Showing posts with label world party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world party. Show all posts
May 1, 2008
All The Young...
Billy rapped all night 'bout his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was 25
Speed jive, don't wanna stay alive when you're 25
And Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
And Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face
Funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Man I need a TV when I've got T. Rex
Hey brother you guessed I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Jimmy's looking sweet though he dresses like a queen
He can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
But we can love
Oh yes, we can love
And my brother's back at home
With his Beatles and his Stones
We never got if off on that revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Well I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head
Oh brother you guessed I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Dude-age:
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
The Skids - All The Young Dudes
David Bowie & Billy Corgan - All The Young Dudes
Billy Bragg & Jill Sobule - All The Young Dudes
World Party - All The Young Dudes
January 4, 2008
A Blast from the Past
So, outta the cyber-blue, I get an email from an old friend from whom I haven't heard from in many years. What blew me away was the following:
"you are largely responsible for my having decent taste in music all these years."
She mentioned that I used to foist the good stuff upon her (ie: bands like the Replacements and Minutemen and Husker Du, etc).
Considering that she worked for record companies for many years, the preceding sentiment was awesome. Allowing for the trickle down theory, and that perhaps in some small way I infuenced her decisons for band promotion; it could very well be that I am responsible for the entire 90's alternative music movement!
OK, that might be a very long leap of faith.
But it was a real kick to hear that "for better or worse" I was a "significant part" of how someone developed their musical tastes.
Certainly it was the best message I have gotten in many a moon.
So, it got me thinking of the "old days" and has inspired me to post the following.
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