it! There are a few live versions online - Laura was a very talented singer. Her voice was so expressive. It's such a shame she died so young.
This song was actually a huge hit all over the world and was one of the top 30 best selling songs in the UK of the year (1984). |
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But it was "record of the week" on Radio One!