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06-18-2020 02:31 AM
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I've heard worse... (and that would be Lay Down Sally).
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I like the social commentary fitting of the times. Plus, it's rock with a drum machine.
Originally Posted by pauln
I've heard worse... (and that would be Lay Down Sally).
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JJ Cale as a girl :-)
Otherwise no and no.
tap tap tap tap ...
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That's truly stupid 80's music. Originally Posted by Lobomov
I suspect we might go back to a time when a lot of musicians considered the consequences of technology. It would be a first.
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I like Lobomov's answer - Yes and No, ha, ha!
I guess not all songs have to be history-making, life-changing, complex pieces of art. Some can be fun, and entertaining, especially when you might be a little inebriated the first time you hear it.
It is still music, IMHO, and takes a certain amount of skill to produce (even if some of the skill is manipulating electronics).
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I've never liked the electronic sound, I prefer the live foot-tappin' version of the first one. It was fun, unlike the second.
The lyrics (of the first one) are sort of girly though, like Bananarama or something, and the rhythm's distinctly JJ Cale (I'm justifying myself!) and the guy sings a bit like Lou Reed... catatonic but still interested
Timbuk3 has character. To me, the rest is just bubblegum, probably contrived to make money. Sorry about that :-)
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Ziggy who?
I never did pop or classical, I was a niche person, folk, blues, jazz, that sort of thing.
Well, I did do classical for a bit...
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I always liked that song. I don't know if I'd heard the original. Originally Posted by Lobomov
Indeed
There was something going on in the first half of the 80s .. It might not check any musicians boxes .. It's a few chords over a drum machine, but ... So much had this sadness about it and yet made it into the mainstream
But I'm afraid I might be turning this into a repeat of the Doctor Jeff 80s thread
(Btw that is 1983 .. A year later in 1984 Laura Branigan took some of the sadness out of it and had a hit with her cover)
It's depressing as fuck just like the 80's were supposed to be.
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Oh, I would never say Willie was contrived. 'Night Life' isn't, and it's not depressing either, it's quite heartfelt. If a bit dated now. Originally Posted by Stevebol
I got invited somewhere once and this guy had non-stop Joy Division on the player. Now, that was depressing.
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Can't say I noticed. If anything, it's worse now, I'd say. Not that I'm affected, I don't depend on what culture does; it's up to oneself. We live so shallowly, just blown by very superficial winds.all hope was removed in the 23 years from 1960 to 1983
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Long Will Tear Us Apart started the 80's off with a bang. It was supposed to be a parody of Love Will Keep Us Together but took on a different meaning with Ian Curtis's problems and suicide. Originally Posted by ragman1
I like lyrics that are about something. The 80's is underrated in that regard.
So what if the music sucked if you had a gig? You could play what you wanted to.
We know all this stuff long after the fact. I never watched music videos back then. They might have completed a story. I only saw a couple.
I liked Sweet Dreams. It seemed like a blues and reminded me of the ocean. I think I was watching that in a bar and though, I'll give music a try.
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Ray Price owns that song. The night life isn't a good life. Didn't pan out for me in the long run. Originally Posted by Lobomov
Maybe the song is dated.
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Definitely dated.
but night life hasn't :-)
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Rockabilly. Only things missing: Budweiser, cowboy boots, and sawdust on the dance floor. No problem for me! Good playing . . . Marinero
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I like that song. Bought the album (probably a cassette at the time). My younger brother remains a big Timbuk 3 fan. (I don't dislike them now but I haven't listened to them in a long time, though this song ran through my head the other day when my wife asked me how a song I'm working on is coming along and I said, "The future's so bright...")
The studio version is better, though.
A couple more songs from the same album.
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Yes, but Willie wrote it, so he has some ownership too. You won't see many Willie concerts that don't have it. Originally Posted by Stevebol
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No and no. Had it in the lineup the week it hit MTV. Filled the dance floor every time. For years. Ka-ching!
Some would dismiss it as a "novelty" song. I hear it as incisive social commentary. Of course, "duck and cover" remains burned into my psyche.
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It's like some kind of lightweight bubblegum folk song, recorded with the values of the time. My only concern is was it really 34 years ago?
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It's an 80's 'duck and cover' song.
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I think BIRD IS THE WORD with original video PLEASE is HARD TO TOP for GOOFY NESS!!!!!!!
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How's this for 80's; Originally Posted by Lobomov
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The 80's were bittersweet times. Lots of people dancing or headbanging, and following MTV's lead. They did this often to forget their misery.
But, isn't that was music is about for many - a device used for healing or to help cope with every day sadnesses?
Blues, Shoegaze, Britpop, New Wave, Speed Metal, and most of the other genres all seemed to be explicitly expressing anger, disappointment, fear of not being able to earn a living, not finding love, etc.. Others, such as some of the examples above, were veiled in sarcasm.
So many people just lost themselves in the genres of their choice and escaped, even if only temporarily.
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Ray Price did do a great job with that one. BB King had his own way with it. Originally Posted by Stevebol
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Willie did write it but long ago sold the rights to for $150 to a guy who owned a music store in Texas. Willie used to teach there. That $150 investment by the store owner has provided a vast return. Willie said of the deal later, "At the time I really needed the money." He wasn't bitter about it. He might feel different if it was the only great song he ever wrote... Originally Posted by sgosnell
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