Week 5 – Think Bensonium

Day 35: Da Da Da by Trio

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:32:04 +0000

Let’s really go crazy. This is one of our Rebekah’s favourite. Love the guitar player.

“I know why you went away. Understand you couldn’t stay.“

Day 34: Pop Muzik by M

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:31:18 +0000

The crazy 80s! Do people remember this baby? Well actually this song came out in 1979.

Day 33: Rasputin by Boney M.

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:30:15 +0000

OK from yesterday’s post this Segway could have gone the obvious way (I listed three classic rock tunes which I could now cover) or the psychedelic way I shall choose the latter. So yesterday’s song was Eagle Rock by a band called Daddy Cool. The 3 hit wonder group Boney M wrote a hit song by the same name. Yet they also (to my knowledge) had two other big hits and today I share one of the three, Rasputin. What exactly is my next musical theme you may be wondering? Well it is weird, wonderful and often comical music from the one hit wonder bands of the 80s and 90s. Given the shutdown in the UK is going to continue for sometime yet, we might as well take a look at these one hit wonders as they will bring back some great memories and some of the film clips are pretty interesting or, as with this specimen, will give you all a good laugh. Bobby Farrell’s dancing in this clip cracks me up every time.

“Oh those Russians.“

PS: Bobby Farrell died in St Petersburg on the 30^th of December 2010 the same date (not same year obviously) and in the same city as Grigori Rasputin.

Day 32: Eagle Rock, Daddy Cool.

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:28:45 +0000

This video brings to an end my Aussie music theme. I end with this tune because it provides me with a neat segway into my new theme starting tomorrow.
Pretty much every young Australian learning guitar would finger this riff along with Smoke on the water, Stairway to Heaven and Wish you here.
Dodo be dodo, do, do, dodoo. Dodo be dodo do do dodoo. Dodo be dodo do do Dodoo. Dododododododo.

Day 31: April Sun in Cuba, Dragon

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:28:00 +0000

So strictly speaking this band was originally from NZ but they did emigrate to Australia in 1975 so I reckon we can now claim them. If any New Zealanders are upset, take heart, many people in the UK don’t differentiate between us but refer to us collectively as antipodeans.

Day 30: Down Under by Men at Work.

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:27:25 +0000

Couldn’t really not post this one given its international appeal and the fact I’m working through Aussie music.
“I said to the man are you trying to tempt me. Because I come from the land of plenty.“

Day 29: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia

Rbenson — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:26:45 +0000

The next two hits made it big outside Australia. The first one is by Natalie Imbruglia. Finally made it back into the 21^st century briefly. I really like the video to this song, it’s clever.