Grover's version of the alphabet song lasts about 30 seconds, but I think it's my favorite disco song of all time. The dancing still sends me into fits of convulsion.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
quaalude songs - "Ocean Drive" by Lighthouse Family
My boyfriend's Dad is taking us to a Neil Sedaka concert next month. We hada choice between Judy Collins and Neil Sedaka. There are few things shockingin this life, and this invitation was one of them. But I'm really excited for it. I'll be singing along to "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" but not "She's Having My Baby". Upon research Neil, we discovered he hit the Top 10 with a remake of "Stairway to Heaven".
That's some crazy shit.
There are certain songs that I think of as quaalude songs. Songs thatinstantly put me at ease with the opening chords. Songs usually recorded within the '74-'82 window and usually recorded by Los Angeles studio musicians. Songs you might hear in Duane Reade. "Africa" by Toto. "So Into You" by Atlanta RhythmSection. "You Are the Woman" by Firefall. Anything by Bread. And definitely "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille, written by Mr. Sedaka. If Toni Tennille makes a special appearance at the show, I will be tickled.
This morning I heard my favorite Quaalude song from the '90s – "Ocean Drive" by Lighthouse Family (yes, the youtube video if you click on the title of this post). A huge hit in Britain, it sounds like Hootie and the Blowfish through the production lens of Breathe. Right now the song is dripping my tiny computer speaker, and if I close my eyes, it's dripping from a transistor radio in Barbados.
That's some crazy shit.
There are certain songs that I think of as quaalude songs. Songs thatinstantly put me at ease with the opening chords. Songs usually recorded within the '74-'82 window and usually recorded by Los Angeles studio musicians. Songs you might hear in Duane Reade. "Africa" by Toto. "So Into You" by Atlanta RhythmSection. "You Are the Woman" by Firefall. Anything by Bread. And definitely "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille, written by Mr. Sedaka. If Toni Tennille makes a special appearance at the show, I will be tickled.
This morning I heard my favorite Quaalude song from the '90s – "Ocean Drive" by Lighthouse Family (yes, the youtube video if you click on the title of this post). A huge hit in Britain, it sounds like Hootie and the Blowfish through the production lens of Breathe. Right now the song is dripping my tiny computer speaker, and if I close my eyes, it's dripping from a transistor radio in Barbados.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
favorite '80s videos. Confusion by New Order
It captures a time and place I never really experienced.
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