Forgottens Of the Music Business... Lets revive them!!!!!

[aquarius1984]

Thought it would be a great idea to start a thread to remember some of the absolute weirdos/crazy/unique (in my example) on the music scene and some that some of us may have forgotten about.
Also some of the best songs ever made but we forget about.

One of my ALLTIME favourite songs sung by one of the oddest and freaky artists.

Whos your favourite?

 

[hydralique]

Nothing wrong with Meatloaf . . . I have Bat Out Of Hell somewhere on vinyl, but until I fix my turntable I can't play it anyway.

I was quite surprised to hear another forgotten artist and song from the same era on the radio last week: "Pop Music" by M. Anyone else remember that one?

 

[badata]

music

yes hydralique i remember that one!!! loved it!!!!

 

[aquarius1984]

I know they won us the 1982 Eurovision with Making Your Mind Up but I think this is their best song.....
They also have a new Greatest Hits Album out YAY!!!!!!

Awaits a slap from Carl LOL!!

 

[gyrafoam]

"Blue Canary" Dinah Shore

 

[seamusuk]

Pointless Technical Trivia.....

When you get the view of the camera viewfinder at about 3 mins notice its in black and white- this is the original BBC colour camera design from 1968(EMI 2001 I believe). At that time it was easier to judge the focus on a monochrome display than colour.

The BBC got their moneys worth from these- they were in use till the late 80s by which time the originals were 20 odd years old lol- of course by then they were absolutly HUGE in comparison with newer models!

Seamus

 

[brettsomers]

not really a favorite, but it may be the GAYEST video ive ever seen...

 

[mattywashboy]

my alltime favourite artist is a toss up between Queen and Meatloaf tho recently i have been listening to more Meatloaf.
My all time favourite track is 'Anything For Love' from Bat Out Of Hell 2, great song.

 

[mattywashboy]

just discovered this one again, i can remember Celine Dion doing this one ages ago but Meatloaf and Marion Ravon do it so much better.
And the video clip is awesome as well.
"Its All Coming Back To Me Now"

 

[arrrooohhh]

I love Bucks Fizz too!

Bucks Fizz won Eurovision in 1981. 1982 was won by this lovely lass from Germany!

 

[arrrooohhh]

Human League

One of my all time favourites! YAY! Did anyone know that Susan from the Human League was dating Mike from Bucks Fizz at the time?

 

[arrrooohhh]

More league!

 

[arrrooohhh]

Shakespears Sister

 

[mattywashboy]

wow shakespeares sister, thats my favourite song by them, it was on my graduation video from high school, was such a great backing track.

Another of my fave groups is Scissor Sisters, i like their recent track Don't Feel Like Dancing but i like this one better...
Does anyone remember a film called Return To Oz?, well it was sort of a sequel to the original film, with dorothy returning to Oz to find her friends, finding them under the rule of a new evil queen and everyone had been turned to stone, quite a morbid sequel but i still loved it.

This song is by the scissor sisters and was inspired by this film, having the same title. Its actual theme is about crystal meth addictions in the gay community and you can hear these references in the lyrics, hiding behind the story of the film
PLease enoy, its one of my all time favourites

 

[jasonl]

The original creepy video

Besides Mr. Sandman, this is one of two songs that play in my head constantly.

 

[jasonl]

Another one from my preteen years

And she'll tease you
She'll unease you
Hog the bathtub just to please you

LOL

 

[rexaircollector]

The Telephone Man

I remember this one hit wonder back in my days working for the telephone company. My partner was an installer for 15 years and this song was the brunt of many jokes among his crew. The song even made the charts in the UK, and for those of you who remember Dr. Demento, well I need say no more.

Enjoy,
Robb

 

[rexaircollector]

Leader of the Laundromat

Ok guys. Who remembers this one?? The song is a spoof of Leader of the Pack and was done by the Detergents. I had to post this one just for all my friends on the AW Forum.

Robb

 

[rexaircollector]

Another

This was another regular on the Dr. Demento radio show.

Robb

 

[kenmore58]

Robb,

I hate to admit it, but I have the 45 of that song (Leader of the Laundromat)!!!

Now that I feel ancient, I'll get on with my day!!

Ron

 

[rexaircollector]

Ron

That's OK. I have 2 years on you. Think of the memories. Sometimes it is just fine to feel ancient.

Robb

 

[seamusuk]

The Telephone Man.....

Id totally forgotten that- theres prob still a 7" of it in mums attic lol!

Seamus

 

[joeekaitis]

I'd love to find an MP3 recording of "(One of These Days) Sunday's Gonna Come on Tuesday" by The New Establishment.

I'm a simple man with simple tastes. You can have everything else.

Well, except the 20" iMac.

Oh, and the Frigidaire Affinity washer. And leave the TV and the Dish Network rig. And the DVD player.

On second thought, don't you dare lay a finger on anything or your friends will be calling you "Stumpy".

 

[drhardee]

I hate to disagree, but I think this is the "gayest" video ever made, intentionally or unintentionally! Gotta love that Bobby Vee!

"The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" - Bobby Vee

 

[drhardee]

Here's another instance of the "Night Has A Thousand Eyes" video, the first one isn't loading correctly.

 

[selectomatic]

Where to start?

At the beginning, I guess.

I got to brettsomers' post before I recognized anything. Brett, if that's the gayest thing you've seen, you've lived a sheltered life. Luckily, there's a lot yet to be experienced. Still, ya gotta love Ms. Kitt.

I love Queen and Meatloaf, Freddy and Meat may have the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.

I liked a lot of the Human League's music, but I've never considered it to be Great. Still, I like to get out the 'Dare' album every so often. Do or Die and Sound of the Crowd were some of my favorites. Crank it all the way to 11 and break the knob off.

Robin Scott ('M') has been a favorite (favourite?) from WAY back -- He's on one of my jukeboxes, and I have at least one other 7" record of Pop Musik.

I very much don't remember the Total Eclipse of the Heart video. Very creepy indeed. I've always loved that song, and FYI it was written by Jim Steinman, who wrote most of Meatloaf's songs.

I knew and enjoyed Bette Davis Eyes before I knew and was terrified of Bette Davis. Fasten your seatbelts boys, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Thanks for a lot of musical memories, people.

Here's one of my all-time favorites. And one of the gayest, Ms. Somers.

-kevin

 

[washabear]

I'm probably in the minority here, but may favorite group has always been Sweet. I loved them when I was 16 and still do. Here's a live clip of one of my favorites, The 6-Teens.

 

[selectomatic]

I'm thinking most of the members here are part of the mi

That notwithstanding, I've always loved The Sweet, too.

-kevin

 

[tolivac]

I remember "Little Willie" by Sweet during the 70's when I used to work in a top-40 radio station!

 

[frigilux]

My vote is to bring back Jilted John! This has been my favorite novelty punk-pop song since it was released in 1978, when I was a freshman in college.

All together now, "Gordon is a moron!"