Won't you... come see about me? I'll be alone,...dancing you know it baby
Tell me ...your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out and Love's strange so real in the dark Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change ...may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby
Don't you, forget about me Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't you, forget about me..."
Around 1985-86, so-called MTV had "Don't You Forget About Me" and the band's--Simple Minds I think they were called-- other hit, "Alive and Kicking" on hourly replay. I grew to loathe the songs because of it. Because of Simple Minds, the Miami Vice soundtrack, and Phil Collins I pretty much turned my back on contemporary pop culture.
Who knew they would be classics that defined an era!?
I'm of the belief that radio programmers influence our nostalgia to some degree. Songs that were huge hits once upon a long ago--look at the year-end charts from, say, 1962--and then see how many have been endlessly replayed since.
Im sure youre right. But We all kinda know songs - like movies - have to stand the test of time. Some that you thought run of the mill at the time, grow and you realise another level of appreciation. Others annoy you then and still do years later. Some you think are superb at the time but you tire of them over time and they lose their lustre.
Around 1985-86, so-called MTV had "Don't You Forget About Me" and the band's--Simple Minds I think they were called-- other hit, "Alive and Kicking" on hourly replay. I grew to loathe the songs because of it. Because of Simple Minds, the Miami Vice soundtrack, and Phil Collins I pretty much turned my back on contemporary pop culture.
I thought Simple Minds had more hits in the US, but looking at their discography I see you're pretty much right. They had a run of "Stadium Rock" albums from the mid to late 80s, which were all big hits in the UK and they had a load of hit singles there too. "Once Upon A Time" is probably my favourite of theirs, even though it is obviously tailored for US Radio. I listened to my original LP not that long ago, in fact.
Ironically the band has always disliked "Don't You Forget About Me", and didn't really want to record it as it wasn't their song! (which is why it's not on any of their albums).
"THE TWIST" 1961 My Mother once told me my Dad was very good at this after a couple of drinks. Funny video at 1:30 but still great song by Chubby Checker.
That video sounds like they were bringing The Twist to Australia. I remember watching it earlier this year when I was obsessing over JFK-era pop culture. Knowing how that interest inevitably ends means I'm still getting over it.
Those women have huge feet or the style in early '60s shoes was the "big and clunky" look.
"...I see a ship in the harbor I can and shall obey But if it wasn't for your misfortune I'd be a heavenly person today And I thought I was mistaken And I thought I heard you speak Tell me, how do I feel? Tell me now, how should I feel?..."
"....Your lights are on, but you're not home Your mind is not your own Your heart sweats, your body shakes Another kiss is what it takes
You can't sleep, you can't eat There's no doubt, you're in deep Your throat is tight, you can't breathe Another kiss is all you need
Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough You know you're gonna have to face it... you're addicted to love..."
Another Pete Wylie number to enjoy, this time with a classic TOTP performance. Always love what John Peel says during his intro, "and the little sisters of the Anfield Road End"
Contrary to revised history, Punk music was NOT popular in late '70s USA, outside of NYC and L.A., except, as Phil Ochs once sang, "outside of a small circle of friends." Because of this, I never heard "Teenage Kicks" until I was the middle-aged lout you routinely ignore.