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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2015, 10:22:54 AM »
Kirsty MacColl's original version of They Don't Know

Lurve this song. I think I prefer Tracey Ullman sweetened-up voice on this.  It's also the version I first knew.
I'd never heard the Kirsty version. Had no idea it existed.
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2015, 10:23:06 AM »
The Jerk --> "A Message to You Rudy". BOS3.
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2015, 10:25:01 AM »
Kirsty MacColl's original version of They Don't Know

Lurve this song. I think I prefer Tracey Ullman sweetened-up voice on this.  It's also the version I first knew.
I'd never heard the Kirsty version. Had no idea it existed.

Likewise. Look forward to hearing it.

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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2015, 10:25:59 AM »
Kirsty MacColl's original version of They Don't Know

Lurve this song. I think I prefer Tracey Ullman sweetened-up voice on this.  It's also the version I first knew.

I heard Tracey's version first too, and I think just judging the two versions against one another with all else equal, I agree with you. The later version has all those chimes and shimmering Spector-esque production things, so it really sounds awesome. (It's one of those songs I can just listen to over and over and over. Total ear candy.)

That said, I can't help but love the version we heard today too, knowing what I know now about Kirstie and how she came to an end.

Sodden thought: Has AL ever played Kirstie's "In These Shoes?"? That would certainly liven up a 2000 set.


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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2015, 10:26:29 AM »
news report on The Clash --> "Rudie Can't Fail". BOS4.
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2015, 10:29:37 AM »
Gilda as Lisa Loopner --> RLJ "Chuck E"
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2015, 10:29:57 AM »
Kirsty MacColl's original version of They Don't Know

Lurve this song. I think I prefer Tracey Ullman sweetened-up voice on this.  It's also the version I first knew.

I heard Tracey's version first too, and I think just judging the two versions against one another with all else equal, I agree with you. The later version has all those chimes and shimmering Spector-esque production things, so it really sounds awesome. (It's one of those songs I can just listen to over and over and over. Total ear candy.)

right, lush production. The bells, the epic sound.  I'm trying to think of Tracey's version, but the Clash are on 10at10 (Rudy Can't Fail) and I can't ignore music entering my ears for music I would otherwise like to play in my head.  Anyway, I think Tracey features a lot of backing vox, too.


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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #22 on: February 09, 2015, 10:33:12 AM »
That said, I can't help but love the version we heard today too, knowing what I know now about Kirstie and how she came to an end.
yeah, what a shame. 

I love her version of The Smiths' You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby

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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #23 on: February 09, 2015, 10:34:07 AM »
MJ to close with "Don't Stop Til You Get it Up"
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2015, 10:34:26 AM »
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #25 on: February 09, 2015, 10:38:40 AM »
Well, that was pleasingly all-over-the-place. Above average for a Monday, fo' sho'.
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Re: 9 Feb 2015: it's... 1979!
« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2015, 04:18:10 PM »
2/9/15 Monday!! Hittin' the Highway in...1979!!

1. AC/DC- Highway to Hell
 2. Ian Hunter- Cleveland Rocks (B.O.S Tie)
 3. Elvis Costello- Accidents Will Happen
 (News: 3 Mile Island nuclear accident)
 4. Johnny Cash-Ghost Riders In the Sky
 (TV: Johnny Cash Show w/Andy Kaufman)
 5. Kirsty MacColl- They Don't Know (B.O.S Tie)
 (Movie: The Jerk)
 6. Dr. Hook- When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman
 (Movie: The Jerk)
 7. The Specials- A Message to You, Rudy
 (News-interview w/The Clash)
 8. The Clash- Rudie Can't Fail
 (TV: SNL Gilda Radner)
 9. Rickie Lee Jones- Chuck E's In Love
10. Michael Jackson- Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Tuned to a natural E