Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54 http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-50257 Russ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:20:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-50257 How 'bout Joe "king" Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but "Buena" got airplay on some better stations. How 'bout Joe “king” Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but “Buena” got airplay on some better stations.

]]> By: Russhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-39829 Russ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:20:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-39829 How 'bout Joe "king" Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but "Buena" got airplay on some better stations. How 'bout Joe “king” Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but “Buena” got airplay on some better stations.

]]> By: Russhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30505 Russ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:20:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30505 How 'bout Joe "king" Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but "Buena" got airplay on some better stations. How 'bout Joe “king” Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but “Buena” got airplay on some better stations.

]]> By: Sharonhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30313 Sharon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:37:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30313 Doesn't really amount to much. Everyone seems to dislike him and/or think he's so not cool. Ah well. I'm not that cool. It's weird though, I still come back to Popdose, day after day... Doesn't really amount to much. Everyone seems to dislike him and/or think he's so not cool. Ah well. I'm not that cool. It's weird though, I still come back to Popdose, day after day…

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30223 kingofgrief Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:50:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30223 Great anecdote about the TV set. Take pictures of that!<br><br>I was surprised to see that "Great Gosh A'Mighty" charted as high as it did. I never heard it on the radio, only in ads for D&OiBH. Of course, my favorite single to chart as a result of that movie will be discussed alongside "Talk Talk" in a future entry. Great anecdote about the TV set. Take pictures of that!

I was surprised to see that “Great Gosh A'Mighty” charted as high as it did. I never heard it on the radio, only in ads for D&OiBH. Of course, my favorite single to chart as a result of that movie will be discussed alongside “Talk Talk” in a future entry.

]]> By: WHarrisBullzEyehttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30222 WHarrisBullzEye Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:46:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30222 I gotta tell ya, I love "Great Gosh A'Mighty." More than once, I came very close to picking up the soundtrack to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" just so I could own a copy of the song. Getting it here makes this week's column worthwhile.<br><br>The Little River Band produced some of my favorite pop singles of the late '70s and early '80s, but by 1985, they pretty much NEEDED to change their name to LRB, given how few members of the original line-up were still in the band. This problem has only gotten worse over the years, to the point where - last I heard - the band was touring with precisely ZERO members of the original line-up.<br><br>For those of you wondering about the whereabouts of the members of Living in a Box, allow me to steer you over to Amazon, where you can sample the tracks from lead singer Richard Darbyshire's most recent album, "Love Will Provide": <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Will-Provide/dp/B001BVL11O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1244166261&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Love-Will-Provide/dp/B001...</a><br><br>I can't believe "Shelter" wasn't a top-40 hit. It might be true, but I still can't believe it. It seemed like it was played every other song when it was first released.<br><br>Lastly, I'd just like to say that I have a television set signed by Living Colour. I won it from WNOR (FM 99) in Norfolk when the band was passing through on the "Vivid" tour, and Vernon Reid signed the top of it, "I'm the smiling face on your TV." It still works, and it's in my daughter's room at this very moment. I gotta tell ya, I love “Great Gosh A'Mighty.” More than once, I came very close to picking up the soundtrack to “Down and Out in Beverly Hills” just so I could own a copy of the song. Getting it here makes this week's column worthwhile.

The Little River Band produced some of my favorite pop singles of the late '70s and early '80s, but by 1985, they pretty much NEEDED to change their name to LRB, given how few members of the original line-up were still in the band. This problem has only gotten worse over the years, to the point where – last I heard – the band was touring with precisely ZERO members of the original line-up.

For those of you wondering about the whereabouts of the members of Living in a Box, allow me to steer you over to Amazon, where you can sample the tracks from lead singer Richard Darbyshire's most recent album, “Love Will Provide”: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Will-Provide/dp/B001…

I can't believe “Shelter” wasn't a top-40 hit. It might be true, but I still can't believe it. It seemed like it was played every other song when it was first released.

Lastly, I'd just like to say that I have a television set signed by Living Colour. I won it from WNOR (FM 99) in Norfolk when the band was passing through on the “Vivid” tour, and Vernon Reid signed the top of it, “I'm the smiling face on your TV.” It still works, and it's in my daughter's room at this very moment.

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30192 kingofgrief Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:54:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30192 Every time I refer to it (and it's more frequently than most of the known universe) it's always "Living in a box...living in a cardboard box". It's an effective lyrical hook, gotta give them that.<br><br>I'm reminded of the early days of my music retail career (almost twenty years ago!) when confused clubbers would come in and pick up the Living in a Box album, thinking they were getting "LIVING IN Oblivion" by Anything BOX. I'd always have to sing part of the chorus to set them straight.<br><br>This is my first time to hear "So the Story Goes" and this would be worthy of my show. Hereby keeping an eye out for the album and/or its accompanying 12"ers... Every time I refer to it (and it's more frequently than most of the known universe) it's always “Living in a box…living in a cardboard box”. It's an effective lyrical hook, gotta give them that.

I'm reminded of the early days of my music retail career (almost twenty years ago!) when confused clubbers would come in and pick up the Living in a Box album, thinking they were getting “LIVING IN Oblivion” by Anything BOX. I'd always have to sing part of the chorus to set them straight.

This is my first time to hear “So the Story Goes” and this would be worthy of my show. Hereby keeping an eye out for the album and/or its accompanying 12″ers…

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30190 kingofgrief Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:48:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30190 I had the One-Sided Single of "Don't Fight It". Anyone remember those? It was a CBS promotion: "Get the Hit! Special Low Price". You paid .59 and sacrificed the B-side. I also had Ricky Skaggs' "Heartbroke", and my best friend found "Sexual Healing" at a thrift store. (That did NOT come out right...) I had the One-Sided Single of “Don't Fight It”. Anyone remember those? It was a CBS promotion: “Get the Hit! Special Low Price”. You paid .59 and sacrificed the B-side. I also had Ricky Skaggs' “Heartbroke”, and my best friend found “Sexual Healing” at a thrift store. (That did NOT come out right…)

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30188 kingofgrief Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:33:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30188 Before The Party's Over was released, there was an eponymous Talk Talk EP with their namesake tune and (I believe) three other tracks that would resurface on the album. So for the early part of the video's existence, the MTV credit did indeed read:<br><br>Talk Talk<br>"Talk Talk"<br>Talk Talk<br>EMI America Records<br><br>But I'm jumping the gun by a few months... Before The Party's Over was released, there was an eponymous Talk Talk EP with their namesake tune and (I believe) three other tracks that would resurface on the album. So for the early part of the video's existence, the MTV credit did indeed read:

Talk Talk
“Talk Talk”
Talk Talk
EMI America Records

But I'm jumping the gun by a few months…

]]> By: steedhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-54/comment-page-1/#comment-30184 steed Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:32:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19211#comment-30184 Finally. Someone shows some love for Mr. Kenny Loggins. Finally. Someone shows some love for Mr. Kenny Loggins.

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