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Title: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: urth on February 09, 2011, 07:25:55 PM
When was the last time we Did the Rock? Stimulating, stimulating!

Aside to Sundaygal: AL tipped the year with a gif of Eat to the Beat's cover art, so chances are good we'll hear some of your namesake's band.

Meanwhile, Fogheads are requesting Katrinas a-plenty: the Car, the Police, and would you believe The Logical Song? Not to mention Boney M! Oh, the humanity...
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 09, 2011, 08:11:15 PM
Indeed, Fogheads make me weep for our future.

I couldn't decide between disco and New Wave, but figured the latter was more in AL's wheelhouse, so:

XTC, "Ten Feet Tall"
Shoes, "Too Late"
and anything from Rachel Sweet's Fool Around.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on February 09, 2011, 09:47:27 PM
I have to admit that I'd love to hear Boney M on 10@10. Has that happened yet?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 09, 2011, 09:59:12 PM
I have to admit that I'd love to hear Boney M on 10@10. Has that happened yet?

Not in the Morey era, and certainly not since AL took over.  And since I consider Boney M one of the worst groups in recorded history, I hope we keep that record intact. ;)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: ggould on February 09, 2011, 10:09:32 PM
I have to admit that I'd love to hear Boney M on 10@10. Has that happened yet?

Not in the Morey era, and certainly not since AL took over.  And since I consider Boney M one of the worst groups in recorded history, I hope we keep that record intact. ;)
Yes, definitely a great idea!  Brown Girl in the Ring!
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on February 10, 2011, 05:52:09 AM
I have to admit that I'd love to hear Boney M on 10@10. Has that happened yet?

Not in the Morey era, and certainly not since AL took over.  And since I consider Boney M one of the worst groups in recorded history, I hope we keep that record intact. ;)
Yes, definitely a great idea!  Brown Girl in the Ring!

They're a bit of a personal sledgehammer, I'll admit. To each their own.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 07:45:34 AM
I have to admit that I'd love to hear Boney M on 10@10. Has that happened yet?

Not in the Morey era, and certainly not since AL took over.  And since I consider Boney M one of the worst groups in recorded history, I hope we keep that record intact. ;)
Yes, definitely a great idea!  Brown Girl in the Ring!

They're a bit of a personal sledgehammer, I'll admit. To each their own.

The thing is, most Americans only know "Rivers of Babylon" and (maybe) "Mary's Boy Child" which are, being covers, at least bearable. The rest of their output -- 14 Top 40 hits in the UK! -- is some of the most execrable Eurotrash disco ever, like "Ma Baker", their ode to Ma Barker, whose name they couldn't be bothered to spell correctly, and the hideous "Rasputin"  ("Rah-Rah-Rah-spew-teen"). Truly one HFH after another. Absolute dreck.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 09:49:33 AM
Indeed, Fogheads make me weep for our future.

I couldn't decide between disco and New Wave, but figured the latter was more in AL's wheelhouse, so:

XTC, "Ten Feet Tall"
Shoes, "Too Late"
and anything from Rachel Sweet's Fool Around.
Disco please
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 09:51:43 AM
The Gambler, Time Passages and Don't Stop (MJ)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 09:58:42 AM
The Gambler, Time Passages and Don't Stop (MJ)
Nice variety there, Ali !
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:06:13 AM
Best rhyme of set: "restaurant / debutante."  And oh, that all-over-the-map drumming.  BOS Blondie.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:06:27 AM

Aside to Sundaygal: AL tipped the year with a gif of Eat to the Beat's cover art, so chances are good we'll hear some of your namesake's band.


and lo... it came to pass.  BOS1 "Dreaming"
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:09:54 AM
VHM "Cool For Cats"

BOS2 Nick Lowe -- props for it not being "Cruel to be Trina"
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:10:53 AM
VHM "Cool For Cats"

I didn't know there was a l-o-n-g version - I think my version on the singles CD was missing that instrumental part?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:13:54 AM
Best movie line of set: the Muppet Movie and Hare Krishna.

Worst line of set: "on a sea in an ocean of emotion"
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 10:14:29 AM
BOS1 Nick Lowe. Love cracking up
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Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:14:51 AM
BOS3 Kinks. But a bustout or 2 would be nice.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:15:11 AM
Love the funereal opening to "Superman." CMNIF (sorry, not awake yet)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:16:14 AM

Worst line of set: "on a sea in an ocean of emotion"

I always heard it as "all-at-sea in an ocean of emotion" which would be more clever than redundant.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 10:19:42 AM
The songs on The Kinks Low Budget album sure resonate these days: Catch Me Now I'm Falling, Low Budget, Gallon of Gas, National Health, Wish I Could Fly Like Superman.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:21:34 AM
Jenny was sweet
there is no elite
she had smelly feet

or something.  S'n'tT get my least-necessary award today.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:22:21 AM
No matter how Katrina-esque it may be, I'll never get tired of "Driver's Seat."  VHM.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 10:24:26 AM
No matter how Katrina-esque it may be, I'll never get tired of "Driver's Seat."  VHM.
I'll give it a BOS2
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:24:46 AM
WOS to Toto's fat-faced oversinging on "Hold the Line."
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 10:24:49 AM
Did ya hear Toto is playing next year's Super Bowl halftime?!   ;)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:25:28 AM
Toe(to) the Line. So, sometimes love is late? WTF?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:27:12 AM
Did ya hear Toto is playing next year's Super Bowl halftime?!   ;)

amazingly, The Sound didn't play this in their football-themed set last Friday.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 10:29:02 AM
Satellite in Coalinga. No memory of that. Porno costs more!? What?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 10:29:54 AM
"video-cass-ette recorders"- what'll they think of next?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:30:36 AM
"video CASS-ette recorders" -- porno costs more!  Bwahaha!

BOS3 - OMD - 'tricity - don'cha see?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:30:40 AM
This new wavey tune is new to me.  Reminds me of Men w/o Hats' "Pop Goes the World."
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:31:28 AM
BOS3 - OMD - 'tricity - don'cha see?

Ah, I shoulda guessed.

Considering seeing them in NYC or Boston in early March.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: radical347 on February 10, 2011, 10:31:41 AM
I think she played this OMD last time (or before) in '79, but it still sounds pretty awesome.  BOS.

They're coming to the Fox theater in Oakland this spring too! :)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2011, 10:33:01 AM
Least necessary that is not Toto: Pop Pop Pop Muzik.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:33:52 AM
oh, M -- die "Pop Muzik" wir singen
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 10:35:01 AM
oh, M -- die "Pop Muzik" wir singen
all over the world, wherever you are. They're playing our song again.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:38:22 AM
OMFG -- uber-BOS4 "I Zimbra"!  Is this a bustout?
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 10:38:55 AM
OMFG -- uber-BOS4 "I Zimbra"!  Is this a bustout?
I believe so!  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tyVn2ZDJ-Y
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/I_Zimbra.jpg)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 10, 2011, 10:39:02 AM
I Zimbra...  love this THeads album

ETA: Brian Eno has a writing credit on this one.  This was when he was basically the fifth Talking Head, controlling their album sound along with David Byrne.  
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:39:48 AM
I Zimbra...  love this THeads album

dude, yer avatar is creepin' me out.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Alicat on February 10, 2011, 10:40:55 AM
boo hiss WOS SOS Police
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:41:10 AM
OMFG -- uber-BOS4 "I Zimbra"!  Is this a bustout?
I believe so!   Cool
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/I_Zimbra.jpg)

I always thought Haircut 100's "Favourite Shirts/Boy Meets Girl" was a complete ripoff of this.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:42:10 AM
boo hiss WOS SOS Police

well, if you were marooned with Sting, I think all that tantric sex would be quite useful.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 10, 2011, 10:44:49 AM
I Zimbra...  love this THeads album
dude, yer avatar is creepin' me out.

that's what she said (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2011/02/heard_any_good_jokes_today_rep.html). 
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Wayback on February 10, 2011, 10:45:07 AM
boo hiss WOS SOS Police
well, if you were marooned with Sting, I think all that tantric sex would be quite useful.
"Massage with a bottle"
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2011, 10:46:48 AM
please stop saying "Big ol' HIT", AL.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: mshray on February 10, 2011, 03:11:48 PM

OMFG -- uber-BOS4 "I Zimbra"!  Is this a bustout?

Don't think Dave ever played it but I could swear Annalisa did early on in her tenure.
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: sundaygal on February 10, 2011, 05:12:57 PM
2/10/11- Thursday! Away We Go To...1979!!

 1.  Blondie- Dreaming
 2.  Squeeze- Cool For Cats
(Movie: Muppets Movie)
 3.  Nick Lowe- Cracking Up
 4.  The Kinks- Catch Me Now I'm Falling
(TV: Tom Snyder)
 5.  Sniff 'n' The Tears- Driver's Seat (BOS!)
 6.  Toto- Hold The Line
(News: Electronics Show-New Video CASSette Recorders & Satellite TV!)
 7.  OMD- Electricity
 8.  M- Pop Muzik
(TV: Mork and Mindy)
 9.  Talking Heads- I Zimbra
10. Police- Message In A Bottle

Toto playing next year's Super Bowl - that's a joke, right??
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 10, 2011, 05:54:18 PM
please stop saying "Big ol' HIT", AL.

your avatar!  make it stop!
 
:)
Title: Re: 10 Feb 2011: it's... 1979!
Post by: RGMike on February 11, 2011, 08:54:32 AM
Toto playing next year's Super Bowl - that's a joke, right??

Yup. My money's on Mellencamp.