Some songs aren’t musical classics. Yet they have other qualities that make them stick in your mind.
What qualities? Well, some songs simply make you feel young again – regardless of your age.
IMO, here are two such from the ’80s. And yeah – by today’s standards, the guys in the video look kinda stupid today.
Who cares? Put on the headphones, crank it up a bit, take a brief trip back in time . . . and enjoy.
I met my be-bop baby at the Union Hall
She could dance all night and shake the paint off the wall . . .
“Raised on the radio?” Yeah, I guess so. Guilty as charged. (smile)
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Excellent, Hondo. Don’t recall hearing either of these bands but they sound good. Could be they were market specific (airplay in select markets).
street: neither band was on the US charts all that long. The Ravyns tune above made it into “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, but that (and one album) was about it for their chart time.
The Hooters had more success. They had a couple of tunes that hit the US charts in the mid-1980s, and were reputedly pretty successful internationally in the late 1980s/early 1990s. They went on hiatus in the mid 1990s, but got back together in 2001.
Both still perform today, though the Rayvns only seem to do so sporadically, generally in their hometown area (Baltimore).
The two chief songwriters for the band Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian continued their association as songwriters/producers when the Hooters broke up in the 90’s. They produced and wrote many of the songs on Joan Osborne’s debut album “Relish” including “What If God Was One of US.”
I still listen to “Nervous Night.” I think it’s one of those lost gems of the 80’s. The production immediately dates it, but the whole album was chock full of tunes that coulda been hits.
And the sound track to “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” was like a who’s who of late 70’s – early 80’s rock: Jackson Browne, Sammy Hagar, Tom Petty, and The Cars, just name a few. And the scene in the movie where “Raised on the Radio” was playing? Brad was washing the Cruising Machine while listening to it.
The rock music of the 70’s and the dance/techno music of the 80’s is what you’ll find on my play list.
Don’t know if I’ve posted this before but read the words while listening to the video. It is hysterical!
Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version: http://youtu.be/fsgWUq0fdKk
Dammit Shield Maiden!
Spew alert next time please 😀 You now owe me a cup of coffee and a new laptop lol 😀
And Ms. Tyler’s voice, boys and girls, is an example of why you should never gargle with anything stronger than mouthwash – like Drano. (smile)
Even better than pop up video!
DEATH BEFORE DISCO OR TECHNO-POP!!!
The Hooters launched out of Philadelphia in the late 1970s, and were heavily promoted on WMMR. They also had quite a bit of influence on Cyndi Lauper’s debut, She’s So Unusual. They also performed at the VH-1 tribute to Cyndi Lauper in Frantic City about ten years ago. Of course, Hack puts Joe Jackson in heavy rotation on the IPod. A day without Joe Jackson is like a day without a SEAL poser.