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The Peak, 6/12/06: 1979
« on: June 12, 2006, 07:37:27 AM »
damn! missed "Broken English".  

Mr Ferry is dancing away.
Neil says My My Hey Hey.
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2006, 07:42:25 AM »
OMG! Bowie. "I Am a DJ", from Lodger. Don't think Dave's ever played this one (or anything from this LP).

"Humble pie or bitter fruit."
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2006, 07:46:38 AM »
Ian Gomm - Hold On
Supertramp - The Logical Song
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Tom Petty - Even The Losers
Dave Edmunds - Queen Of Hearts
Police - Walking On The Moon
Fleetwood Mac - Sara
Roxy Music - Dance Away
Neil Young - My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
David Bowie - D.J.

sorry, Rob -- "Queen of Hearts" was NOT written by Rodney Crowell.
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2006, 08:00:41 AM »
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sorry, Rob -- "Queen of Hearts" was NOT written by Rodney Crowell.


AMG says it was written by a "Hank DeVito," whose other songwriting efforts are unfamiliar to me.  But Crowell apparently covered it on his 1980 debut.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: The Peak, 6/12/06: 1979
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2006, 12:00:37 PM »
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damn! missed "Broken English".  


Meant to say earlier: I heard this song for the first time ever on last night's replay.  If I were a studio whiz I'd be working on a mash-up of that with "I Feel Love."  They seemed really, weirdly structurally similar to me.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: The Peak, 6/12/06: 1979
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2006, 12:35:14 PM »
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damn! missed "Broken English".  


Meant to say earlier: I heard this song for the first time ever on last night's replay.  If I were a studio whiz I'd be working on a mash-up of that with "I Feel Love."  They seemed really, weirdly structurally similar to me.


Oh my yes, that would work perfectly!

That song was quite the prog-FM "turntable hit" at the time.  As re-inventing-yourself comebacks go, one of the best, IMHO.
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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2006, 05:19:49 PM »
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sorry, Rob -- "Queen of Hearts" was NOT written by Rodney Crowell.


AMG says it was written by a "Hank DeVito," whose other songwriting efforts are unfamiliar to me.  But Crowell apparently covered it on his 1980 debut.


Hank DeVito is a steel guitarist who's worked with folks like Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs etc. for years, as has Rodney Crowell. So the path from DeVito to Crowell is a short one.
Let's get right to it.