What kind of music you hear while you trade?

A favourite of mine, who's passing was a real shock is having his birthday today...Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, who was a member of Skid Row and Thin Lizzy. As a solo artist he had the 1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisian Walkways'. His 1990 album Still Got the Blues featured contributions from Albert King, Albert Collins, and George Harrison. Moore died on 6 February 2011 while on holiday in Spain.

Drei Stunden = 20 Bier: That has been true for Kevin when i look at him at this old school lousy vhs: (and for me) Oi war der besoffen........................... und bin ich es



Schönes Wochenende!

1977-78

Same period... more or less the same elements: Ralph MacDonald! Break Dance and skating in the streets.

Mad World...

people go in circles and get nowhere.

This goes back in time quite a long way, and people will be unfamiliar with the name, but they will probably recognize this song. Anyway, it's Happy Birthday to the late Tony Williams, from American vocal group The Platters who had the 1959 UK & US No.1 single 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. Williams died on 14th August 1992. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967.

Also today is the birthday of a singer with a truly amazing voice....Happy Birthday to Swedish musician, singer, songwriter Agnetha Faltskog from ABBA. Their first UK hit was the 1974 No.1 'Waterloo', followed by eight other UK No.1 singles and 9 UK No.1 albums and they scored the 1977 US No.1 single 'Dancing Queen'. Her self-penned debut single 'Jag var så kär' was released in 1967, and topped the Swedish Chart in 1968 which led to a successful solo career before joining ABBA.

Last birthday today goes to Mr Mike McCready, guitarist, and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam who had the 1992 UK No.15 single Jeremy, the 1993 US No.1 and UK No.2 album Vs and the 1994 US No.1 and UK No.4 album Vitalogy. McCready also has the side project bands Temple of the Dog, Mad Season and The Rockfords.

Sometimes I just get this urge to play Aussie bands......bit of a shame it seems like the best are from the past....

Icehouse 'We can get together' from 1980
Love this song



Same song live 2015 and amps needs to be turned up to 11...

This one is pure poetry, on a level of brilliance few attain....

The Church 'Under a Milky Way'

Icehouse 'Great Southern Land'

Gangajang 'Sounds of Then'

about as Aussie as it gets...

Powderfinger 'Sunsets'

More recent song and WHAT a band....
Not the original video but much better quality sound...

The Divinyls 'Science Fiction'

Chrissy Amplett, was known as the wild child of Aussie Rock and a great front woman, probably the best ever, just can't think of any front woman out there who could match her...
Just one of those great Aussie bands that never got big on the international scene, but should have.....

This isn't music I know, but this Praying Mantis came into the house for a visit today and I thought I'd share it here just because I can!! They quite often come inside the house as I have the windows open all the time so I suppose they come inside to see if there is anything interesting in here!!

The Praying Mantis around your house know great music when they hear it.....

Easy listening Monday morning.


Stay At Home status here for a while (allowed out to walk the dog & a personal visit every so often).

Full Lockdown, not yet.

Prediction - we will see the best & the worst from people during times of stress.


Anyways.

Sylvie Vartan

I was casually watching a pre-Beatles doco last night (remembering the soon to be ill-fated early bass guitar band member Stuart Sutcliffe).

The doco then jumped to 1964 in Paris where the Merseysiders were playing at the Paris Olympia concert venue.

Trini Lopez (I Had A Hammer) was featured as a support act that night.

And so was Sylvie.

She caught my eye (I mean musical interest ), so tracked down a recording of hers.



1964-ish. Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser

Do you think that I'm not playing it loud enough so they have to come inside?......I can address that. I'm sure that the neighbours will understand!!