Artist: The Misfits
Song: Last Caress
Year: 1980
Album: Beware EP
Metallica has nothing on the original version. A punked up fifties style rocker.
Lyrics:
I got something to say
I killed your baby today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as its dead
Well I got something to say
I raped your mother today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as she spread
Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Come sweet death, one last caress
Go
Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Come sweet death, one last caress
Well, I got something to say
I killed your baby today
And it doesnt matter much to me
As long as its dead
Sweet lovely death
I am waiting for your breath
Come sweet death
One last caress
One last caress, sweet death
One last caress, sweet death
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Showing posts with label 1980. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Let The Music Do The Talking - Joe Perry Project
Artist: Joe Perry Project
Song: Let The Music Do The Talking
Year: 1980
Album: Let The Music Do The Talking
After Joe Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, he formed the Joe Perry Project. Right out of the gate, the band released a hit single and all would appear to be well with Joe Perry. Unfortunately, drug problems were still a huge part of Joe's life at that point. Columbia records didn't put any support into the albums released by Joe, so they only sold to the hardcore Aerosmith fans and no one else.
Columbia was tired of the upheaval in Aerosmith and were trying to nudge Joe Perry back into the band. Joe plugged along as best as he could, releasing three albums in a span of four years. Each one did poorer than its predecessor due to lack of support. Eventually, Joe took on Brad Whitford for the final tour before both rejoined Aerosmith.
"Let The Music Do The Talking" is a very interesting song. It was a hit single for two bands in the span of five years, both involving Joe Perry. This song was recorded by Aerosmith for their big comeback album in 1985. Unfortunately, Aerosmith would have to wait two years for a proper comeback. They were stuck in seventies album mode and stuck with the nine song album format. Someone also decided to make all of the artwork and words on the album cover appear backwards.
I like the Joe Perry Project. I think they put out better albums than Aerosmith did during the band's short life. Nothing beats the original lineup of Aerosmith though. If you put Aerosmith's A Rock And A Hard Place against any of the Joe Perry Project's albums, I bet you'll choose JPP.
Lyrics:
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
On short song and she'll be gone
I wish her off was on
Gotta try, gotta try another way to get her
To come around to me.
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
There's just one more thing
I've gotta say
But, I'll explain a different way
You've gotta know I got an axe to grind
I know you won't mind
In your eyes I see the sky no question
Our hearts belong entwined
One last thing, our love
Is positively meant to be
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
On short song and she'll be gone
I wish her off was on
Gotta try, gotta try another way to get her
To come around to me.
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Song: Let The Music Do The Talking
Year: 1980
Album: Let The Music Do The Talking
After Joe Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, he formed the Joe Perry Project. Right out of the gate, the band released a hit single and all would appear to be well with Joe Perry. Unfortunately, drug problems were still a huge part of Joe's life at that point. Columbia records didn't put any support into the albums released by Joe, so they only sold to the hardcore Aerosmith fans and no one else.
Columbia was tired of the upheaval in Aerosmith and were trying to nudge Joe Perry back into the band. Joe plugged along as best as he could, releasing three albums in a span of four years. Each one did poorer than its predecessor due to lack of support. Eventually, Joe took on Brad Whitford for the final tour before both rejoined Aerosmith.
"Let The Music Do The Talking" is a very interesting song. It was a hit single for two bands in the span of five years, both involving Joe Perry. This song was recorded by Aerosmith for their big comeback album in 1985. Unfortunately, Aerosmith would have to wait two years for a proper comeback. They were stuck in seventies album mode and stuck with the nine song album format. Someone also decided to make all of the artwork and words on the album cover appear backwards.
I like the Joe Perry Project. I think they put out better albums than Aerosmith did during the band's short life. Nothing beats the original lineup of Aerosmith though. If you put Aerosmith's A Rock And A Hard Place against any of the Joe Perry Project's albums, I bet you'll choose JPP.
Lyrics:
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
On short song and she'll be gone
I wish her off was on
Gotta try, gotta try another way to get her
To come around to me.
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
There's just one more thing
I've gotta say
But, I'll explain a different way
You've gotta know I got an axe to grind
I know you won't mind
In your eyes I see the sky no question
Our hearts belong entwined
One last thing, our love
Is positively meant to be
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
On short song and she'll be gone
I wish her off was on
Gotta try, gotta try another way to get her
To come around to me.
Wanna take a chance and dance before
I got to leave alone.
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Let the music do the talking
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
America - Neil Diamond
Artist: Neil Diamond
Song: America
Year: 1980
Album: The Jazz Singer
Whoever came up with the idea of remaking the first motion picture to include extended sound should be dragged in front of a firing squad. Whoever is responsible should be put in front of the brick wall that Les Lye used to command the firing squad at the various kids on You Can't Do That On Television. The only genius moves were getting Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier to agree to star in this monstrosity.
In a confusing move, Neil Diamond was up for a Golden Globe and a Razzie for his performance. He won the Razzie. Aside from the sacrilegious way of remaking the story and removing the mother character, the music was outstanding. Neil Diamond always finds a way to make a masterpiece out of the simplest and cheesiest ideas.
This song was on the suggested banned list that came out after September 11, 2001. Why? I don't even really know for sure. I guess because the song involved foreigners coming to America. While the song recalls the awe and glory of the immigrant crossing into a new land to start a new life, I can see where some ignorant people could mistake that for what happened that morning.
Even after the mini controversy, this song has survived. It remains an empowering battle cry for new arrivals to the United States. Plus, it's catchy as all hell! This is still an enduring classic that I turn up and sing along with every time I hear it.
Lyrics:
FAR, we've been travelin' in FAR
Without a home, But not without a star
Free, only one can be free
We huddle close, and hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes, They're coming to America
Never looking back again, They're coming to America
Home...though it seems so far away
And we'll travel in the light today,
in the eye of the storm...in the eye of the storm
Home...to a new and a shiny place
Make our beds and we'll say our grace
Freedoms light burning warm, freedoms light burning warm
Everywhere around the world, they're coming to America
Every time that flags unfurled, they're coming to America
Got a dream to take them there, they're coming to America
Got a dream they come to share, they're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today
Today
Today
Today
My country 'tis of thee (today)
Sweet land of liberty (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Today, today, today, today, today
Song: America
Year: 1980
Album: The Jazz Singer
Whoever came up with the idea of remaking the first motion picture to include extended sound should be dragged in front of a firing squad. Whoever is responsible should be put in front of the brick wall that Les Lye used to command the firing squad at the various kids on You Can't Do That On Television. The only genius moves were getting Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier to agree to star in this monstrosity.
In a confusing move, Neil Diamond was up for a Golden Globe and a Razzie for his performance. He won the Razzie. Aside from the sacrilegious way of remaking the story and removing the mother character, the music was outstanding. Neil Diamond always finds a way to make a masterpiece out of the simplest and cheesiest ideas.
This song was on the suggested banned list that came out after September 11, 2001. Why? I don't even really know for sure. I guess because the song involved foreigners coming to America. While the song recalls the awe and glory of the immigrant crossing into a new land to start a new life, I can see where some ignorant people could mistake that for what happened that morning.
Even after the mini controversy, this song has survived. It remains an empowering battle cry for new arrivals to the United States. Plus, it's catchy as all hell! This is still an enduring classic that I turn up and sing along with every time I hear it.
Lyrics:
FAR, we've been travelin' in FAR
Without a home, But not without a star
Free, only one can be free
We huddle close, and hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes, They're coming to America
Never looking back again, They're coming to America
Home...though it seems so far away
And we'll travel in the light today,
in the eye of the storm...in the eye of the storm
Home...to a new and a shiny place
Make our beds and we'll say our grace
Freedoms light burning warm, freedoms light burning warm
Everywhere around the world, they're coming to America
Every time that flags unfurled, they're coming to America
Got a dream to take them there, they're coming to America
Got a dream they come to share, they're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today
Today
Today
Today
My country 'tis of thee (today)
Sweet land of liberty (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Today, today, today, today, today
Sunday, November 30, 2008
September Morn' - Neil Diamond
Artist: Neil Diamond
Song: September Morn'
Year: 1980
Album: September Morn'
It seems that when I was a kid, Neil Diamond was everywhere. I saw him on television. I heard him on the radio. I read about him in magazines and the newspaper. He was everywhere. Looking back on that time, it makes perfect sense. Neil Diamond was a hit machine in the late seventies and early eighties. That period has to be his most successful time.
I'm not dismissing other periods in his career. Neil has been able to squeeze out a hit in every decade since he became a solo artist. The time around the September Morn' album was his best. He had just come off of a duet with Barbara Streisand and was about to star in the remake of the Jazz Singer.
While the movie was less than perfect, the songs were fantastic. Neil would even follow that movie with a hit song that he wrote about E.T. If that was not his best period ever, I don't know what would be. This song was the bridge between his successful seventies career and his hot streak in the early eighties.
"September Morn'" is a love song, on the surface. I can feel the pain and anguish in the lyrics and the lovelorn tone of Neil's voice. Was this a practice album to ease the jarring compositions of the Jazz Singer soundtrack? Maybe. 1980 was about pleasing the masses and I think this was the start of that. It's an enduring song that still tugs at you.
Lyrics:
Stay for just a while
Stay, and let me look at you
It's been so long, I hardly knew you
Standing in the door
Stay with me a while
I only wanna talk to you
We've traveled halfway 'round the world
To find ourselves again
September morn
We danced until the night became a brand new day
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way
Look at what you've done
Why, you've become a grown-up girl
I still can hear you crying
In a corner of your room
And look how far we've come
So far from where we used to be
But not so far that we've forgotten
How it was before
September morn
Do you remember how we danced that night away
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way
Song: September Morn'
Year: 1980
Album: September Morn'
It seems that when I was a kid, Neil Diamond was everywhere. I saw him on television. I heard him on the radio. I read about him in magazines and the newspaper. He was everywhere. Looking back on that time, it makes perfect sense. Neil Diamond was a hit machine in the late seventies and early eighties. That period has to be his most successful time.
I'm not dismissing other periods in his career. Neil has been able to squeeze out a hit in every decade since he became a solo artist. The time around the September Morn' album was his best. He had just come off of a duet with Barbara Streisand and was about to star in the remake of the Jazz Singer.
While the movie was less than perfect, the songs were fantastic. Neil would even follow that movie with a hit song that he wrote about E.T. If that was not his best period ever, I don't know what would be. This song was the bridge between his successful seventies career and his hot streak in the early eighties.
"September Morn'" is a love song, on the surface. I can feel the pain and anguish in the lyrics and the lovelorn tone of Neil's voice. Was this a practice album to ease the jarring compositions of the Jazz Singer soundtrack? Maybe. 1980 was about pleasing the masses and I think this was the start of that. It's an enduring song that still tugs at you.
Lyrics:
Stay for just a while
Stay, and let me look at you
It's been so long, I hardly knew you
Standing in the door
Stay with me a while
I only wanna talk to you
We've traveled halfway 'round the world
To find ourselves again
September morn
We danced until the night became a brand new day
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way
Look at what you've done
Why, you've become a grown-up girl
I still can hear you crying
In a corner of your room
And look how far we've come
So far from where we used to be
But not so far that we've forgotten
How it was before
September morn
Do you remember how we danced that night away
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel that way
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Back In Black - AC/DC
Artist: AC/DC
Song: Back In Black
Year: 1980
Album: Back In Black
This was AC/DC's tribute to Bon Scott. It's cathartic in a way. Given the blessing by Bon's family to move forward with the band, the Young brothers crafted an album of great proportions. The entire album is solid from top to bottom. The planning stages of the album originated while Bon was still alive, but I can't begin to imagine what the album would've sounded like with him singing. I suppose that I could sacrifice this perfect album for extending the life of Bon Scott.
"Back In Black" plays like a statement for the mourning. Do not mourn the dead. Remember them and move forward. Live life. That's exactly what the band did. With Brian Johnson on vocals, the sound only got dirtier and more rock-like. Brian's screams almost seem like wails of sorrow from the rest of the band. It is a perfect way to release and to rock.
The song's meaning gets lost in the year's since its release. "Back In Black" has been used in everything from sporting events to illegal sampling in hip hop music. It seems odd that the song is an anthem of sorts for Wal-Mart today, since they have a nice partnership with AC/DC. One thing that I never thought I'd see back in the early eighties is AC/DC selling out to corporate America. I thought they were above that, but I'd be wrong.
While the brothers Young seem content to sit back on their laurels, I wish that they wouldn't take so long between albums. The way I figure, the more albums that are out, the more likely there will be some worthy new songs. This album was made in the span of a few months, from writing to release. It just goes to show what can be accomplished if one doesn't start to tinker.
Lyrics:
Back in black
I hit the sack
I've been too long I'm glad to be back [I bet you
know I'm...]
Yes, I'm let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I've been looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Abusin' every one of them and running wild
'Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
(Well) I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Back in the back
Of a Cadillac
Number one with a bullet, I'm a power pack
Yes, I'm in a bang
With a gang
They've got to catch me if they want me to hang
Cause I'm back on the track
And I'm beatin' the flack
Nobody's gonna get me on another rap
So look at me now
I'm just makin' my play
Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my
way
'Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
(Well) I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Well, I'm back, Yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, Yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well I'm back in black
Yes I'm back in black
hooo yeah
Ohh yeah
Yes I am
Oooh yeah, yeah Oh yeah
Back in now
Well I'm back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back
Back in black
Yes I'm back in black
Out of the sight
Song: Back In Black
Year: 1980
Album: Back In Black
This was AC/DC's tribute to Bon Scott. It's cathartic in a way. Given the blessing by Bon's family to move forward with the band, the Young brothers crafted an album of great proportions. The entire album is solid from top to bottom. The planning stages of the album originated while Bon was still alive, but I can't begin to imagine what the album would've sounded like with him singing. I suppose that I could sacrifice this perfect album for extending the life of Bon Scott.
"Back In Black" plays like a statement for the mourning. Do not mourn the dead. Remember them and move forward. Live life. That's exactly what the band did. With Brian Johnson on vocals, the sound only got dirtier and more rock-like. Brian's screams almost seem like wails of sorrow from the rest of the band. It is a perfect way to release and to rock.
The song's meaning gets lost in the year's since its release. "Back In Black" has been used in everything from sporting events to illegal sampling in hip hop music. It seems odd that the song is an anthem of sorts for Wal-Mart today, since they have a nice partnership with AC/DC. One thing that I never thought I'd see back in the early eighties is AC/DC selling out to corporate America. I thought they were above that, but I'd be wrong.
While the brothers Young seem content to sit back on their laurels, I wish that they wouldn't take so long between albums. The way I figure, the more albums that are out, the more likely there will be some worthy new songs. This album was made in the span of a few months, from writing to release. It just goes to show what can be accomplished if one doesn't start to tinker.
Lyrics:
Back in black
I hit the sack
I've been too long I'm glad to be back [I bet you
know I'm...]
Yes, I'm let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I've been looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Abusin' every one of them and running wild
'Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
(Well) I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Back in the back
Of a Cadillac
Number one with a bullet, I'm a power pack
Yes, I'm in a bang
With a gang
They've got to catch me if they want me to hang
Cause I'm back on the track
And I'm beatin' the flack
Nobody's gonna get me on another rap
So look at me now
I'm just makin' my play
Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my
way
'Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
(Well) I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black
Well, I'm back, Yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, Yes I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
Well I'm back in black
Yes I'm back in black
hooo yeah
Ohh yeah
Yes I am
Oooh yeah, yeah Oh yeah
Back in now
Well I'm back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back, I'm back
Back
Back in black
Yes I'm back in black
Out of the sight
Friday, October 17, 2008
Flash's Theme - Queen
Artist: Queen
Song: Flash's Theme
Year: 1980
Album: Flash Gordon
This was a bad idea on so many levels, but it worked (for Queen anyway). The movie was so camp, that it was panned by almost everyone upon it's release. It has since developed an audience, but not enough to warrant a sequel (even though it was discussed). The only place that the film was a success was the United Kingdom. Queen and two of the top billed actors came out relatively unscathed from the experience. Those actors being Max von Sydow and Timothy Dalton.
The timing for the soundtrack release couldn't have been worse. It dropped first in the UK, on Monday, December 8, 1980. If that date sounds familiar, it should. Instead of people lining up for the new Queen album throughout the week, the world was preoccupied by the death of John Lennon. The world could care less about a soundtrack to a campy movie. The album wasn't released in the United States until February 1981, two months after the film had premiered.
Despite being attached to a box office bomb, and later a cult classic, Queen's soundtrack provided some memorable moments. This song was the single from the movie and it couldn't have been a wiser choice. The thumping bassline has been imitated countless times and is instantly memorable.
I can remember blasting this on a Walkman walking to school. Most of my friends would join in on the chorus part. If you can imagine a group of kids walking down the street shouting, "Flash! Ah! Ahhhhh!", then you can get a sense of what a treat the neighborhood had on some days.
Lyrics:
Flash - Ah - Saviour of the universe
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Seemingly there is no reason for these
Extraordinary intergalactical upsets (ha ha ha)
What's happening Flash?
Only Dr Hans Zarkov formerly at N A S A
Has provided any explanation
Flash - Ah - He's a miracle
This mornings unprecedented solar eclipse
Is no cause for alarm
Flash - Ah - King of the impossible
He's for ev'ry one of us
Stand for ev'ry one of us
He'll save with a mighty hand
Ev'ry man ev'ry woman ev'ry child
With a mighty Flash
General Kaka Flash Gordon approaching
What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?
Open fire all weapons
Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body
Flash - Ah
Gordon's alive
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Just a man with a man's courage
He knows nothing but a man
But he can never fail
No one but the pure in heart
May find the golden grail oh oh oh oh
Flash Flash I love you
But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth
Flash
Song: Flash's Theme
Year: 1980
Album: Flash Gordon
This was a bad idea on so many levels, but it worked (for Queen anyway). The movie was so camp, that it was panned by almost everyone upon it's release. It has since developed an audience, but not enough to warrant a sequel (even though it was discussed). The only place that the film was a success was the United Kingdom. Queen and two of the top billed actors came out relatively unscathed from the experience. Those actors being Max von Sydow and Timothy Dalton.
The timing for the soundtrack release couldn't have been worse. It dropped first in the UK, on Monday, December 8, 1980. If that date sounds familiar, it should. Instead of people lining up for the new Queen album throughout the week, the world was preoccupied by the death of John Lennon. The world could care less about a soundtrack to a campy movie. The album wasn't released in the United States until February 1981, two months after the film had premiered.
Despite being attached to a box office bomb, and later a cult classic, Queen's soundtrack provided some memorable moments. This song was the single from the movie and it couldn't have been a wiser choice. The thumping bassline has been imitated countless times and is instantly memorable.
I can remember blasting this on a Walkman walking to school. Most of my friends would join in on the chorus part. If you can imagine a group of kids walking down the street shouting, "Flash! Ah! Ahhhhh!", then you can get a sense of what a treat the neighborhood had on some days.
Lyrics:
Flash - Ah - Saviour of the universe
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Seemingly there is no reason for these
Extraordinary intergalactical upsets (ha ha ha)
What's happening Flash?
Only Dr Hans Zarkov formerly at N A S A
Has provided any explanation
Flash - Ah - He's a miracle
This mornings unprecedented solar eclipse
Is no cause for alarm
Flash - Ah - King of the impossible
He's for ev'ry one of us
Stand for ev'ry one of us
He'll save with a mighty hand
Ev'ry man ev'ry woman ev'ry child
With a mighty Flash
General Kaka Flash Gordon approaching
What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?
Open fire all weapons
Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body
Flash - Ah
Gordon's alive
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Just a man with a man's courage
He knows nothing but a man
But he can never fail
No one but the pure in heart
May find the golden grail oh oh oh oh
Flash Flash I love you
But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth
Flash
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