Posted on 11/10/2007 5:19:51 PM PST by andyssister
1984, after setting a new record for advanced orders, 1,099,500 copies, Frankie Goes To Hollywood went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP 'Welcome To The Pleasure Dome.' Also on this day Frankie Goes To Hollywood made their debut TV appearance on Saturday Night Live performing 'Two Tribes' and 'Born To Run'.
1984, former Rufus singer Chaka Khan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Feel For You.' Written by Prince, the song featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica and the Rap was by Grandmaster Melle Mel.
1979, Fleetwood Mac scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Tusk'
1975, David Bowie was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Space Oddity, the track was first released in 1969 to tie in with the Apollo Moon landing.
1973, Elton John started a eight week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', the singers third US No.1
1973, former lead singer with The Temptations Eddie Kendricks started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Keep On Truckin'
Elton John-Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Eddie Kendricks-Keep On Truckin
Fleetwood Mac-Tusk
Wall Of Voodoo -Call Of The West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvnin-u75qY
Song about the west, done live by Stan Ridgeway, the lyrics brilliant, again a bit of a country rock twang. One of my favorite songs.
My dad loved them and claimed to have hopped onstage and performed with them.
What a stupendous Bowie video. Bowie was at peak then with “Station to Station”. Bowie wearing that dress. LOLOLOLOL
Plus the Klaus “You don’t own me” Nomi factor
What a great song.
I must be sick, here’s another song with that western twang.
Adam Ant - Friend or foe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VveCVscF1wM
Arnold Schwartznegger is in the video at the end. Sure looks young.
Awesome, it has turned into western twang night.
Actually, my favorite WOV album was Seven Days In Sammystown, with Adam Prieboy, not Stan Ridgeway. Many like me, love Stan, but the last album SDIST, was the best. I cannot buy it anywhere, the tape of mine busted, only one song is available on youtube, the title track from that album.
This start with an interview on old VH1
Wall Of Voodoo - Video 1 (Far Side Of Crazy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fpwtF4mxws
Nice one of Bonnie, before she quit drinking!
I remember the first time I heard that... Rush Limbaugh used it for an update intro for queer news back in the late 80's.
Hey, I’m not stuck in the 80’s, love some of the modern stuff. This Marilyn Manson song is great, even though he’s beyond odd looking.
Marilyn Manson - Heart-Shaped Glasses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX1fqMGQWtI
If you love 80s, this is one awesome song. I tried for years to find it on vinyl, finally one day it popped up on youtube.
You’ll thank me for it...
ROUGH TRADE - High School Confidential
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsJHtzdvfKg
Dang I posted on the last thread trying to be clever.
When country boys go wrong, this happens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9unLB8lNCJ8
Jason.
Holy smokes! Long hair, very young looking.
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