Comments on: Cutouts Gone Wild!: Living in a Box, “Gatecrashing” http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54 | Popdose http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-30075 Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54 | Popdose Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:30:47 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-30075 [...] single, both off their self-titled debut album. They released one more album in ‘89 called Gatecrashing before breaking [...] [...] single, both off their self-titled debut album. They released one more album in ‘89 called Gatecrashing before breaking [...]

]]> By: GBP http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-40575 GBP Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:49:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-40575 Richard Darbyshire is a great singer! Richard Darbyshire is a great singer!

]]> By: GBP http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10463 GBP Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:49:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10463 Richard Darbyshire is a great singer! Richard Darbyshire is a great singer!

]]> By: Anonymous http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10462 Anonymous Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:40:03 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10462 It's sad that someone with as unique a voice and impressive a vocal presence as Richard Darbyshire, lead vocalist of Living in a Box, never gained the accolades he deserved, mainly becuase he still hasn't yet sung a song worthy of his talent. <br><br>Anonymous, <br>USA It's sad that someone with as unique a voice and impressive a vocal presence as Richard Darbyshire, lead vocalist of Living in a Box, never gained the accolades he deserved, mainly becuase he still hasn't yet sung a song worthy of his talent.

Anonymous,
USA

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10460 rwcass Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:19:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10460 I think Bobby Womack shows up in the "Living in a Box" video for about two seconds. Almost every shot in the video lasts two seconds at the most, though, so if you don't see him I don't blame you.<br><br>Curtis Mayfield appeared on the Blow Monkeys' 1987 album. I wonder if both Womack and he got calls from the Blow Monkeys and Living in a Box at the same time and flipped a coin to decide who would appear on which album. I think Bobby Womack shows up in the “Living in a Box” video for about two seconds. Almost every shot in the video lasts two seconds at the most, though, so if you don't see him I don't blame you.

Curtis Mayfield appeared on the Blow Monkeys' 1987 album. I wonder if both Womack and he got calls from the Blow Monkeys and Living in a Box at the same time and flipped a coin to decide who would appear on which album.

]]> By: CarlosRamirez http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10457 CarlosRamirez Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:14:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10457 I heard a recent interview with Ray where he talks about the whole Huey Lewis debacle. Great trivia tidbit! I heard a recent interview with Ray where he talks about the whole Huey Lewis debacle. Great trivia tidbit!

]]> By: Dr. House http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10461 Dr. House Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:32:24 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10461 "Blow the House Down" = a reminder of when the word "house" briefly bubbled up to teen buzzword status a la "radical" "extreme" "max". “Blow the House Down” = a reminder of when the word “house” briefly bubbled up to teen buzzword status a la “radical” “extreme” “max”.

]]> By: thefxc http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10459 thefxc Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:50:06 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10459 Stock Aitken Watermen would have helped these guys a lot--their choruses were stiffer than a Klitschko jab.<br><br>Nevertheless, I am a proud owner of a <i>Best of Living in a Box</i> CD, and about half the tracks reside on my iPod. I'll posit "So the Story Goes" as the most interesting track from the first record; it's top-gear 80s balladry. Bobby Womack supposedly sings on it, but I don't hear him. I like 'Gatecrashing' from record #2, but even the band seems to realize it was headed to the cut out bins. <br><br>Richard Darbyshire--who seems to have had a decent career out of the Box (heh)--is, according to his website, leading weekly songwriting workshops in London. Stock Aitken Watermen would have helped these guys a lot–their choruses were stiffer than a Klitschko jab.

Nevertheless, I am a proud owner of a Best of Living in a Box CD, and about half the tracks reside on my iPod. I'll posit “So the Story Goes” as the most interesting track from the first record; it's top-gear 80s balladry. Bobby Womack supposedly sings on it, but I don't hear him. I like 'Gatecrashing' from record #2, but even the band seems to realize it was headed to the cut out bins.

Richard Darbyshire–who seems to have had a decent career out of the Box (heh)–is, according to his website, leading weekly songwriting workshops in London.

]]> By: rwcass http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10458 rwcass Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:42:52 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10458 I still like the song "Living in a Box," and I liked that when the video appeared on MTV the credits looked like this:<br><br>Living in a Box<br>"Living in a Box"<br>Living in a Box<br>Chrysalis Records<br><br>I told my brother that I wanted a band to name itself, its single, and its album after its own label so the credits could be:<br><br>Broken Records<br>"Broken Records"<br>Broken Records<br>Broken Records<br><br>Yep, I had wonderful dreams at the age of 11. I still like the song “Living in a Box,” and I liked that when the video appeared on MTV the credits looked like this:

Living in a Box
“Living in a Box”
Living in a Box
Chrysalis Records

I told my brother that I wanted a band to name itself, its single, and its album after its own label so the credits could be:

Broken Records
“Broken Records”
Broken Records
Broken Records

Yep, I had wonderful dreams at the age of 11.

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/comment-page-1/#comment-10456 mojo Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:57:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/cutouts-gone-wild-living-in-a-box-gatecrashing/#comment-10456 Wasn't it the Ray Parker Jr money that was dirty, as opposed to the Huey Lewis money?<br><br>(does anyone get that obscure reference?)<br><br>(am I just talking to myself in a box...talking in a cardboard box?) Wasn't it the Ray Parker Jr money that was dirty, as opposed to the Huey Lewis money?

(does anyone get that obscure reference?)

(am I just talking to myself in a box…talking in a cardboard box?)

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