Monday, June 25, 2018

Kylie Minogue, Version 1.0: Australia's Answer To ... Rick Astley?

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By 1987, Stock Aitken Waterman had everything they could have ever wanted ... except their very own Madonna. I guess Hazell Dean wasn...
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Sunday, June 10, 2018

"Take Me Home": Can't He Just ... Call An Uber? AKA Phil's Frantic Search For Drugs Turns Into One Expensive Video

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Question raised by the opening seconds of "Take Me Home": What's better than one rapidly bleeping pre-programmed synth patt...
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Sunday, May 27, 2018

I Think We're A Random Confluence Of Two Tommy James & The Shondells Covers Now

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I once had a conversation with a co-worker about Tommy James and the Shondells. As one often does. I assumed that he, like many people, wa...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" (Video): Diane Keaton + Creepy Globe Children + Wall Fondling ... What More Could You Want?

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Music videos can be many things, but one thing that even the best of them cannot be is "catchy." It was therefore inevitable tha...
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Sunday, April 29, 2018

"Got My Mind Set On" Making Wisecracks About George Harrison's (And Jeff Lynne's?) Left-Field Comeback Hit

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Here was the sound of me, upon discovering a musical fact, at some point in the mid-'90s, having become extremely aware of the Beatle...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

"Faith": Too Much Butt, Not Enough Rockabilly

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In October 1987, the world was waiting for words of healing, words of insight. The globe cried out for a single phrase that would reach in...
Sunday, April 1, 2018

"Hungry Eyes" And Saxophone Thighs AKA Eric Carmen Loses Control, Wins "Poofiest '80s Hair" Prize

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Though my Cheesy '80s Nostalgia Club membership card might be revoked by this admission, I have never seen, nor have I ever been parti...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

"Heaven Is A Place On Earth"; Hell Is A Place For Anyone Who Badmouths Belinda Carlisle's Biggest Hit

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In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without catchy '80s pop songs, and void; and darkness was u...
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Saturday, March 17, 2018

VNV Nation Intros Ranked

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Each VNV Nation album opens with an intro track, often instrumental but occasionally spoken word, that establishes the theme and mood for th...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

Get Into Your What, Billy Ocean?

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Here's an exchange that does not sound sketchy in any way whatsoever: Billy Ocean: Hey (hey), you (you) ... get into my car! Ran...
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