Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Number 995 - Stranglers


Number 995

Stranglers

"Golden Brown"

(1981)
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Genre:Alternative
Wikipedia tells me......
"The track "Golden Brown" gave the band the renewed commercial success they were seeking -released as a single, it reached No. 2 in the UK chart in January 1982, and went on to become EMI's highest selling single for many years. Interestingly, many buyers were seemingly unaware of the meaning of the lyrics, which actually contain many metaphorical references to the drug heroin. This may have been further confused by different band members claiming that the song was about desertification and imperialism."
Righto, who actually cares what the song means? I just like it because it sounds interesting due to the fact it was released in the early 80s and it would not go amiss in the year 1967.
And isn't it odd that the name The Stranglers would make a great punk group name? (They play Rock music) Its sort of finding out that Sex Pistols make classical music :I (don't dare anyone say that they do)
For Sex Pistols see Number 500
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet)
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Number 996 - Lesley Gore


Number 996

Lesley Gore

"It's My Party"

(1963)
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................Genre: Pop...............

Would you believe she's linked to projects such as Batman (TV series) and Fame the movie, Gore even appeared on Batman as one of Catwomans minions!
Her sexuality is probably more famous than her music (Gore came out in 2005), which just goes to show that in America you can be more famous for what you are rather than what you do.
The song itself has a catchy pop hook and still is very popular today.
It's My Party" is a song popularized by singer Lesley Gore in 1963. This song hit #1 on both the Pop and Rhythm and Blues charts. It was written by authors Gold/Gottlieb/Gluck Jr./Wiener. The song lyrically portrays the emotional downfall and public humiliation of a teenage girl who, at a party she is throwing, is humiliated when her boyfriend Johnny abruptly leaves her and takes up with her high school rival Judy, to whom he gives a ring to show his love for her.
The song's chorus ("It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to, You would cry too, if it happened to you") quickly became a part of American pop cultural language, as a phrase used to describe being utterly humiliated and miserable during an event that is supposed to be a happy occasion.
The song was covered by Bryan Ferry on his 1973 album These Foolish Things.
A 1981 cover by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin was a UK number one hit single. There is also a Swedish language version, known as "Leva livet". "Leva livet" has been recorded by artists as Lill-Babs (1963), Magnus Uggla (1979) and Lotta Engberg (1997). ~ [Source: Wikipedia]
For Dave Stewart see Mellow Mix Vol 1 #134
For Bryan Ferry see #569
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Official Website for Lesley Gore @ This addy & for other Information/Biography click this link > Here ~ crowbarred [because power is knowledge]
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet)
This song has a Definitive 1000 rating of 42.3 out of 108


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Number 987 - David Lee Roth


Number 997

David Lee Roth

"Just a Gigolo"

(1985)
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Genre:Pop/Rock

Crazy from the Heat is the debut EP by David Lee Roth, released in 1985. It was released while Roth was still a member of Van Halen. All four songs on the EP are cover versions, with Roth's version of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls" peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for the song was banned from some television stations, deemed offensive.
When does a singer get bigger than the band?
Well not in this case right?
Who knows, i think Roth needed Halen as much as Halen needed Roth.
Now i guess the band will just end up in a reality show to find a new lead singer, whilst Roth watches on the telly swigging beer and lamenting maybes. (What do you know, i hear they are reforming for late 2007! Even Sammy Hagar is Amped! ~ Crowbarred ~Mar 07)
Roth writes of a time when he found brown M&Ms in a bowl and subsequently had a fit. In the press, he was accused of causing US$85,000 worth of damage to the arena. Most of the monetary damages were due to Van Halen's staging sinking through the floor. Roth writes, "they didn't bother to look at the weight requirements or anything, and this sank through their new flooring and did eighty-thousand dollars worth of damage to the arena floor. The whole thing had to be replaced. It came out in the press that I discovered brown M&M's and did eighty-five thousand dollars' worth of damage to the backstage area. Well, who am I to get in the way of a good rumor?"
For Beach Boys see Number 714 & Number 641
For Van Halen see Number 822 & Number 617
What does Rolling Stone think of Lee Roth?
Yes, it's rock & roll's own King of Burlesque in his first solo stint, taking a crack at four old tunes and having a grand old time. His EP Crazy from the Heat won't have people begging DLR to drop out of Van Halen, but it is an appealing showcase for his raffish charm and wit. A case in point is Roth's "Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" vocal, an Anthony Newley-does-Satchmo howler, which is beautifully set off against the track's punchy walking bass. Dave seems unusually thoughtful on the Lovin' Spoonful's "Coconut Grove" – and his voice sounds eerily similar to John Sebastian's – but the mood doesn't seem to suit him. Better is the brassy strut of Dan Hartman's "Easy Street" (as uninhibited as if he were singing in the shower) and his wildly enthusiastic version of "California Girls." From the way he pronounces bikini ("BUH-keenee") to his yelps of delight during the chorus, one gets the feeling that this is a subject in which David Lee Roth is especially expert. ~[Source: Rolling Stone 1985 - RS 442]
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 39.7 out of 108 pts

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