A couple of months ago, Robbie Fulks decided to test his hypothesis that "80s Popular Music is the most godawful music of all popular musics in recorded history" by playing a bunch of 80s songs for his 14 year old son who, of course, confirmed Robbie's suspicions. Now, I would never argue with Robbie about music (btw, Doc Watson fans should check out his tribute to Doc) and it's true that even the good stuff of that period was often plagued by certain unfortunate excesses. And the two late 1980s soundtracks I've posted tonight are no exception to those tendencies. But there's a bunch of interesting curios on both (no, I'm not putting Pee-Wee Herman's Surfin Bird in that category) and they're both long out of print. (Btw, the Swanky Modes are Sam Moore and Junior Walker.)Back to the Beach
| Catch A Ride | Eddie Money |
| Pipeline | Dick Dale, Stevie RayVaughan |
| Sign Of Love | Aimee Mann |
| Absolute Perfection | Private Domain |
| Surfin Bird | Pee-Wee Herman |
| Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun, Sun | Marti Jones |
| Jamaica Ska | Annette Funicello & Fishbone |
| Wipe Out | Herbie Hancock |
| California Sun | Frankie Avalon |
| Wooly Bully | Dave Edmunds |
Tapeheads
| Ordinary Man | Swanky Modes |
| Roscoe's Rap | King Cotton |
| Surfer's Love Chant | Bo Diddley |
| You Hooked Me Baby | Swanky Modes |
| Betcher Bottom Dollar | Swanky Modes |
| Baby Doll (Sung In Swedish) | Devo |
| Slow Bus A-Movin' (Howard's Beach Party) | Fishbone |
| Audience For My Pain | Swanky Modes |
| Language Of Love | Swanky Modes |
| Ordinary Man (Can't Keep A Good Man Down Mix) | Swanky Modes |
15 comments:
Thanks for posting these, but one correction -- the Swanky Modes were Sam Moore and Junior Walker, not Sam & Dave. Sam Moore and Dave Prater stopped performing together in 1981.
@Steve,
You're right. I think I knew that at some point, but I must have forgotten (maybe I just wanted Sam and Dave to have performed again before Prater's tragic death.)
Tapeheads was a great movie, a lot of fun. I had forgotten how overproduced the music was. Sam, Junior, Cusack, Robbins and Don Cornelius were all good. This one seems to be forgotten on most music movies lists. Hope my VHS copy again still works, thanks.
@Jerry Lee,
I think Tapeheads was pretty much forgotten the day after it was released. :) It's been a long, long time since I saw it, but I think it lacked, for want of a better term, a hook that would have gained it a cult audience (though the dvd does have 32 reviews on Amazon.com). If I recall correctly, it also got very little publicity when it came out.
I saw it when it was released, it didn't last very long. You're right, it needed a little something extra, maybe it was too sincere, and not enough off the wall. Damn!! VHS/DVD player just broke!
@Jerry Lee,
Sorry to hear about the vhs/dvd player. Hope it's just a temporary glitch (in part because I'd like to see what you think of Tapeheads now.
please reup load
@cant nomo,
Just did it. Enjoy.
Ish
Any chance of another re-up? i'd be very grateful!!
SoulTime59,
Done and done.
Ish
Many thanks!
Sorry, but any chance of another re-up? Thanks in advance!
@drfeelgoed,
Ask and ye shall receive...
Ish
Much appreciated & Happy Chinese New Year!
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