And so with the decade rapidly drawing to a close, I call upon all contributors to this blog (past & present) to nominate their Album of the Noughties. As individuals, none of us will have heard enough actual albums to even begin to have a properly informed opinion, but perhaps some universal truths will leak out if we all pull together just one last time and try to get our collective shit together,...
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The Flying Lizards were a British experimental rock band, who were formed in 1978 in London, England. They are best remembered as New wave one-hit wonders, thanks to their deliberately eccentric cover of Barrett Strong's 'Money'. 'Money (That's What I Want)' is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry...
I received this youtube video link from John in California. The amateur video shot from the stands shows the conclusion of the ALMS race at Laguna Seca. The video clearly captures what we believed the sequence of events were all along: Magnussen was in front of Bergmeister in the Flying Lizards Porsche and was pulling away. Contact between the two cars caused the #3 Corvette C6.R to spin in front...
I haven't really been listening to anything new since last week's Sissy Wish post and as noted in my last post , all I really listened to this weekend was Bowie. So my excuse for no Music Monday yesterday is: no new music + my brother visiting, thus hogging the computer for the last few days. To make up for my lack of musical inspiration, I've put together a mix of covers, since it's a valid way of...
The remixers behind Dark Captain Light Captain ’s ‘Remix EP’ (LOAF Recordings) clearly have them pegged as a drug band, judging by Hatchback’s opiated pop mix of ‘Questions’ or the Chicken Feed remix of ‘Remote View’ that could soundtrack an Ibiza nightclub at dawn: rhythmic but not banging enough to shatter that warm drugbuzz. ‘Miracle Kicker’...
We had Ian Dury, Pink Floyd, the mods, 2 Tone … now we have X Factor and High School Musical. Oh dear Does pop music matter now, or has it turned into pap? I find myself increasingly asking this question, and fear that I'm becoming an archetypal anti-youth, middle-aged specimen myopically revisiting a mythical golden era. But am I? It was 30 years ago when my family moved from the countryside...
Despite the continuing presence of George Lamb, the digital airwaves of BBC 6Music continue to throw up interesting and informative shows, at least when its presenters are freed from the tyranny of the playlist. In the past week we've had Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone 's post-punk special, which, endearingly, eschewed the usual suspects (for the most part) and instead showcased the lesser lights of...
Dedicated fans of popular music have a certain conversation at least once a year. Call it The Question of Endurance. You and your friends are talking about music, and the conversation turns to a popular band. You express support. A friend voices her opinion, maybe as favorable as yours, but . . .
Financial Intercourse began in Nineteen Seventy Nine, Between the end of Callaghan and the Flying Lizards’ Line: I want money, that’s what I want... What was life like before we entered Mrs Thatcher’s brave new w orld? Did they have money? And if they did, did most people keep it under the bed? Well in 1964, bank man agers were slightl y stuff y people working for low wages in what...
I’ve gotten into the habit of including a You Tube video in my posts to distract from the monotony of text. When it came to choosing a video for money, I found it harder than usual to decide on one video that would best accompany the post. I ended up selecting the Flying Lizards cover [...]
I've gotten into the habit of including a You Tube video in my posts to distract from the monotony of text. When it came to choosing a video for money, I found it harder than usual to decide on one video that would best accompany the post . I ended up selecting the Flying Lizards cover of Money . But wonder if one of these wouldn't have been more appropriate: Joel Grey & Liza singing about it in...
I’ve gotten into the habit of including a You Tube video in my posts to distract from the monotony of text. When it came to choosing a video for money, I found it harder than usual to decide on one video that would best accompany the post. I ended up selecting the Flying Lizards cover [...]
What could be more appropriate? "I want money" The Flying Lizards (heh) $ 646,214 Per Government Job Spending where unemployment is already low. (Wall Street Journal)hat tip Atlas Shrugs
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