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Lost in the ’80s: Carly Simon, “Why”
Before singer/songwriter Carly Simon attempted to fully embrace the excess of the ’80s with a misguided stab at New Wave, she released this single in 1982 from the soundtrack of the forgotten flick “Soup
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Tubes and Olivia Newton-John (?!)
All right, let me stop all you young ‘uns right there — 1980′s Xanadu is not a great movie, a lost treasure, or an overlooked masterpiece of fun. It’s a dreadful film, downright boring
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Les Rita Mitsouko
French duo Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer met at a theater production in the late ’70s and an instant musical bond was formed, one that took them from rock to synthpop and back again.
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Face To Face, “10-9-8″
Big things were planned for Boston’s Face To Face in 1984. Signed to Epic, the New Wave group was pushed heavily by the label as the next big music sensation. The band was featured
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Jules Shear, “Whispering Your Name”
I gave Jules a quick once-over a little over three years ago, so I think it’s high time I spotlighted another track of Shear beauty, this one from his stellar solo debut, Watch Dog.
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Dexys Midnight Runners
A quickie today, folks – I’m getting ready to move in with my betrothed, and I’m currently surrounded by boxes of stuff. Moving is such a hassle, but I can’t forget you, faithful reader!Â
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Paul McCartney, “So Bad”
Oh, some things just write themselves, don’t they? I kid, I kid. “So Bad” is an overlooked little gem from the Paul catalog, released in the States as the follow-up to “Say Say Say,”
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Wild Swans
This has been a week of happy endings for me, and I’m not referring to a trip to the massage parlor (this time). Y’see, twenty-odd years ago, I bought one of those awesome Sire
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Phil Seymour, “Talk to Me”
Remember when power-pop singles could actually be hit singles? Ah, them’s was the days. The Romantics, Cheap Trick, the Raspberries, the Dwight Twilley Band … Oh, about the Dwight Twilley Band — while Dwight
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Marilyn, “Baby U Left Me (In The Cold)”
Lest you think Paris Hilton or any of the various Kardashians invented “Famous for Being Famous,” let me point you to Peter Robinson, better known to UK tabloid readers as Marilyn. Born in Jamaica
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