Old school music is cool!

[Citizen X]

A walk to remember: Two places at once

[Citizen X]

Take on me: A-Ha:1985
This is one of my favourite music videos of the 80’s, the music video and cativates imagination..
This song and music video is as meaningful for me today as it was in 1985 when I first heard it…
“The video used a pencil-sketch animation / live-action combination called rotoscoping,^[14] in which the live-action footage is traced-over frame by frame to give the characters realistic movements.^[14][15] Approximately 3,000 frames were rotoscoped, which took 16 weeks to complete.^[16][17]
The video's main theme is a romantic fantasy narrative.^[18] It begins with a montage of pencil drawings in a comic book style representing motorcycle racing, in which the hero, played by Morten Harket, is pursued by two opponents, one of whom is played by English actor Philip Jackson. It then cuts to a scene in a cafe, in which a young woman, played by Bunty Bailey (Harket's girlfriend at the time),^[13] is seen drinking coffee and reading the comic book in a coffee shop. As the girl reads, the waitress brings her the bill. The comic's hero, after winning the race, seemingly winks at the girl from the page. His pencil-drawn hand reaches out of the comic book, inviting the girl into it. Once inside, she too appears in the pencil-drawn form, as he sings to her and introduces her to his black-and-white world.
Meanwhile, back in the restaurant, the waitress returns to find that the girl is not there. Believing that the girl has left without paying the bill, she angrily crumples and throws the girl's comic book into a bin. This makes Harket's two opposing drivers reappear, armed with a large pipe wrench and apparently aggressive. Harket punches one of the thugs and retreats with the girl into a maze of paper. Arriving at a dead end, he tears a hole in the paper wall so that the girl can escape as the menacing opposing drivers close in on him. The girl, now back in the real world and found lying beside the bin to the surprise of restaurant guests and staff, grabs the comic from the bin and runs home, where she attempts to smooth out the creases to learn what happens next.
The next panel shows Harket lying seemingly lifeless, and the girl begins to cry. But he wakes up and tries to break out of his comic-book frames. At the same time, his image appears in the girl's hallway, seemingly torn between real and comic form, hurling himself repeatedly against walls as he attempts to shatter his two-dimensional barrier. He escapes from the comic book by becoming human and stands up. Smiling, the girl walks towards him and he embraces her (this final scene is based on the 1980 movie Altered States^[13]). The video story is effectively concluded in the intro sequence of its successor, The Sun Always Shines On TV.”[1]


“We're talking away
I don't know what
I'm to say
I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, OK?

Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two

So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But I'll Be
Stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK.

Say after me:
"It's no better to be safe than sorry."

Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two

Oh, the things that you say
Is it life or
Just to play my worries away?
You're all the things
I've got to remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway

Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day...
(Take on me, take on me)
(Take me on, take on me)
I'll be gone (take on me)
In a day.”

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[1] Vide: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_on_Me. Accessed 31 January 2013

[Plumbing Supplies]

NO ONE can/will EVER replace ELvis.....Dont even say that...

[Citizen X]

NO ONE can/will EVER replace ELvis.....Dont even say that...

Suspicious minds; Elvis Presley: 1969

I hold Elvis Presley in high regard purely because he accepted the LORD as his saviour, despite hgis lifestyle, and released many gospel songs…My favourite Elvis Presley song remains suspicious minds


“We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doin' to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds (Suspicious minds)
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

So, if an old friend I know
Drops by to say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

Here we go again
Askin' where I've been
You can't see these tears are real
I'm cryin' (Yes, I'm cryin')

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds (Suspicious minds)
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

Oh let our love survive
Ah dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die

When honey, you know
I've never lied to you
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm
Yeah, yeah

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doin' to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

Now don't you know I'm
Caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby”

[Blurock]

I never liked Elvis (doing all those crap movies and the doo wah backings) until I heard this number.

His Vegas shows were pure showmanship. One of the best voices and a great stage personality. So slick and professional. Elvis did everything from beebop rock to gospel and country - and he did it better than anyone else. Long live the King!

[jeriel01]

I am impressed. Love the old music

[Citizen X]

I am impressed. Love the old music

A very good afternoon to you Jerel,

Welcome to TFSA
If you genuinely impressed, make a contribution, post some of the lyrics of your favourite songs, tell us about the memories it ignites etc.

[Citizen X]

Fame: Irene Cara:1980


In my humble opinion, you can’t re-do a movie like fame with any credibility or justice!
Take this one scene for instance, a working class dad so very proud of his son Bruno rocks up to his son’s college with his taxi. He has these horn speakers on top of his car, he then blasts his son’s song..this is an extract


Bruno:That's my music.(Bruno hears his song play, the tape isn’t ready and he genuinely thinks someone stole his song, little did he know that his daddy was just so very proud of him!!_

That lunatic stole my tape.Wow, that's me.

Dad:That's my son's music! My son Bruno. Bruno Martelli!
He wrote the music.Today, 46^th Street tomorrow, Madison Square Garden.

Bruno:-Papa, what are you doing?

-Bruno!
Bruno:You've lost your mind. You're crazy.Those tapes aren't ready.

Dad:Look at the people.They don't know it's not ready. Look at it, they like it!Bruno, they like it! Bruno!

Some punk(in a truck) trying to stop the music-Hey, yo!

Dad-Huh?
Punk: Move your f........ parade!

Punk:What do you think this is, th Avenue? Back it up!



Dad: I'll kick your ass, buddy!

Who do you think you are?

And dad gives the punky a good old fashioned beating while people go crazy for Bruno, a grassroots kid’s song!!!!

"Baby look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest

I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am

Remember my name
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Baby hold me tight
Cause you can make it right
You can shoot me straight to the top
Give me love and take all I've got to give

Baby I'll be tough
Too much is not enough
I'll grab your heart til it breaks
Ooo I got what it takes

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Remember my name

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame”

[Citizen X]

Fame: Irene Cara:1980


In my humble opinion, you can’t re-do a movie like fame with any credibility or justice!
Take this one scene for instance, a working class dad so very proud of his son Bruno rocks up to his son’s college with his taxi. He has these horn speakers on top of his car, he then blasts his son’s song..this is an extract


Bruno:That's my music.(Bruno hears his song play, the tape isn’t ready and he genuinely thinks someone stole his song[one that he wrote the words and music to], little did he know that his daddy was just so very proud of him!!_

That lunatic stole my tape.Wow, that's me.

Dad:That's my son's music! My son Bruno. Bruno Martelli!
He wrote the music.Today, 46^th Street tomorrow, Madison Square Garden.

Bruno:-Papa, what are you doing?

-Bruno!
Bruno:You've lost your mind. You're crazy.Those tapes aren't ready.

Dad:Look at the people.They don't know it's not ready. Look at it, they like it!Bruno, they like it! Bruno!

Some punk(in a truck) trying to stop the music-Hey, yo!

Dad-Huh?
Punk: Move your f........ parade!

Punk:What do you think this is, th Avenue? Back it up!



Dad: I'll kick your ass, buddy!

Who do you think you are?

And dad gives the punk a good old fashioned beating while people go crazy for Bruno, a grassroots kid’s song!!!!

"Baby look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest

I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am

Remember my name
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Baby hold me tight
Cause you can make it right
You can shoot me straight to the top
Give me love and take all I've got to give

Baby I'll be tough
Too much is not enough
I'll grab your heart til it breaks
Ooo I got what it takes

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember
Remember

Remember my name

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame

I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame
Fame

I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name

Fame
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly
High

I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry
Fame”

[Citizen X]

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi: Kylie Minogue 1988

My inspiration for this post is a woman in a dress that I happened upon today at the Clicks store at Trade Route Mall Lenasia.

After careful circumspection of the fairer sex in this mall, I seen what I’m used to seeing, woman scantily dressed(Not complaining, it's just that there's nothing out of the ordinary with such attire). This is what I always see. The emphasis seems to be on cleavage showing itself partly off. I’m used to this, this is the norm. It’s the tautology of the way most chicks dress here on weekends. It’s not unusual to see this. Now, take this lady is this dress, she stood out immediately! She stood out not because I have an eye for a pretty woman nor because I tend to be hypocritical of the fairer sex but rather because she chose to wear a dress she stood out! ( Now, I must confess she would look good in a nurse outfit, but that’s another fantasy! Don’t want to scare the children!)
Perhaps it’s just me, but what cannot be seen on a woman are far more revealing and teasing than what can actually be seen. I think my euphemism is apt!
She took me way back to 1988 and a music video of Kylie Minogue Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi, in which Kylie is attired in a dress and dances exquisitely with a man . The dress, the heels, the mannerism is much sought after.
“Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is a pop ballad song, which is also inspired by minor teen-pop and dance-pop styles, which features instrumentals including drum machine, synthesizers and some minor guitar riffs. A substantially different early demo version of "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is known to exist, although it has never been officially released. This version is said to have a completely different intro and is of a slightly faster tempo and has a stronger beat.[1]”
Album cover[2]
Allow me to repay the favour by proudly giving you Kylie Minogue Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi: 1988



“Rain falling down
Another minute passes by
I wait for you
But this time I won't cry
Where are you now
Are you with another love
It's not the first time
You stood me up and let me down


I'm wondering why
I still love you
Je ne sais pas pourquoi
I still want you
Je ne sais pas pourquoi


Lights about town
Expect me just to hang around
And you never call
You just stand me up and let me down


All through the night
I wanted you to come around
I wait too long
I know you're gonna let me down.”

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[1] Vide: Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_Ne_Sais_Pas_Pourquoi. Accessed 2 February 2013




[2]Supra n 1