[tlb]

Toro toro taxi. I've been saying that for almost 30 years.

[elhombrelibre]

And how did she die?

[DemforBush]

Skateaway was one of the first music videos I ever saw as a kid. This was before MTV - I think it was presented as a musical short on HBO (back when they showed shorts between feature films).

Great tune, great band.

[Jet Jaguar]

RIP ROLLERGIRL

[Finatic]

I say the same!

Great video and song. By the time I saw it on the MTV I was already a fan from the debut album but “Making Movies” does rank as my favorite Dire Straits album.

I will be sure to put it in the CD player tomorrow.

[AZLiberty]

Funny to see her wearing what looks like an early prototype of an iPod.

[Uriah_lost]

Thanks for this! While the news is sad, it brought back a bit of my youth and I appreciate that.

[expatguy]

Wow that was a blast from the past - sad to hear about Rollergirl

[09Patriot]

She died early this year with little or no notice by the press. Certainly none I saw Wow make this breaking news. no offense but there are lots of people that die a year ago that no one gives a crap about .

[beaversmom]

Funny you should mention this as I was just watching this video on YouTube a few weeks back as it was/is one of my favorite videos/songs. I had noticed the mentions that she had died. Did she have a great bod or what? I had to look her up on Wikipedia after that as I had never known about her story.

[meyer]

I seen a girl on a one way corridor
stealing down a wrong way street
for all the world like an urban toreador
she had wheels on on her feet
well the cars do the usual dances
same old cruise and the kerbside crawl
but the rollergirl she's taking chances
they just love to see her take them all

no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud....

Great song!

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!!
Good post.

That was a great song and an excellent video.

[Dallas59]

I think this is her....EVERYONE LOVES THE GAMBIA

[Malsua]

I can't believe I've never heard this song but I was probably listening to top-40 in 1980 and this certainly wouldn't be on a playlist. The song is too long for a 3:20 heavy rotation. I fortunately grew up and can appreciate this kind of music now.

That said I read the comments for the video on youtube and saw this in the comments:

She is a member of my generation I am truly proud of. She was raising her children, running a brand new restaurant, writing and performing when she died suddenly from complications from cancer last month. She left behind her 7 year old twins, her 2 grown kids, the reggae community, and the rest of us with an example of someone who made something meaningful and joyous out of life.

[Jeff F]

Dire Straits "Skateaway" (1980)

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

What a lose of real talent.