25 April 2011: it's... a "classic" from 1983

[Davefish]

VHM Thompson Twins. Moody (but not moldy) cheese. I have to BOS Aztec Camera. This set is nice but kind of middle of the road. No bustouts.

NTM Thompson Twins.  If this came out now, it would be the Dandy Warhols.

[RGMike]

btw, English Beat (first?) released Can't Get Used To Losing You in 81, so I guess it charted in 83, is that what's going on here?

it never charted here, but it charted in the UK in '83.

[RGMike]

VHM Thompson Twins. Moody (but not moldy) cheese. I have to BOS Aztec Camera. This set is nice but kind of middle of the road. No bustouts.

I think several were bustouts the first time around -- Thompson Twins, I think, and possibly English Beat too.

[Rastermon]

When did this show first air?

VHM Aztec Camera -- Oblivious. A band I first heard on 10@10.

I started listening to 10@10 in 94, it had been going on for a few years before that. But don't know how many

[RGMike]

BTW, AL posted on her FB page:

"Good morning! 10@10 is coming up...is it live or...do I have Monday off? Enjoy and have a great day!"

and she linked an Ella Fitzgerald "is it live or is it Memorex?" commercial. Cute.

[Tinka Cat]

btw, English Beat (first?) released Can't Get Used To Losing You in 81, so I guess it charted in 83, is that what's going on here?

it never charted here, but it charted in the UK in '83.

thanks, Mike.  great song.

[Nate]

When did this show first air?

VHM Aztec Camera -- Oblivious. A band I first heard on 10@10.

I started listening to 10@10 in 94, it had been going on for a few years before that. But don't know how many

Heh, I meant this re-run of "1983". But good to hear 10@10 has been around that long.

[Tinka Cat]

What is this Jimmy Buffett monstrosity?

"Wings of a Dove"? it's the Specials, and it's BOS4 for me.  This is a "classic" worth the name, IMHO.

I meant the calypso stylings, not that it was actually Buffett. And it looks like this song (belly of a whale) has a similar style. I guess the Caribbean was popular in the 80's.

you were buffetted by calypso!

Yah, when we liberated Grenada (thank God!) everyone was all "oy mon" and playing steel drums everywhere.  I think you're too young to remember those days.  

that one was NTM, and not bad.  it's by Madness:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GZw3vMyF0M

[RGMike]

non-sequitur of the day, a comment on AL's FB page:

"My parents had this Perry Como album, they played it all the time."

I'm guessing he confused Andy Williams with Perry Como?

[ggould]

interesting, if confusing, it seems like they cut and pasted the whole thing, including the date of the original post:

3/29/10  Monday! & the Swatch Watch time is...1983!
 1.  Huey Lewis and The News- Heart and Soul (B.O.S. tie)
 2.  Red Rockers- China
(Ad: Yugo!)
 3. Robert Palmer- You Are In My System
 4.  The English Beat- Can't Get Used To Losing You
 5.  Aztec Camera- Oblivious
(The new Mac Lisa-PC with a mouse & everything-oooo)
 6.  Genesis- Just A Job To Do
 7.  Madness- Wings Of A Dove (A Celebratory Song)
 8.  Burning Sensations- Belly Of A Whale
(News: nuclear warhead limits)
 9.  U2-  Refugee
(Movie: Superman 3 -Bad Superman)
10.  Thompson Twins- If You Were Here (B.O.S. tie)

[RGMike]

interesting, if confusing, it seems like they cut and pasted the whole thing, including the date of the original post:

And yet they were taking BOS votes on FB as if it were a "new" set...

[princessofcairo]

Robert Palmer is in your system. Definitely characteristic sound.

Very R&B!

the man had exquisite taste in covers. word.

I forgot to ask you yesterday - who did the original?

[RGMike]

Robert Palmer is in your system. Definitely characteristic sound.

Very R&B!

the man had exquisite taste in covers. word.

I forgot to ask you yesterday - who did the original?

The System, appropriately enuf. Their version was an R&B hit; their big pop success came 4 years later with "Don't Disturb This Groove".

[princessofcairo]

Robert Palmer is in your system. Definitely characteristic sound.

Very R&B!

the man had exquisite taste in covers. word.

I forgot to ask you yesterday - who did the original?

The System, appropriately enuf. Their version was an R&B hit; their big pop success came 4 years later with "Don't Disturb This Groove".

Wow. I never knew they had another hit. I played "Don't Disturb This Groove" nonstop for awhile when it came out.