Posted in 80s, Music on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
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It seems there was a bit of a controversy over the Mark Ronson-produced/Daniel Meriweather version of The Smiths, Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before, one of my favorite Smiths songs. Ronson, producer of that funk-hop sound from the likes of Amy Winehouse and Lilly [...]
Posted in 80s, Favorite Album Covers on January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My first record was a 45 (look it up) of Oscar the Grouch singing “I Love Trash.” I don’t remember where that record came from, but I do remember begging my parents to play it over and over again on their cool console hi-fi when they were more into Lynyrd Skynyrd. I know it used [...]
Posted in 80s, Time Waster, WTF on October 19, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I’m at a loss for words here - but I do remember hearing this on Dr. Demento when I was in Junior High. (The song doesn’t start until around 2:25, so skip the artsy beginning if you want to get right to it.)
Ahhh… Dr Demento - how I miss you on Sunday nights.
Posted in 80s, Time Waster on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Yep - he’s back. And this time he’s playing at the Auditorium Theater, which means actual seats. This has never happened to me before - every time I see him it’s GA and I’m too lazy to show up hours ahead of time to get up close. We got second row aisle! [...]
Posted in 80s, Marketing, The Truth on May 9, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Are you officially old when they start using “cool” music from your teen years to sell you crap on TV? Lately I’ve noticed a few commercials where the music was from my high school or college days. One, is a JC Penny ad using “Only You” from Yaz - one of my favorite [...]
Posted in 80s on April 14, 2007 | No Comments »
I love the 80s. This scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is special for a couple of reasons. The music in this scene was written by The Smiths, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Gotta Love Morrissey with his song titles.) And, since I live in Chicago, I love the [...]
Posted in 80s on April 13, 2007 | No Comments »
No, I never got over Morrissey or the Smiths. They are still my favorite band, next to the Beatles, of course. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am still 20 in my mind. This is one of my favorite Smith’s Songs. It’s from 1987. Morrissey [...]
Posted in 80s on March 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Come on.. it’s over 20 years old and still rules. Plus, I love the song.
Who were those ‘13′ guys anyway? Mean motorcycle racers?
Oh well. It still rules.
UPDATE:
Someone sent me this link for the Family Guy version. I watch Family Guy a lot and hadn’t seen this before - hilarious.
Posted in 80s, Movies on March 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Okay, where does the time go? Do you realize that Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick, of course) is 45 years old today? Sheesh - Ferris is old? Well, Matthew Broderick may be, but Ferris is getting there.
You see, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off came out in the summer of 1986, right after I graduated high school. It [...]
