BOYS DON'T CRY - i wanna be a cowboy ( lost hit )

Hi and welcome back.... I wonder if anyone can remember the name of teds horse?... His name is d.d.d..trigger, of course... "Boys don't cry" had nothing to do with the band "the cure" ( song with same name ) if fact they got their name from the song "i'm not in love" by 10cc.. the part being "be quiet, big boys don't cry". This 1986 song is about a cowboy named ted and his adventures with dirty women and his horse,trigger which is a daydream while lying in the bath. Its a funny song and is meant to look similar to the spaghetti westerns of yesteryear, not only that but his girlfriend on the record cover seems to have lost her top.. Maybe trigger could find it.. He was a good horse.


Excellent song ... CLICK HERE  to download the 12" version ... Enjoy

MILLI VANILLI - all or nothing ( U.S. remix album )

Hello again... When prince sang the song " controversy " it could have been about this band. The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli captured the media's attention worldwide in late 1988.. To me I didn't really care who sang the the songs , it was just good catchy dance music. The band was fronted by two models/dancers  named Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan ( rob & fab ) and were perfect for the job except for one thing, they didn't actually sing on the album. Then when the media found out , all hell broke loose..Customers were screaming "refund" while the band had to hand back the grammy award they had won, but were allowed to keep their American Music Awards. I myself loved their music and after hearing what had happened, I thought it was petty to ask for a refund.. After all it was about the music.
Sadly in 1998 Rob Pilatus was found dead from accidental overdose.
The album "All or Nothing" was remixed in 1989 and includes all the hits including "Blame it on the Rain","Baby-Don't Forget my Number" and "Girl i'm Gonna Miss You" which is my pick of the album, I love its soft melodies and easy to sing lyrics.. it takes me back to a special time in my life..The videos below are not remix versions, no videos were made for these.. .Track listings are =

1 = blame it on the rain


2 = more than you will ever know


3 = take it comes


4 = it's your thing


5 = dreams to remember


6 = all or nothing


7 = baby, don't forget my number


8 = i'm gonna miss you


9 = girl, you know its true



So many memories.. love it.. CLICK HERE to download album.. huge thanks to babakazoo.blogspot.com for the link... enjoy

PH D - wont let you down ( lost hit )

Hi again... This song is one of those songs that when i close my eyes it takes me back to my nans house at 3am... I used to listen to the radio all night because i was too scared or too exited at being in a lonely old house so i would lay awake all night and would often hear this song. The band PH D got their name from the band members last names ( phillips, hymas and diamond ) and the single "i wont let you down" was released in 1982. The lead singer Jim Diamond ended with hepatitis and soon split from the band but later went solo and sang the song "should have known better" in 1984. The assassin in the video of "i wont let you down" is the keyboard player Tony Hymas and is quiet funny at times.. bit like a storyline.

PH D - i wont let you down


JIM DIAMOND - should have known better


Excellent songs ... CLICK HERE to download album PH D ... enjoy

INSPIRAL CARPETS - this is how it feels ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back.... I remember laying in hospital in late 1989 and listening to Saturday night requests on radio JJJ.. I instantly love the soft tune with the beating drum in the background.. very catchy. The band "Inspiral Carpets" came from Manchester ( Oldham ) in the U.K. and got their name from a clothing shop in Oldham.. To me this song sounds quietly psychedelic and is a refreshing change from heavy electronic bands of that time. The video of this song looks like it was positively freezing at the time of shooting as the drummer and guitarist look like they want to be somewhere warm and the lead singer badly needs a chapstick.

INSPIRAL CARPETS - this is how it feels


Beautiful song .... CLICK HERE to download song .. enjoy

VISAGE - fade to grey ( the best of )

Hello and welcome back... One of my most favourite new romantic bands was Visage... I like the raw synth sound they seemed to have, similar to "Ultravox", "Japan" and "John Foxx". This was another album i found at my local library ( i visited the library alot, not many friends ) and instantly loved the sound. I remember "fade to grey" was huge on radio and i boasted to my few friends that i could speak french after listening to this so many times, strangely i found i lost more friends because nobody knew what i was saying and though i was weird. This album includes "we move","the anvil" , "fade to grey" and the "damned don't cry" which is my pick of the album.. I love the sweeping synths, its so chic, so new romantic....
Track listings are =

1 = fade to grey


2 = mind of a toy


3 = visage


4 = we move


5 = tar ( live )


6 = in the year 2525


7 = the anvil


8 = night train


9 = pleasure boys


10 = the damned don't cry


11 = love glove


12 = fade to grey ( bassheads remix )


Aaahh, so many memories... CLICK HERE to download the album.. Big thank you to babakazoo.blogspot.com for the link.. enjoy

MACHINATIONS - big music

Hello and welcome back... This band was once quoted as a band ahead of their time, Let loose in 1985 this was dance music at its best.
I first heard of them while watching "Countdown" on Saturday nights and loved their sound and style.
The album "Big Music" had a number of hits including "My Hearts on Fire","You got me going Again", "Predator" and "No say in It" which is my pick of the album with its punchy beats and rhythmic guitars it one great song.
The machinations myspace page is a great site ( view here ) has some great songs to listen to... one of those songs is "cars and planes" of a later album and is very hard to get, it has to be one of my best favs of the 80s.. i used to have a demo tape of "beats and planes" which was a dance version of this song ... it pumps, but cant find it anywhere.



Track listing = 

1 = MY HEART'S ON FIRE   (Thanks to 70s80sVidz for the video)


2 = predator


3 = jabber


4 = EXECUTION OF LOVE (Thanks to 2560saw for the video)



5 = spark


6 = NO SAY IN IT  (Thanks to parachuteclubbed for the video)



7 = YOU GOT ME GOING AGAIN  (Thanks to austv2 for the video)



8 = 5 minutes black

9 = the letter

10 = one step closer

Awesome.... CLICK HERE to Download songs from this album and more from my Mixtape series..... :) 

http://au.myspace.com/machinations80s
http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/big-music/id427470342

JERMAINE STEWART - don't have to take clothes off for a good time ( lost hit )

Hello again... If there was ever a feel good song of the 80s it would have to be this one.. Taken from the 1986 album "frantic romantic" the song "we don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time" makes me feel fuzzy every time i hear it. Jermain Stewart started in the group "shalamar" as a backup singer then later for "culture club" on the "colour by numbers" album.He then went solo and scored a no 2 in the UK dance charts with this song. A girl band called the "clea girls" did a cover of this song, its not bad but its Jermaine i like to hear... Sadly Jermaine passed away in 1997 at the ripe age of 39 of a aids related liver cancer.... R.I.P.


JERMAINE STEWART - don't have to take our clothes off.


CLEA GIRLS - don't have to take our clothes off.



Love it... CLICK HERE to download the album "Frantic romantic"... huge thank you to babakazoo.blogspot.com for the link and remember if you like it .. buy it.. cheers.