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QUIRKY Rock Band’s HIT was SO FAR Ahead of its TIME, They Started the 80s in 1978!-Professor of Rock Hotney 8 Streams • 3 years ago

Skinny ties and mullets… A quirky band named the Cars with two singers (Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr) who split the difference between rock and new wave and power pop. They sabotaged radio with their 1978 song that seemed to start the 80s off two years early. Just What I Need became the ultimate Singalong classic. The character in the song is a little unhinged but the chorus is so catchy and relatable it was tailor-made for ad campaigns that would follow for decades after… The story of a song that opened the floodgates for a band every social circle loved but didn’t sound like anybody else… Next on Professor of Rock.

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The late Ric Ocasek, was such an interesting cat- starting with his gangly, yet charismatic appearance, and his unusual countenance.

We’re all still reeling from his untimely death in 2019.

He had a New Wave haircut that was one of the original mullets...before the style was even called a “mullet." with his quirky and stylish shades as well Ocasek’s songwriting was just as unique as his physical appearance.

He had a quirky style that mixed 60s pop simplicity, with provocative curve balls, and a heady turn of phrase. The Ocasek eccentricity was on display right out of the chute on The Cars debut single “Just What I Needed.”

“Just What I Needed” was heavily influenced by two songs that Ocasek loved from the 60s, and those two songs couldn’t have been more different. The intro of “Just What I Needed” was actually inspired by the #1 bubble Gum hit “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy” by an assemblage of studio musicians that labeled themselves The Ohio Express.

You can definitely hear the melodic similarities of the intro on the Ohio Express tune, and on the opening riff of The Cars classic.

It’s OK to compare the two. Ocasek was very honest about lifting the intro of “Yummy Yummy Yummy” because he found the song to be deliciously infectious, as did everyone else who heard it on AM radio.

The 2nd song that played a major part in the stylings of “Just What I Needed” was “Sister Ray” by the Velvet Underground- the legendary avant-garde rock quartet from New York City that was one of Ocasek’s favorite bands: “Sister Ray” closes side two of The Velvet Underground’s momentous 1968 album White Light/ White Heat.

The lyrics were written by lead singer Lou Reed. He built the song’s narrative around a story he wrote about debauchery and decay. Reed liked to refer to the “Sister Ray” character the song is named after as a “transvestite smack dealer.” Ocasek was fascinated by Lou Reed's edgy eccentricity, and borrowed Reed’s “time time” repeat and found a place for it in “Just What I Needed”

The Cars were formed in Boston in 1976 after Ocasek abandoned some earlier projects that

Missing Persons - Destination Unknown • TopPop Hotney 7 Streams • 3 years ago

Missing Persons is an American rock band. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They later added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s.

"Destination Unknown" is a song by American band Missing Persons. It was written by Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, and Warren Cuccurullo with production by Ken Scott. Originally released on the band's self-titled EP (1980), the song was released as a single in September 1982 and appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M (1982).

In the United States, it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, narrowly missing the Top 40 and peaking at #42 in November 1982.

This song is used in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Flash FM. The song is also played at the end of Season 2, episode 7, titled "Nothing Shattered," of the NetFlix series GLOW.

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Broadcast date: 1982

This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip.

The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.

AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.

AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands

TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.

Bat for Lashes - The Hunger (Official Video) Hotney 5 Streams • 3 years ago

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Dear Friends! We are very excited to present to you the new album ‘Lost Girls’ which will be released on September 6th.

Listen to the first single ‘The Hunger’ here: https://batforlashes.lnk.to/thehungerYD

CREDITS: ‘The Hunger’

Nikki Pink: Natasha Khan

Lost Girls: Avery Wheless, Evangeline Neuhart, Dominique N Godinez, Kenzie McClure, Angelica DeWitt

Director: Natasha Khan
Producer: Margo Mars

Production Company: Lief

Director of Photography: Sean Conaty
Costume Design: Devin Winter
Nikki Pink Dress: Romance Was Born
Hair & Make-Up Artist: Alex Perrone
Line Producer: Roberto Rodriguez
Casting: Avery Wheless
Editor: Jamie O’Donnell
Colourist: Yoomin Lee
Titles: Fraser Muggeridge Studio

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The Hunger Lyrics:

Take a trip
Trip up to the sun
While our bodies are one
And we play in our minds
Cause it’s our blood
And it fills up the sky
Off the bridges we fly
Can we keep us alive?

I wanna fly
You know how I like it
I wanna feel
Like I’m still alive
I wanna bleed
And feed us forever
But I’ll only feel
The hunger inside
The hunger inside
The hunger inside

Take a trip
Trip down through the fire
Where we lose our desire
To keep up the dance
Cause it’s our love
(Cause you know it’s our love)
That is hurt by the flame
(When it becomes a flame)
Can’t take road this road again
(Can we get back to love)
If we want to survive
(Ooo)

I wanna fly
You know how I like it
I wanna feel
Like I’m still alive
I wanna bleed
And feed us forever
But I’ll only feel
The hunger inside
The hunger inside
The hunger inside

If I could be you
And you could be me
We’d see the hunger inside
And not the enemy

(Repeat)

Cause we can make it love again
It’s time to start things over
And we can come back from the dead
And feed this endless hunger

(Repeat)

AIR SUPPLY - “Lost In Love” (Live at The Church Studio, 2022) Hotney 6 Streams • 3 years ago

The Church Studio presents Air Supply's first-ever acoustic concert at our Legacy Concert Series! This exclusive performance is part of a series of intimate, acoustic shows in The Church Studio Live Room, performed to a small audience of about 100 people.

SONG: Lost In Love
RELEASE DATE: 1979
SONGWRITER: Graham Russell
ALBUM: Life Support
LABEL: Big Time Phonograph Rec Co.

PERFORMERS:
Lead Vocals - Russell Hitchcock
Lead Vocals & Guitar - Graham Russell
Keys - Mirko Tessandori
Lead Guitar - Aaron Mclain
Bass - Doug Gild
Percussion - Pavel Valdman
Cello - Erica Parker

Air Supply has released 17 studio albums, nine compilation albums, three live albums, and 27 singles over an incredible 45-year career. The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now and Forever, and The Greatest Hits sold more than 20 million copies. “Lost in Love” was named song of the year in 1980 and along with other singles, sold more than 10 million copies. Air Supply was inducted into the Australian ARIA Hall of Fame in 2013. The Rolling Stone included Air Supply in the top 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time in February of 2021.

Location: The Church Studio, Tulsa Oklahoma
Executive Producer: Teresa Knox
Media Team: Austin Howerton, Christian McPherson Matthew Simonson, Caleb Toranzo, Beth Turner
Post-Production: Garrison Marsh, Matthew Simonson
Mix: Cade Roberts

“LOST IN LOVE” LYRICS:

I realize the best part of love
Is the thinnest slice, and it don't count for much
But I'm not letting go
I believe there's still much to believe in

So lift your eyes if you feel you can
Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan
I figured it out
What I needed was someone to show me

You know you can't fool me
I've been loving you too long
It started so easy
You want to carry on (carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
Was I thinking aloud and fell out of touch?
But I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted
So lift your eyes if you feel you can (feel you can)
Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan (show you a plan)
I figured it out
What I needed was someone to show me (oh, oh-oh)

You know you can't fool me
I've been loving you too long (I've been loving you too long)
It started so easy
You want to carry on (carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
Was I thinking aloud and fell out of touch?
But I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted

You know you can't fool me
I've been loving you too long
It started so easy
You want to carry on (on, carry on)

Lost in love and I don't know much
Was I thinking aloud and fell out of touch?
But I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted

Now I'm lost (lost in love and I don't know much)
Lost in love (was thinking aloud and fell out of touch)
Lost in love (but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted)
Lost in love
Now I'm lost (lost in love and I don't know much)
I'm lost in love (was thinking aloud and fell out of touch)
I'm lost in love (but I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted)
Lost in love

00:00 - Intro
01:27 - “Lost In Love”

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B 52's - Give Me Back My Man • TopPop Hotney 3 Streams • 3 years ago

The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008) are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also added touring members for albums and live performances.

This song was recently covered by Juno Birch, a confused alien housewife from the ‘60s with over 200,000 Instagram followers. Juno Birch, who looks like she just fell out of the sky and is trying to blend in as a human, is a drag artist with one of the most unique styles attached to her name.

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Broadcast date: 1980/06/01

This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip.

The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.

AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.

AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands

TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.

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