BEN LIEBRAND / JEFF WAYNE - eve of the war ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... The Martians are here, Run for your lives.. Well not really but this is a dance mix of "War of the Worlds" done in 1989.

Abruptly the sound ceased.


EVE OF THE WAR  (Thanks to Alex Boldway for the video)

R.I.P. GREG HAM / MEN AT WORK

Hello and welcome back...Greg Ham was one of the band members of "Men At Work", An Australian band famous for the song "Down Under".
Greg was the flute player but also played synths,sax and occasional vocals.
Men at Work was a band I grew up with with constant airplay on radio and also on "Countdown", a music show on Australian television
Greg died in his home in Melbourne... May his music live on forever. R.I.P.

DOWN UNDER
 

TIFFANY - think we're alone now (Classic 12 Inches)

Hello and welcome back...Brilliant song that I never get sick of listening to. This song came out in 1987 and went straight to no1 on the music charts.
Love how this 12" version seems to bring out the synths a bit more as the bass is pumping and even has the occasional cricket noise.... Now, I'm in heaven.











TIFFANY - think we're alone now

WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days ( Classic 12 Inches )

Hello and welcome back.... Love this version of "Wang Chung" - Dance hall days, It makes a good song sound even better (have you ever noticed that all the good songs don't seem to go long enough?)













WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days

SANDY MARTON - exotic & erotic (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back... looking like a cross between Fabio and George Michael (well, I think so), Sandy Marton sings this ditty about being exotic & erotic while playing a mean synth, meanwhile a women in lingerie is blowing kisses and stroking a puppy who looks like he wants to be somewhere else, all that in one video... What more could you ask for.

SANDY MARTON - exotic & erotic

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL MY READERS.

BILLY OCEAN - loverboy ( Classic 12 Inches )

Hello and welcome back... A new segment called Classic 12 Inches where good songs were given the 12 inch treatment and turned into something amazing.
This first song from Billy Ocean I owned on vinyl and it sounded incredible especially towards the middle and end, the effects sound like a car trying to start.. Brilliant.....CLICK HERE to download "Loverboy" and more from my Mixtape series

BILLY OCEAN - loverboy ( extended 12" version)

CERRONE - supernature ( Lost Hit )

LATE 70S DISCO HIT.... LOVE THAT SYNTH..

Hand me my flairs... Hello Kitty  (Kitty dances to the music)

WONDER DOG - ruff mix ( lost hit )

ANOTHER UNUSUAL SONG FROM THE EARLY 80S

LIL LOUIS & THE WORLD - I called you (lost hit)

Unusual song with a message for everyone about love, oh... and a girlfriend who sounds like she's had one to many Panadol and is into stalking... in a blue car. Lucky it wasn't a red car, then he'd be in trouble.

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - bonita applebum (why ver) lost hit

Love this song, especially this version.... Smooth, Sexy and Sensual.... oooohhh yeah.

ALEXEI SAYLE - Didn't you kill my brother? (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Every now & then a song comes along and were left thinking... What the hell was that.. This song falls in this category.




CLASSIC

PLASTIC BERTRAND - ca plane pour moi ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back...Just outside the 80s was this strange song.
Sang by Belgian musician Roger Allen Francois Jouret ( aka Plastic Bertrand ) in 1978.
He started his career in music as a drummer in the band "The Bisons" playing Rolling Stone covers.

O.k here's the bad news, Plastic Bertrand didn't actually sing this, The song "Ca Plane Pour Moi" was recorded in a studio and was sung and produced by Lou Deprijck.
For his efforts "Plastic Bertrand" received only 0.5% of the song royalties (Milli Vanilli anyone )...Still its a great song and even better when had one too many to drink and you try to sing the lyrics...English translation is interesting... goes something like "Wham Bam my Splash Cat",  least everyone knows the chorus... Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo

PLASTIC BERTRAND  - ca plane pour moi



LYRICS TRANSLATED  (yes, its real) .. taken from spicks and specks TV show..many thanks


http://www.plasticbertrand.com/pb_en.html
http://www.myspace.com/rogerjouret

SHONA LAING - drive baby drive ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back...This song taken from her 1987 album is one of my favourite songs, its the kind of song i could listen to at 1am in the morning driving down the freeway in the rain.
New Zealand born Shona Laing has the voice of honey, with lyrics you can sing to.
An excellent song.

"Drive baby drive" was taken from the album "South" and also includes the hit 'glad I'm not a Kennedy".
This album was re-released in America in 1988.


















DRIVE BABY DRIVE



GLAD I'M NOT A KENNEDY


Haven't heard that in years...CLICK HERE to download "south".. cheers

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ( OMD ) - the best of

Hello and welcome back...OMD first single was back in 1979 with the song "Electricity", a quirky synth driven song that would start this band to one of the best loved bands of the 80s.

Going under the banner of "New Wave" this band from England U.K was founded by Andy McCluskey (vocals, synth, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (vocals, synths) later adding Malcolm Holmes (drums, percussion ) and Martin Cooper (synths , sax ).

The best of OMD includes hits like "Enola gay", "tesla girls", "if you leave", "we love you" and my pick of the album "dreaming". which basically sums up my teenage years in the 80s, I quote the chorus from "dreaming" =
 I was only Dreaming
 I was only trying to catch your eye
 I was only wishing you would notice me
Instead you said "goodbye".

So, so true.




Track listings are = 
1 = ELECTRICITY


2 = MESSAGES


3 = ENOLA GAY


4 = SOUVENIR


5 = JOAN OF ARC


6 = MAID OF ORLEANS


7 = TELEGRAPH


8 = TESLA GIRLS


9 = LOCOMOTION


10 = TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR


11 = SO IN LOVE


12 = SECRET


13 = IF YOU LEAVE


14 = FOREVER LIVE AND DIE


15 = DREAMING


16 = GENETIC ENGINEERING


17 = WE LOVE YOU (12" version )


18 = LA FEMME ACCIDENT (12" version )


An Excellent album... CLICK HERE to Download "OMD" and more from my Mixtape series....... Cheers

TOP 5 CHRISTMAS SONGS

Hello and welcome back...First of all, i will take this opportunity to thank all my readers and to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a safe new year.


My top five Christmas songs are personal favorites of mine and are from the 80s ( of course ).
There are probability some I've missed but these are what come to mind this time of year... All the best.









1 = BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS 84 

2 = WHAM - last christmas

3 = JOHN LENNON - so this is christmas

4 = PAUL McCARTNEY - wonderful Christmas time

5 = JONA LEWIE - stop the cavalry

ENERGY 52 - cafe del mar ( dj kid paul mix ) ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back.. Shortly after the 80's, Acid (Music not the drug :)) was introduced, a type of music know as trance was also becoming popular.
Blend acid and dance, and one of the best songs I think was this song by "Energy 52 - Cafe del mar"
This song came out around 1993 and has a slathering of remixes that would make you dizzy but this one called the "DJ Kid Paul Mix" has to be my favorite.
There is 2 parts to this song, the first is classic synth trance & the second part which starts around 4.55 is more of a moody sweeping trance.
Sounds incredible on a set of headphones. Hope you enjoy.


Takes me back...

EDDIE MURPHY - party all the time ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... When actors decide to start a singing career it will either work or it will fail. David Hasselhoff tried and failed with "hooked on a feeling" ( well, i didn't like it ) but Kylie Minogue was pretty good. Eddie Murphy's attempt is pretty good depending on who you ask.. I like this song, its snappy, upbeat and a feel good song with guest appearances from Rick James ( the dude with the golden locks ). This song was also written and produced by Rick so it was only fitting he was in the video."Party all the time" was let loose on the general population in 1985 and went straight to no2 on the U.S music charts. In 1989 Eddie had a minor hit with" put your mouth on me" which sounded like a cross between Prince and Milli Vanilli. ( my opinion )
To keep the vibe going in 2006 the band "Deep Dish" did a dance version of the song know as P.A.T.T. ( party all the time ).  Brilliant sounds.

EDDIE MURPHY - party all the time.


EDDIE MURPHY - put your mouth on me.


DEEP DISH - p.a.t.t. ( party all the time )


Love it... CLICK HERE to download 7" single.. Password = newromanticrules
Massive thanks to nrrules.blogspot.com for the link.. Enjoy.

THE DAMNED - eloise ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... Originally sung by a 60s singer ( Barry Ryan ) the song Eloise gave "The Damned" a 1986 no 3 chart hit in the U.K.
The strange thing about this song is that it was never on any studio album, just a single only.
I remember hearing this song on radio and instantly liking the tune, brought it on vinyl the next day. The funny thing was that after this song came out alot of babies in 1986 that were named "Eloise" ( true fact ).
cheers.


Takes me back.. CLICK HERE to download single.. its in zip format so create a folder to unzip into before downloading.. thanks to daysofouryouth.blogspot.com for the link. Enjoy

COCK ROBIN - just around the corner ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... I like the sound of this song, i heard it on 977-the 80s channel ( internet radio ) a few nights ago and fell in love with it. I'll admit i have never heard of this band before but this song is a mix of human emotion, great voice and smooth melodies. This song is from the 1987 album "After here through midland" which managed a no4 in France on the music charts.The band "Cock Robin" is an American band but were fairly popular in Europe.
The band was named after a 17th century story titled "The Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren". An Excellent song, I kinda expected the guy singing in the video to start crying at the end.  A Power ballad at its best. Enjoy.

CLICK HERE to download.. p/w = 80sonspeed       thanks to 80sonspeed.com for the link

A SONG TO WATCH
Still in the ballad department, i thought i would share this new song i found myself listening to and can't stop playing. Again another band/singer i had never heard of but a very catchy song.. Sounds incredibly like "Peter Gabriel". He is a Belgian/Australian and goes under the banner of "Gotye" and the song is called "somebody that i used to know" and is off the album "Making Mirrors". This video has had 11 million views.. That's impressive.

CLICK HERE to download.. massive thanks to looserthanloose.blogspot.com for the link. The file is in Zip format so create a folder before you download to unzip into..
Remember if you like what you hear, please support the artist and BUY their album so this great work can continue.. Many thanks.