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Title: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 09:54:30 AM
"The year they found the Titanic", sez Renee. That would be '85, tho' that doesn't mean we'll actually hear '85.
Title: Re: 20 April 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 09:56:55 AM
"The year they found the Titanic", sez Renee. That would be '85, tho' that doesn't mean we'll actually hear '85.

It's a possibility that we'll end up hearing '97 (maybe they found the Titanic when James Cameron's film was released).  ::)

ETA: "The epitome of KFOG variety" sez Greg Gory about the upcoming set...
Title: Re: 20 April 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 09:59:07 AM
"The year they found the Titanic", sez Renee. That would be '85, tho' that doesn't mean we'll actually hear '85.

It's a possibility that we'll end up hearing '97 (maybe they found the Titanic when James Cameron's film was released).  ::)

sadly, you could be right. "the year people my age first heard there was such a thing as the Titanic".

She just told Gory there would be "surprises"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:04:54 AM
TOTHK - SRV & Double Trouble "Look At Little Sister"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:06:15 AM
TOTHK - SRV "Look At Little Sister"

clearly not one of the surprises...  LN1.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:07:41 AM
Bryan Ferry "Don't Stop The Dance"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:08:01 AM
Don't Stop the LNs:  Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry makes their umpteenth appearance.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:08:12 AM
TOTHK - SRV "Look At Little Sister"

clearly not one of the surprises...  LN1.

I'm getting unpleasant images of G.E. Smith's orgasm faces into SNL commercial breaks.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:11:46 AM
Phil Collins "Take Me Home"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:12:04 AM
oy: Genesis/Phil C "Take Me Home", LN3.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on August 20, 2013, 10:12:32 AM
Phil Collins "Take Me Home"

We need a snoozing icon.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:14:12 AM
Phil Collins "Take Me Home"

Aw man, why am I the only one wearing a jacket at this party?
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:16:16 AM
Phil Collins "Take Me Home"

Aw man, why am I the only one wearing a jacket at this party?

From Wiki, "No Jacket Required is the third solo album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins, released on 25 January 1985. The album was named after an incident at The Pump Room in Chicago, where Collins was denied admittance to the establishment because of his attire."

"Do you know who I am ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" At least he didn't call the album No Hair Required.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 20, 2013, 10:16:39 AM
Attn haters! This Phil Collins song is great.   

:)
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:18:00 AM
Don't change the taste of Coke into Bryan Adams "Summer Of '69"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:18:55 AM
LN4 (!) Bryan Adams. I could use some 69 right now, but not this kind.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:19:47 AM
Maybe Renee's surprise for today's set is an all-LN set!  ???
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:21:12 AM
Godley & Creme "Cry"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:21:45 AM
LN4 (!) Bryan Adams. I could use some 69 right now, but not this kind.

Speaking of which: I remember some contemporary criticism of Adams for singing about 1969 because he was just 9 then, but maybe the apostrophe was just a clever disguise.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:23:00 AM
Godley & Creme "Cry"

Is this a worthy follow-up to "I'm Not in Love"?
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: radical347 on August 20, 2013, 10:23:11 AM
Maybe the surprise is the lack of non-long obnoxious clips.  Which has been nice, but too bad it's cancelled out by the 100% LN's, so far.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Tinka Cat on August 20, 2013, 10:24:43 AM
LN4 (!) Bryan Adams. I could use some 69 right now, but not this kind.

Speaking of which: I remember some contemporary criticism of Adams for singing about 1969 because he was just 9 then, but maybe the apostrophe was just a clever disguise.

He's Canadian, so the metric version of 69 is actually 77.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:24:56 AM
Sting "Fortress Around Your Heart"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:25:07 AM
Godley & Creme "Cry"

Is this a worthy follow-up to "I'm Not in Love"?

as a huge 10cc fan, I loved this back then but I didn't really need it today.

This set has been un-Godley. Heh.

LN6 (!!) der Stingle.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:26:43 AM
Godley & Creme "Cry"

Is this a worthy follow-up to "I'm Not in Love"?

as a huge 10cc fan, I loved this back then but I didn't really need it today.

This set has been un-Godley. Heh.

LN6 (!!) der Stingle.

Build a Fortress Around Your Ears.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:27:33 AM
LN4 (!) Bryan Adams. I could use some 69 right now, but not this kind.

Speaking of which: I remember some contemporary criticism of Adams for singing about 1969 because he was just 9 then, but maybe the apostrophe was just a clever disguise.

He's Canadian, so the metric version of 69 is actually 77.

Eh?
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:29:12 AM
Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"

Indeed...
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:31:44 AM
Maybe Renee's surprise for today's set is an all-LN set!  ???

eeek -- you might actually be right.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:33:47 AM
BOS Christopher Walken and Grace Jones.  But "View to a Kill" is hardly necessary either.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:34:04 AM
A View To A Kill into Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on August 20, 2013, 10:34:51 AM
BOS, Talking Heads. 

BTW, I'm currently reading Byrnes' book.  I like it so far, will give more when I am finished.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on August 20, 2013, 10:36:29 AM
Maybe the surprise is the lack of non-long obnoxious clips.  Which has been nice, but too bad it's cancelled out by the 100% LN's, so far.

It seems to me there's been improvement in the "absurdly long clip" department, but it may just be me.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:37:31 AM
Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"

Indeed...

At least the 1985 Pazz & Jop critics enjoyed this one.

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres85.php
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:39:10 AM
Newsclip about Sandanistas into FYC "Suspicious Minds"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:39:11 AM
Maybe the surprise is the lack of non-long obnoxious clips.  Which has been nice, but too bad it's cancelled out by the 100% LN's, so far.

It seems to me there's been improvement in the "absurdly long clip" department, but it may just be me.

and here's Tip O'Neill to Contra-dict you.

OMFG: uber-BOS FYC's fab cover of "Suspicious Minds"!!
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:41:09 AM

and here's Tip O'Neill to Contra-dict you.

OMFG: uber-BOS FYC's fab cover of "Suspicious Minds"!!

Is this (one of) the suprise(s) Renee was hinting prior to this LN-fest set?
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: radical347 on August 20, 2013, 10:42:33 AM
At least it's not LN, but it's not a huge surprise IMO.  This one was in fairly prominent rotay during the DC era and has appeared on 10@10 before.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:43:02 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: radical347 on August 20, 2013, 10:43:40 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Ok, I'll give her this one.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: RGMike on August 20, 2013, 10:44:57 AM
and we close with a mild surprise: Madonna.  VHM.

1.Look at Little Sister-Stevie Ray Vaughn
2.Don't Stop the Dance-Bryan Ferry
3.Take Me Home-Phil Collins
4.Summer of 69-Bryan Adams
5.Cry-Godley and Crème
6.Fortress Around Your Heart-Sting
7.Road to Nowhere-Talking Heads
(Bond. James Bond)
8.A View to a Kill-Duran Duran
(Sandanista. Good Clash album. Bad for Nicaragua)
9.Suspicous Minds-Fine Young Cannibals
10. Material Girl-Madonna

as FP points out on FB... this was very MTV.  Only thing missing was "Money For Nothing"
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:45:10 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: radical347 on August 20, 2013, 10:47:37 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.

Yep.  Although AL did spice things up fairly often, credit where credit is due--Renee seems to have even less of an aversion to playing these types of songs.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:47:48 AM
"I wanna listen to the whole record..."

If she played Like A Virgin in its entirety for today's 10@10, that would definitely have been a surprise.   :P
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 10:52:17 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.

Yep.  Although AL did spice things up fairly often, credit where credit is due--Renee seems to have even less of an aversion to playing these types of songs.

AL has a problem with Madonna personally. She wrote about it once.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: urth on August 20, 2013, 10:54:45 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.

Yep.  Although AL did spice things up fairly often, credit where credit is due--Renee seems to have even less of an aversion to playing these types of songs.

AL has a problem with Madonna personally. She wrote about it once.

As in, she met Madonna once and she was a real beyotch, or AL just has an issue with the way she's marketed herself?
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 10:58:53 AM
Renee: BOS Madonna; VHM Bryan Adams, Talking Heads, SRV
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on August 20, 2013, 11:00:06 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.

Yep.  Although AL did spice things up fairly often, credit where credit is due--Renee seems to have even less of an aversion to playing these types of songs.

AL has a problem with Madonna personally. She wrote about it once.

As in, she met Madonna once and she was a real beyotch, or AL just has an issue with the way she's marketed herself?

I remember AL saying something about meeting Sheryl Crow and not liking her, but as has been pointed out in this forum before, Crow is hardly alone in that category. Still, it didn't stop AL from playing Crow. I think AL just didn't care for Madonna's music.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 11:01:59 AM
OMFG - MADONNA "Material Girl"

Surprise indeed!

Not a hater. AL is.

Yep.  Although AL did spice things up fairly often, credit where credit is due--Renee seems to have even less of an aversion to playing these types of songs.

AL has a problem with Madonna personally. She wrote about it once.

As in, she met Madonna once and she was a real beyotch, or AL just has an issue with the way she's marketed herself?

The latter. I think it was an old guard feminist thing. From what I recall, most of the feminists of the '80's and '90's loved Madonna. They "got" her.

Take what I'm writing with several grains of salt, though. It's never a good idea to put words into another person's mouth, especially based on a hazy recollection of a past (written) conversation. I'd just always wondered why Madonna was so scarce on '80's 10@10's, particularly since she is so iconic for that decade. I thought maybe it was KFOG's perception of its listeners' crunchy leanings. But AL indicated it was her decision based on her distaste for Madonna. Of that, I'm pretty sure.
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 03:45:32 PM
TOTHK - SRV "Look At Little Sister"

clearly not one of the surprises...  LN1.

I'm getting unpleasant images of G.E. Smith's orgasm faces into SNL commercial breaks.

Couldn't find a proper screen grab from G.E. Smith's SNL days, but this pic says it all:

(http://web.archive.org/web/20010831090306/http://frederickbluesfestival.com/bluespics.htg/gesmith.jpg)
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: CapnJack on August 20, 2013, 03:53:07 PM
Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"

Indeed...

At least the 1985 Pazz & Jop critics enjoyed this one.

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres85.php

If Renee had only played something else off of Little Creatures ("Road To Nowhere" is a FF).
Title: Re: 20 Aug 2013: it's... 1985
Post by: Here'sToYa! on August 20, 2013, 04:19:26 PM
TOTHK - SRV "Look At Little Sister"

clearly not one of the surprises...  LN1.

I'm getting unpleasant images of G.E. Smith's orgasm faces into SNL commercial breaks.

Couldn't find a proper screen grab from G.E. Smith's SNL days, but this pic says it all:

(http://web.archive.org/web/20010831090306/http://frederickbluesfestival.com/bluespics.htg/gesmith.jpg)

[shudder]