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aaaaa — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:41:18 -0000

Amor and Moonlight Lady bubbled undeo for Julio Iglesias, and Dancing with Myself bubbled under for Billy Idol.

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Frank — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:08 -0000

Jeff - I agree completely. I work at Emory University in Atlanta, where Emily and Amy graduated (1985 and 1986) and they have fairly strong ties to the school. I've seen them in concert more than any other act as well. I love the blend of Amy's roughness and Emily's gentleness. They have so many good songs and have continued to evolve over the years. Definitely the song of the week!

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King_of_Wands — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:28:45 -0000

What about the Icehouse song "Hey Little Girl"? I remember that song playing on one of the local video shows back around 82 or 83? Did it even chart at all?

It's on Youtube if you don't remember the song...

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Ray — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:12:02 -0000

I definitely remember the Inner City track getting lots of airplay in Chicago. They also hit the Top 10 there with their previous single "Big Fun", which surprisingly did not chart nationally (at least not on the pop chart)... IIRC it was also used in a beer commercial back in the day.

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Some Useless Information — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:31:53 -0000

I could be wrong but I believe the Turbografx 16 CD system and the Sega Genesis CD system, early cd-based gaming systems, both supported the CD+G format as well. I've seen a couple of CD+G compilation disc images for download out there on the internet.

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wags — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:29:42 -0000

Sorry I'm so late to the party this week! I nearly forgot to stop by... what with all the nothing I'm doing these days... ;-). Anyway, I thought the week started off a wee bit slow with Ian and those Icehouse singles though I do remember and liked Electric Blue quite a bit, but otherwise definitely in my top two of posts music-wise. And I have to agree with you about the "Detroit Techno" sound -- it would've fit well in the Trainspotting soundtrack which is mostly Euro techno. I hear the slightest bit more R&B in Inner City's vocals than you might find in any European techno but not really enough to me to make them distinct genres.

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steed — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:24:13 -0000

Okay man, here's my count....95 times "it" is used in "Epic" - how'd I do?

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Keith — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:50:01 -0000

Interestingly, "Rebel Yell" is my favorite Idol song now, but I never really appreciated it originally. I do remember hearing Icehouse "Great Southern Land" frequently on a local station back in the early 80's, I guess the program director must have been a fan because apparently the single didn't chart on any of Billboard's charts. And, if next week is the final week of the letter I, that means an appearance by my all time favorite recording artist, Donnie Iris!!

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steed — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:06:34 -0000

You're right Crockett - it does. I left out the other two bottom feeders because they were duets that I already talked about back in A with Patti Austin, but glanced over this one. Nice catch. It will be the first one in next week's post!

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steed — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:05:26 -0000

That's a challenge. I'll have to try it later.

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Crockett — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:30:17 -0000

Doesn't James Ingram's "There's No Easy Way" belong on this post. I believe it hit number #58 on the charts.

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matt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:53:22 -0000

Icehouse were huge in Australia. They were originally called 'Flowers' and their first album was called 'Icehouse'. It also had a song on it called 'Icehouse'. Then they changed the band name to match. Confusing!

1984 album 'Sidewalk' had 3 great singles. This one has always been a favourite of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Chris X — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:39:08 -0000

I raised my hand for the first part of the Icehouse quiz, immediately remembering "Crazy", then dropped it on part two. I always dug them. Didn't John Oates' moustache write "Electric Blue" for them?

Info Soc recently started kicking again; I saw their reunion show and it was one of the best shows I saw all year. Shocked "Repetition" was ever released, I always thought "Tomorrow" would make a better single(it certainly still gets regular rotation in my DJ set, as do all of their old hits; "Peace and Love, Inc" was released in the 90s -did that one ever chart?). Their "Lay All Your Love On Me" cover is fantastic, certainly better than Erasure's version, and I've never been an ABBA fan, so I couldn't tell you about the original.

"Rebel Yell" didn't crack the top 40? I'd have thought that was at least a top 10 hit!! I thought it was gonna be one of those "didn't chart high the first time around, but was rereleased and became a smash hit" stories. Wow. You learn something new every day (or every Wednesday at least!)

I remember that Inner City song now that I'm listening to it here. Not impressed.

Never tried counting the "Colors" in the Ice-T song, but I dare you to have a go at counting the word "It" in Faith No More's "Epic." Pretty sure I've gotten a different result every time I've tried.

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Aynthem — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:37:26 -0000

"Running" was a big club hit back around 85-86 (at least around NYC). Wiki says it reached #2 on the dance charts after the Tommy Boy remix was released. I had (don't know if I still do) the original 12", which is one of the best dance songs of the 1980s, hands down. Used to love mixing in it with Noel's "Silent Morning".

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Eric S. — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:06:53 -0000

"Break These Chains" from "Primitive Man is in my Icehouse Top 5. It's about as close as they came to an out and out rocker.

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Eric S. — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:05:14 -0000

This may not be the best week, but I think it's the most eclectic.

Outside of "Electric Blue", the singles weren't my favorite Icehouse songs. Songs like "Taking The Town" from "Sidewalk" are what stick with me.

I've probably only heard that Industry song a handful of times since 1983, but I do remember it from MTV.

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steed — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:45:05 -0000

One more week for the letter "I" - nice to blow through a letter in 2 weeks time.

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tdolbyfan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:37:16 -0000

Crazy #7, remember? by the way, great post, is that all for the letter I?

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Old_Davy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:06:40 -0000

"Rebel Yell" STILL receives airplay around my neck of the woods. And it didn't even break the top 40. Amazing.

I'm totally not a fan of 80's techno, but there's something about Icehouse that really appeals to me, especially their album "Primitive Man". What a tour de force. I love the album's closer "Goodnight Mr. Matthews".

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steed — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:57:54 -0000

Thanks Andrew and k - my real question though is what makes this "detroit techno"? My ears can't tell the difference between this sound and the european dance sound in the late 80s-early 90s.. Did one of them just steal the sound and call it their own - or is there some either significant or even slight difference that set the two apart.

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Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:41:51 -0000

I gotta second your emotion on Inner City's "Good Life." I love that song.

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julie.s — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:16:45 -0000

Thanks for the repost. I look forward to this series every Wed.

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Andrew Tonkin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:58:56 -0000

I deeply love Bottom Feeders and read it with glee—you really know your stuff, and show an unusual tolerance for very commercial pop. So I must take you to task over Inner City—it's a fine example of excellent Detroit techno, a valid and curiously timeless dance genre. I own this 45 and cherish it. Thank you for letting me speak my mind and keep up the good work!

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steed — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:50:17 -0000

Yep, it's gone - it's really not part of this series - though I too agree - fits nicely.

(download)

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JonCummings — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:48:13 -0000

Their shows ARE pretty awesome--and I've probably seen them just slightly fewer times than Jeff, though it's been a long time since the last one. Their fans (and not just the lesbians) feel very intensely about them, which makes for a cool vibe at the shows.