This song is pretty technofunky and captures very much the music of the 80s. I still remember so clearly when this album came out. My brother bought the album for me on vinyl and I literally played this song over and over for about a week. At the time I was off school with shingles […]
Day 454: Twilight, Electric Light Orchestra Read More »
Time for a trip down memory lane with this 80s rock classic. Tainted love first appeared on the Australian radio airwaves in 1981. At the time a good friend and mine were avid listeners of the Sydney radio station 2SM and this station used to produce a top 100 chart which consisted of a piece
Day 441: Tainted Love, Soft Cell Read More »
I remember when Foreigner 4 was released. I was 15 at the time. My friend Robert really liked the album and this was one of the hits on this album that was played regularly on Sydney radio stations. Sadly this live version is not nearly as good as the album version with some quite “on
Day 383: Jukebox Hero, Foreigner Read More »
Well this band is well overdue to make its first appearance on Covid Island Discs. This song reminds me of happier times in sunny Australia in the 1980s. I had a really good friend who was very into Madness and introduced me to their songs. “It must be love” is probably Madness’ most famous song
Day 375: It must be love, Madness Read More »
OK kicking off week 51 I think it is time for another George Harrison song. This song is quite touching as George looks back on the Beatle years and sings about his love for John Lennon who he “always looked up to.” Sadly, like John, he is no longer with us. >
Day 351: All those years ago, George Harrison Read More »
So yesterday I cited the song “Rikki Don’t lose that number” by Steely Dan and that song reminded me of this famous one hit wonder by the band Tommy Tutone. I think the chorus of this song is quite clever with the girl’s telephone number plastered all over it: 8675309. I always wondered whether there
Day 340: Jenny, Tommy Tutone Read More »
Men at work are probably known in most countries as a one hit wonder band with their most famous song being Down Under (Covid Island Discs day 30). However in Australia they did have other hits, and this was one of them.
Day 306: Be good Johnny, Men at Work Read More »
So as I write these words the USA state capital has just been stormed by pro-Trump supporters trying to organise a coup to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the 46th president of the United States. A good German friend of mine wrote the following on my Facebook page: It’s not over, and this
Day 293: History never Repeats, Split Enz Read More »
Another very beautiful song from the 1980s. I beginning to think that perhaps the 80s was one of the best decade for contemporary music or perhaps, more likely, it was just my formative years when I was developing my musical taste and collecting lots of albums.
Day 271: Angel of the Morning, Juice Newton Read More »
Another song from my school days. This classic came out in 1981 when I was in year 9. In those days my best mate Robert and I used to collect special top 50 song list sheets from the radio station 2SM and they were all in different colours. Pretty cool memories. I reckon if I
Day 261: Our lips are sealed, The Go, Go’s Read More »
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