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Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 09:58:47 AM
It cut in right in the middle of The Reflex--what is this, like 1984?

Bad engineer, BAD!
Title: Re: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:01:05 AM
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It cut right in in the middle of The Reflex--what is this, like 1984?

Bad engineer, BAD!


yup, it's '84.  We'll see how many songs this set shares with The Peak's 1984 show earlier.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:03:01 AM
oh it's a "set o'mystery", I guess.  Sorry, Dave we already figured it out.

BOS "My Red Joystick"!

ETA: This Lou Reed was a bustout the one-and-only time Dave palyed it, iirc.  Should be easy to figure out when this set aired, then (if it's in the shraytabase).
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:08:03 AM
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oh it's a "set o'mystery", I guess.  Sorry, Dave we already figured it out.

BOS "My Red Joystick"!


Yep, love this song, this entire album really. My Friend George was a particular fave, but every song on this has its moments. Lou must have really been into video games during this time--two songs (My Red Joy Stick, Down at the Arcade) about various gaming things.

Saw Lou & an incredibly hot band (Fernando Saunders and Robert Quine on bass & guitar, Fred Maher on drums) from the front row at the Warfield on Halloween 1984.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: princessofcairo on December 20, 2006, 10:08:20 AM
'84 was all about the synths!
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:10:37 AM
she's waiting... for a better song, Eric.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:11:44 AM
well it wouldn;t be '84 without a BOS2 for "our Trace".
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:14:17 AM
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oh it's a "set o'mystery", I guess.  Sorry, Dave we already figured it out.

BOS "My Red Joystick"!

ETA: This Lou Reed was a bustout the one-and-only time Dave palyed it, iirc.  Should be easy to figure out when this set aired, then (if it's in the shraytabase).


Alas, not in the v1.0 of the SDB. I gotta e-mail the updated version to my work address.

BOS2, They Don't Know. Yeah, wish it were Kirsty's version, but it's still ear candy, imo.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:14:45 AM
yikes, another upcut song: "--t's Go CrazY".
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: princessofcairo on December 20, 2006, 10:15:25 AM
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BOS2, They Don't Know. Yeah, wish it were Kirsty's version, but it's still ear candy, imo.


kirsty mac?
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:17:51 AM
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BOS2, They Don't Know. Yeah, wish it were Kirsty's version, but it's still ear candy, imo.


kirsty mac?


she wrote it, and her version is also lovely.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:18:45 AM
these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.
Title: Roger Waters
Post by: ggould on December 20, 2006, 10:22:47 AM
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these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.

not exactly sure about the pros of this song.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:23:01 AM
"did you understand the music, Yoko?
Or was it all in vain?"

I still marvel at that line -- I'm convinced that it kept this song off WNEW-FM in NYC, a station that had had a very close relationship with J&Y.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:24:09 AM
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BOS2, They Don't Know. Yeah, wish it were Kirsty's version, but it's still ear candy, imo.


kirsty mac?


she wrote it, and her version is also lovely.


Not just lovely. Identical. They recorded a second lead vocal track with Tracey Ullman, and subbed that in for Kirsty's, with the exact same backing tracks. I think Kirsty gets backing vox credit on Tracey's version.

I'm not remembering having heard this REM tune at all (on 10@10, that is).
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:28:56 AM
is this Wang Chung?  also a rarity -- this is turning out to be one of Dave's most interesting mid-'80s sets.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:29:46 AM
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I'm not remembering having heard this REM tune at all (on 10@10, that is).


And ditto for this Wang Chung tune. I don't know if I've ever heard it, actually.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: Davefish on December 20, 2006, 10:29:47 AM
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is this Wang Chung?  also a rarity -- this is turning out to be one of Dave's most interesting mid-'80s sets.

I was thinking the same thing.  Was struggling to ID the group, but decided it was them, just before I read your post.
Title: lyrics had me wondering
Post by: ggould on December 20, 2006, 10:30:31 AM
from wikipedia:

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking was a song released as a single by Roger Waters from the album of the same name. It was not a hit. Its meaning consists of the lasting memories of the main character, Reg. During the song, Waters mentions such popular icons as Dick Tracy, Shane, and Yoko Ono. The lyrics have been criticised as misogynistic (referring to an adulterous housewife) and racist (one line, referencing Yoko Ono's Japanese accent, says "The bitch said something mystical: 'Herro'").
Although the song is unquestionably the "catchiest" on the album (hence its choice for release as a single), its lyrics are quite oblique, particularly outside of the context of the album.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: Davefish on December 20, 2006, 10:32:11 AM
Ooh, and a rarely heard Bruce Cockburn track too.  Whodathunkit?
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:33:26 AM
and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.
Title: Re: Roger Waters
Post by: princessofcairo on December 20, 2006, 10:33:59 AM
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these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.

not exactly sure about the pros of this song.


oh, but it's such a fun song! in a rocky horror kinda way. and the shane sample is fab.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:34:36 AM
Ah, the Cuomo "City on a Hill" clip from the 84 Democractic convention, right here in SF.

Wish I knew what skeletons kept him from accepting the nomination. If he'd run in 88 he coulda taken it to Bush Sr. bigtime.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: princessofcairo on December 20, 2006, 10:35:30 AM
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and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.


chanelling "young americans," to be sure.

ack! the cars.
Title: Re: lyrics had me wondering
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:35:33 AM
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from wikipedia:

 The lyrics have been criticised as misogynistic (referring to an adulterous housewife) and racist (one line, referencing Yoko Ono's Japanese accent, says "The bitch said something mystical: 'Herro'").


Wow, I didn't even catch that line. Now I'm positive it didn't get played in NYC for Yoko-related reasons.
Title: Re: Roger Waters
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:38:34 AM
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these are the pros & cons of rerun sets.

not exactly sure about the pros of this song.


oh, but it's such a fun song!


Unless you're Yoko :wink:
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: urth on December 20, 2006, 10:38:58 AM
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and another one we don't hear often: Bruce Cockburn, "Making Contact". If it weren't for the crappy editing earlier, this set would be a keeper.


And then the buzzer steps on the end of the Cars tune. This set, for all its nuggets, has been a tutorial on bad editing.
Title: 20 December 2006--it's ???...1984, that's it
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 10:40:22 AM
OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.
Title: can't follow
Post by: ggould on December 20, 2006, 10:52:36 AM
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OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.

too much rebuffering
Title: Re: can't follow
Post by: RGMike on December 20, 2006, 11:36:50 AM
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OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.

too much rebuffering


I'm having no problems at all. It's killer -- Mr. Garrison's "Merry F---ing Xmas" from South Park. Brilliant.
Title: Re: can't follow
Post by: Alicat on December 20, 2006, 11:40:33 AM
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OK, I'm off to somafm.com for their "Xmas in Frisco" stream.

too much rebuffering


I'm having no problems at all. It's killer -- Mr. Garrison's "Merry F---ing Xmas" from South Park. Brilliant.


I tuned in too. ....They want to wish me a sober Christmas.

Heh heh, Police Stop My Car. Nice. No one working near me right now so I can turn it up slightly.
Title: list
Post by: ggould on December 20, 2006, 02:34:59 PM
12/20/2006 - Wednesday! Today's 10@10 "Classic" is from...1984!!
 
1.   Duran Duran - The Reflex      
2.   Lou Reed - My Red Joystick      
3.   Eric Clapton - She's Waiting      
4.   Tracy Ullman - They Don't Know      
5.   Prince - Let's Go Crazy      
6.   Roger Waters - Pros & Cons of Hitchiking      
7.   REM - Harbor Coat      
8.   Wang Chung - Don't Let Go      
9.   Bruce Cockburn - Making Contact      
10.   Cars - You Might Think      
 
BONUS TRACK:  Romeo Void - A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)