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Broad — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:24:59 -0000

@ Robert: It was indeed.@ Jason: Appropos of little, my dad was a huge fan of Doris Day, so you're in fine company. Now, if you say you found ONJ hot after Sordid Lives (which was a great film, btw), you might need a little ostracizing.

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Jason — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:12:55 -0000

Maybe this says something about my taste in women, but I always thought she was much sexier as the goody two-shoes.

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Robert — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:09:46 -0000

Grease, in which Sandy shows up at the carnival or whatever (I've never seen the movie all the way through) in tight black spandex, the initial coming-out of Olivia's sex appeal?

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tres — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:12:39 -0000

Oddly, I'm cool with that Matthew Wilder clip. I can deal with the hair, and I dig his Star Trek meets V top that is appropriatly unbutton and folded down in one corner - giving him that essential sci-fi dishelved look...but oh that moustache. He's the fey man's Oates. He looks like Adam Sandler's limo driving friend in The Wedding Singer.
Break My Stridewas like a bonding song for my mom and me. She'd pick me up from 4th grade, I'd be all pissy to her, than break my stride would come on and we'd be laughing like school girls in no time. Now THAT'S a gift. - thank U Mr. Wilder!

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Broad — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:37:11 -0000

Totally Hot album of 1978? It was right after Grease came out, and she was all in black and looking sultry standing against the wall and everything ...Or are y'all going to make me start backing my stuff up with Billboard charts? Don't I get credit for just remembering some of this stuff?

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Christy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:17:19 -0000

I think View to A Kill is the best Bond them there is. Followed by The Spy Who Loved Me by Carly Simon.
Please don't come to my website and make fun of me.

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D-Pete — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:28:25 -0000

As a big Jon Anderson fan, I'm almost embarrassed to mention this, but as a solo artist Jon dabbled in smooth wussy music in the late 80s with his album In the City of Angels. He worked with some of the fellows from Toto on it, and it's slick as all get out. You can watch the atrocious video for the album's single, Hold on to Love, at http://www.youtube.com/watc... ... it's as if Jon is trying to channel Al Jarreau or something. This from the man who sang Roundabout and I've Seen All Good People. Yeesh!

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Scraps — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:35:03 -0000

I think the early to mid-eighties are particularly heavy with songs that became bigger in retrospect, because of the influence of MTV, in that brief period when they played non-guaranteed-hit videos. The songs we've mentioned weren't played on pop radio, but they were all played on MTV.

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woofpop — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:44:53 -0000

Yeah, big typo on my part with William Hurt.. D'oh.
Scraps, there are tons of those songs that have become bigger in retrospect. I Melt With You, Squeeze's Tempted are just a couple that come to mind right now..

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DwDunphy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:42:33 -0000

Scraps, it's a testicle reference.

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Scraps — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:52:16 -0000

Incidentally, the song never does explain why they call it the blues. What's up with that?

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Scraps — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:47:12 -0000

There are a few notable singles that became much bigger hits over time than they were in the first place. What I Like About You is one of the best examples. I don't have a Billboard reference with me, but two more that I know charted lower than people think are Walking on Sunshine and Turning Japanese.

The cheesy backing vocals for I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues are probably a big part of why it's become a huge piano bar favorite. Of course, Elton John is the reigning king of pop piano bar songs, but still, you don't hear them play Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance).

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DwDunphy — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:09:42 -0000

Hmm... things you didn't know about Yes that could keep the conversation going...Jon Anderson was a guest vocalist for King Crimson (Lizard), Kitaro (Dream) and was a part of the Jon And Vangelis duo. Trevor Rabin is now a big-time film score writer and an integral part of Hans Zimmer's conclave of writers. Prior to his involvement in Yes, he recorded the album Wolf at Ray Davies' Konk Studios.Alan White was a part of John Lennon's touring group in the early seventies.Rick Wakeman provided tasty mellotron parts for David Bowie's Space Oddity.Patrick Moraz was the keyboardist on Relayer, and only on Relayer. Afterward, he joined The Moody Blues and was a major part of their big comeback disc Long Distance Voyager.DwD

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Robert — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:11:57 -0000

I found the video. Still doesn't ring a bell. And I think that instead of William Hurt, who was once kissed by a spider woman, you meant John Hurt, whose face was once hugged by an alien.

I wish I knew something interesting about Yes so I could keep talking, but I don't, so I won't.

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Robert — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:26:23 -0000

That's odd, because I definitely remember "Take It Away" on the Top 40 station in Macon that summer. (Or maybe it's not odd, because before 1996 not every radio station was owned by the same three companies, right? Therefore not every playlist would be the same.) And like I said, we didn't have MTV until '85, although I was aware of certain videos like the ones for "Mickey" and "Centerfold" at that point.

I now need to seek out this music video featuring William Hurt. I wonder if Paul was hoping to land Kathleen Turner in the video instead.

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woofpop — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:55:42 -0000

Robert,
That video for 'Take It Away' was constantly on MTV in the summer of '82, and featured Ringo, Sir George Martin and William Hurt. It's easily seen on YouTube - I had forgotten how much I had liked that song. I was surprised that it was such a big hit, because it got virtually no radio airplay in my area.

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Matt — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:59:53 -0000

There's another pair of bands with identically named drummers... Duran Duran and Queen both have Roger Taylors. (funny how everything goes full-circle, eh?) And although the Alan Whites aren't related, the Oasis Alan White is the younger brother of drummer Steve White, who's been with Paul Weller since the Style Council.
And while we're discussing Duran Duran, I saw the video for A View to a Kill recently... what was SO cool when I was 13 is beyond cheesy today. Bon... Simon Le Bon :)

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DwDunphy — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:15:47 -0000

So much! So much!!
Okay then, we start with the basics. At this point in her career, Olivia Newt was not an Aussie songbird anymore, she was a sex symbol. Hard to fathom from this vantage point, but the Physical album and all the press photos therein of black and white and heavy breathing had changed the US perception of little miss Goody Two-Shoes into a hot mama. This is the only reason to expain how anything from Two Of A Kind got into the top ten.
True story: back when the local mall was an enjoyable place to be, way back in the late 80s, there was a store that sold high end home entertainment equipment like big-ass projection tv's, high end Beta and VHS machines and the wave of the future, the 12 inch laserdisc. Every time they popped in the VHS of Star Wars they'd draw a crowd. And every time they played Two Of A Kind, they scattered the whole floor level. It was hilarious.
They also, close to closing time, played the infamous Duran Duran music video for Girls On Film with the female boxers icing down their nipples. This leads me to the Durannies, whose output was wildly varied. I agree that Save A Prayer has a slight Roxy feel, but by then all the Brit bands were adopting that Nu-Romantic Stephen Hague productionsound. The big surprise was the self-titled album featuring Come Undone and Ordinary World. These two songs actually changed my perception of the band, which at that time was summed up thusly - kinda gay.
I'm in the deep, deep minority that likesYes' Big Generator. No, it ain't prog, not in the slightest. But I always liked Shoot High Aim Low, especially for it's mood. That said, I also think Drama was a hugely underrated disc. Tempus Fugit did a near impossible feat: make Yes rock steady ska-punks. But the word I received was that Trevor Horn was a realy difficult guy to work with, not necessarily that he could never truly sing the back catalogue right. One of the former Yes guys slagged him pretty soundly in an interview once, but I can't remember if it was Chris Squire or Trevor Rabin... so I'll put this all back under 'speculative'.
And finally, I saw Steve Howe at this past summer's Asia reunion show. He played just as amazingly as you'd expect, but with his entry into town came a mild flurry of press talk that he's fighting cancer... I hope it's not true, but he did look even more frail and wispy than he used to. Don't expect any full scale Yes projects anytime soon, and save a prayer for Steve.

DwD

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David_E — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:03:19 -0000

(Watches Wilder video/Solid Gold clip)

Wow. By my count, it took six musicians to perform that song "live," vs. the one (and his casio) it took to record it.

Seven, actually, if you count Matthew's offstage moustache handler.

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Robert — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:54:54 -0000

Woofpop, I've never seen the video for "Take It Away." I didn't know there was a video. Life ... isn't ... fair.

And now, after getting home from work and being able to watch the "Break My Stride" video on my own computer, I see that it's not a video at all! It's a "Solid Gold" clip. What the hell! Therefore I stand by the playground gossip from 1984 that claimed there was no real video for "Break My Stride."

David Arnold and Aimee Mann's cover of "Nobody Does It Better" is the best Bond theme ever, if you ask me (even if it's not the version that appeared in "The Spy Who Loved Me").

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Emily — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:27:34 -0000

Argh. Me and my crazy requests! How do you put up with me?!

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Jason — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:17:27 -0000

Ha! That job will have to go to someone else, as I've only seen a handful of the Bond movies - so it'd be hard to compare. I DO like View To A Kill. I mean, it's no Die Another Day by Madonna, but WHATEVER.... ;)

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Emily — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:10:32 -0000

Jason- this is why I love you (and Mike) and yes, you are super talented and yes, that video is HOT! Viva Matthew Wilder!
Also, I headed up a group to see Duran Duran at MSG during their last visit to NYC andit was everything my little 7-year-old-self wanted it to be! I broke out my walkman and listened to my mix tape of Duran Duran songs for WEEKS after the concert. Can't wait for the chart attack where you break down the pros and cons of View to a Kill as a James Bond themesong....

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BD — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:49:42 -0000

Topographic Oceans/Going for the One/Tormato lineup (which would have set a continuity record in the 70s if Wakeman hadn't stalked off to let them do Relayer without him). It's a mere four-fifths of the Fragile/Close to the Edge lineup.I still can't believe the two Alan Whites aren't related. Could've sworn there was a family resemblance, and what are the odds!

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Matt — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:36:04 -0000

Bill Bruford hasn't been in Yes since the Union fiasco. It's been Alan White (not the former Oasis guy!)on drums for over 30 years now, which means the current lineup of Yes is the Going for the Topographic Tormato lineup. One great record (Going), onetotal piece of crap with a good finale (Tormato), and of course, the most bloated, pompous double album of all time. And you can't even play the Sandinista game and edit it down yourself because all the songs are full LP sides!