Old school music is cool!

[Citizen X]

Build Me Up Buttercup: The Foundations: 1968: Lyrics and video

Suffice to say it; I have a thing for “bubble-gum pop.” The noun “pop,” requires two adjectives to qualify it! “Bubble-gum.” Why? That’s a good question; I don’t have an intelligent answer!”

Why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around?
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) buttercup, don't break my heart
"I'll be over at ten, " you told me time and again
But you're late, I wait around and then (bah dah dah)
I went to the door, I can't take any more
It's not you, you let me down again
baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey) a little time and I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, hey) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Why do you build me up (build me up)

Video source[1]

Buddy Holly and Norman Petty: It’s so easy: 1958: Lyrics and video

It's so easy to fall in love
It's so easy to fall in love
People tell me love's for fools
Here I go breaking all the rules
Seems so easy
Yeah, so doggone easy
Oh it seems so easy
Yeah where you're concerned
My heart can learn
It's so easy to fall in love
It's so easy to fall in love
Look into your heart and see
What your lovebook has set aside for me
It seems so easy
Yeah, so doggone easy
Oh it seems so easy
Yeah where you're concerned
My heart can learn
Oh it's so easy to fall in love
It's so easy to fall in love
It seems so easy
Oh so doggone easy
Yeah it

Video source[1]

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[1] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaoOGiWTkqU: Accessed: 13 February 2020

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[1] You-tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLH6JLXuYtQ: ACCESSED 13 February 2020

[Blurock]

Bubble Gum music was popular in the late 60's and early 70's, before disco came to spoil music forever.
It was played at parties and had a positive "let's dance" feel, although most of it was factory produced and not serious music.
The term Bubblegum" related to "listen to it once or twice and then discard it". (chew it and spit it out). Very much like modern hip-hop that has no musical value and all sounds the same. One of the most successful numbers was Sugar Sugar by the Archies, a fictional band (like the Monkees) who was created in a studio for TV audiences.

Wikipedia

Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum music or simply bubblegum) is a genre of music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, which may be produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers and often using unknown singers. Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972.[1] A second wave of bubblegum began two years later and ran until 1977 when disco took over.

The genre was predominantly a singles phenomenon rather than an album-oriented one. Acts were typically manufactured in the studio using session musicians, and most bubblegum pop groups were one-hit wonders.[2] Among the best-known acts of bubblegum's golden era are 1910 Fruitgum Company (a clear exception to the one-hit wonder rule), the Lemon Pipers ("Green Tambourine", credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper[1]), the Ohio Express ("Yummy Yummy Yummy"), and the Archies, an animated group which had the most successful bubblegum song with "Sugar, Sugar", Billboard Magazine's No. 1 single for 1969. Singer Tommy Roe also scored several hits during the era, including the 1969 number one hit "Dizzy".

[Blurock]

Some of the Bubble Gum numbers became favourite Rock numbers.
This used to be one of our favourite covers and always rocked the house!

[Citizen X]

Tina Turner:What’s love got to do with it?: 1984:Lyrics and video

You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that ooo
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me ooo
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be…

Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1] Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%2...with_It_(song): Accessed 14 February 2020

[2] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGpFcHTxjZs: Accessed 14 February 2020.

[tec0]

Three Days Grace

#
I'm on the outside looking through
I know I'm not the same as you
I'd rather be faceless than ignored
Than be in the in-crowd desperate for
A way to fit in just a little more

I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
Better off on my own now
I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
I'm better off on my own now

I don't wanna be any part of your scene
I don't believe what you believe
I'd rather be faceless in the dark
Than be so fake like the way you are
Yeah that's why I stay so far away from you

I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
Better off on my own now
I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
I'm better off on my own now

There comes a time we draw the line
Decide we're better off on the outside
There comes a time we draw the line
Decide we're better off on the outside

I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
Better off on my own now
I am an outsider
I don't care about the in-crowd, no
I'm better off on my own now


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[tec0]

Exit Eden

I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love, I did

And you were strong and I was not
My illusion, my mistake
I was careless, I forgot, I did

And now when all is done
There is nothing to say
You have gone and so effortlessly
You have won
You can go ahead tell them

Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the roof tops
Write it on the sky line
All we had is gone now

Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be

Impossible
Impossible
Impossible
Impossible

Falling out of love is hard
Falling for betrayal is worse
Broken trust and broken hearts
I know

Thinking all you need is there
Building faith on love and words
Empty promises will wear
I know

And now when all is done
There is nothing to…

It is 1:30 AM rocking at 12000RMS think people next door would be a bit more appreciative

[tec0]

Elysion

Why have ourselves abandoned us
Why they no more belong to us
Cries in the sky pray to believe
My heart and soul will never forgive

We are all being used
Our lives have been abused
Still no one resists
I guess
There's nothing to lose
I am no longer confused
You're killing my dreams

My heart cries out for the touch I will never have
Before my eyes you've burnt everything I loved
I'm on the edge and you're forcing me not to fall
You'll never see me crawl

It is 12:43 AM people next door stopped their party... well i am starting mine

Revenge best served with 12000RMS ... ... ...

is so much fun

[Citizen X]

[QUOTE=Blurock;154156]Bubble Gum music was popular in the late 60's and early 70's, before disco came to spoil music forever.
It was played at parties and had a positive "let's dance" feel, although most of it was factory produced and not serious music.
The term Bubblegum" related to "listen to it once or twice and then discard it". (chew it and spit it out). Very much like modern hip-hop that has no musical value and all sounds the same. One of the most successful numbers was Sugar Sugar by the Archies, a fictional band (like the Monkees) who was created in a studio for TV audiences.

Sugar Sugar: Jeff Barry and Andy Kim:1969:Lyrics and Video

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Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you
Honey, ah sugar sugar
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
(I just can't believe it's true)
I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to
(I just can't believe it's true)
Ah sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
Ah honey, ah sugar sugar
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you
When I kissed you, girl, I knew how sweet a kiss could be
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me
(Pour your sweetness over me)
Oh sugar, pour a little sugar on it honey
Pour a little sugar on it baby
I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
Pour

Video source[1]
Album cover[2]

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[1] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o: Accessed 15 February 2020

[2] Wikipedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o:Accessed 15 February 2020

[Citizen X]

Susan Fassbender and Kay Russell: Twilight Café:1981:Lyrics and video

Between January and march of 2018, I visited a 'twilight cafe,' of sort, and had some phenomenal experiences there..

Sometimes I get so alone
There's only one place I can think of to go
It's where the beat is strong, strong, strong
Melodies drifting I can sing my song
Walk down the high street
I'm on the neon lights
And pretty soon I'll find my way
To the twilight cafea
The music grabs me, spins me round and around
My spirit soars, no longer smashed to the ground
The cares and worries of a busy day
Just slide across me as I start to play
Walk down the high street
I'm on the neon lights
And pretty soon I'll find my way
To the twilight cafe
The beat gets stronger in a mystical way
??? around me as I dance and sway
My body feels as if my heart's on fire
Enfolds my brain with a deep desire
Walk down the high street
I'm on the…

Video source[1]
Album cover[2]

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[1] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEjGmA7Fqp8, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0yK0mxY5rI: Accessed 17 February 2020

[2] Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilig...%E2%80%931985): Accessed 17 February 2020

[Citizen X]

Elton John: Club at the end of the street:1990:Lyrics and video

When the shades are drawn
And the light of the moon is banned
And the stars up above
Walk the heavens hand in hand
There's a shady place
At the end of the working day
Where young lovers go
And this hot little trio plays
That's where we meet
That's where we meet
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street
Oh, where we meet
Oh, where we meet
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street
From the alleyways
Where the catwalks gently sway
You hear the sound of Otis
And the voice of Marvin Gaye
In this smoky room
There's a jukebox, plays all night
And we can dance real close
Beneath the pulse of a neon light
That's where we meet
That's where we meet
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street
Oh, where we meet
Oh, where we meet
Me

Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1] Wkipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_a...treet:Accessed 18 February 2020

[2] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvZRD5oGQ2k: Accessed 18 February 2020

[Citizen X]

Bubble Gum music was popular in the late 60's and early 70's, before disco came to spoil music forever.
It was played at parties and had a positive "let's dance" feel, although most of it was factory produced and not serious music.
The term Bubblegum" related to "listen to it once or twice and then discard it". (chew it and spit it out). Very much like modern hip-hop that has no musical value and all sounds the same. One of the most successful numbers was Sugar Sugar by the Archies, a fictional band (like the Monkees) who was created in a studio for TV audiences.

Wikipedia

Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum music or simply bubblegum) is a genre of music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, which may be produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers and often using unknown singers. Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972.[1] A second wave of bubblegum began two years later and ran until 1977 when disco took over.

The genre was predominantly a singles phenomenon rather than an album-oriented one. Acts were typically manufactured in the studio using session musicians, and most bubblegum pop groups were one-hit wonders.[2] Among the best-known acts of bubblegum's golden era are 1910 Fruitgum Company (a clear exception to the one-hit wonder rule), the Lemon Pipers ("Green Tambourine", credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper[1]), the Ohio Express ("Yummy Yummy Yummy"), and the Archies, an animated group which had the most successful bubblegum song with "Sugar, Sugar", Billboard Magazine's No. 1 single for 1969. Singer Tommy Roe also scored several hits during the era, including the 1969 number one hit "Dizzy".

The Beatles: I wanna hold your hand:1963: Lyrics and video

This is literally a text-book example: I know as I have read the textbook! Shout: The true story of the Beatles: Philip Norman (Pan Books 1981) Pages 200, 203, 210, 211, 215, 215, 222, 263 and 445.
In brief, EMI had very high expectations for the second Beatles album, which was recorded by George Martin, entitled:- “With the Beatles”;[1] The album cover was as much part of the strategy as was the songs themselves.[2] The album was intended to be launched before Christmas of 1963.[3] The result, manic of course, 'Beatle mania'!

[4]

Oh yeah, I'll tell you somethin
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
I'll let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
And when I touch you I feel happy
Inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
Yeah, you've got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

Album cover[5]
Video source[6]

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[1] Norman P Shout: The true story of the Beatles (Pan Books 1981) Page 200.

[2] Norman P Shout: The true story of the Beatles (Pan Books 1981) Page 200.

[3] Norman P Shout: The true story of the Beatles (Pan Books 1981) Page 200.

[5] Wikipedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs:Acessed 19 February 2020.

[6] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs:Accessed 19 February 2020

[Blurock]

The Beatles were not a Bubblegum band as they reformed pop music and revolutionised rock music since the early 60's. They were musical pioneers who were followed by just about everyone.

[Citizen X]

Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me 1957:Lyrics and video

My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
Is somethin' he can't see
My baby don't care who knows
My baby just cares for me

Baby, my baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
He cares for me
My baby don't care
For cars and races
My baby don't care for
He don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Liberace's smile
Is something he can't see
Is something he can't see
I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for
My baby just cares for me

[Original lyrics]

My baby don't care for shows
My baby don't care for clothes
My baby just cares for me
My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for high-tone places

Liz Taylor is not his style
And even Lana Turner's smile
is somethin' he can't see

My baby don't care who knows it
My baby just cares for me

My baby don't care for shows
And he don't even care for clothes
My baby just cares for me

My baby don't care for cars and races
My baby don't care for
he don't care for high-tone places

I wonder what's wrong with baby
My baby just cares for
Just says his prayers for
My baby just cares for me

Video source[1]

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[1] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSbUOoq4Vg: Accessed 24 February 2020

[Citizen X]

My Girl: the Temptations: 1964:Lyrics and video



Friday 6^th March 2020 saw “My Girl,” have its 55^th anniversary! Phenomenal song for a phenomenal woman.

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
Well I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)
I've got so much honey the bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
Well I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl ooh)
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooh yeah
I don't need no money, fortune, or fame (ooh hey hey hey)
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim (oh yes I do)
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my…

Album cover[1]
Video source 1[2]
Video source 2[3]

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[1] Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Gir...ptations_song) (date of use 17 March 2020)

[2] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_CSjcm-z1w (date of use 17 Marc 2020)

[3] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqB50JG2aIE (date of use 17 March 2020)

[Citizen X]

Do you remember ‘Top of the Pops?’

I think that the 80’s was the generation where “Top of the Pops,’ thrived. Personally, I scrutinised the resemblance between the original music video and the ‘Top of the Pops,’ performance.

Bubble-gum pop is feel good music that focuses on an act in a music video. This includes a host of things like the song itself, the choreography of the performance, the facial expressions the artist employed, the way the artist brings the song to life on stage and importantly the resemblance between the original music video and the ‘Top of the Pops,’ performance. If you wanted tongue and cheek, 80’s bubble-gum pop is filled with tongue and cheek.

“Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country; nonetheless, there are core elements that define pop music. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure) as well as the common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and hooks.”[1]
To illustrate, I’ll borrow Kylie Minogue’s “Wouldn’t change a thing- 1989.” The correlation between the original video and the ‘Top of the pops,’ performance is simply remarkable.

In the 80’s Kylie Minogue had a wholesome, innocent predisposition. Innuendo was used a great deal and facial expressions were extremely important in her videos and live performances.

This is the wholesome and innocent Kylie look of the 80's

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This is the original video.

Kylie innocently plays with her pussy in this video, her pussy cat that is[ATTACH=CONFIG]7837[/ATTACH]

This is the “Top of the Pops,’ performance

Photo source[2]
Video source[3]
Video Source Top of the Pops[4]
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[1] Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music. (Date of use 22 September 2016)

[2] Stylist: http://www.stylist.co.uk/home/pictur...ylie#gallery-2. (Date of use 22 September 2016)

[3] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzGy7KAQCnQ. (Date of use 22 September 2016)

[4] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlGgwsi90c. (Date of use 22 September 2016)
5 Photo 2 https://www.google.co.za/search?q=ky...h4igzM%3A(Date of use 22 September 2016)

"If I had to do it all again I wouldn't change a single thing"

Dance represents humankind’s relationship to the oldest art.[1] Dance is a primary human activity, humankind centuries ago, having satisfied basic biogenic and psychogenic needs expressed emotions through movement which manifested in dance.[2]

Some PHENOMENAL lyrics....

Some people don't understandWhat I see in you
If only they knew
They think my head's in the sand
They'll never see
The best side of you
Is my heart ruling my mind
Maybe I'm not right every time
But I know I'm right about this love of mine
If I had to do it all again
I wouldn't change a single thing
There's no questioning in my heart
When it comes to our love
I wouldn't change a thing
I-I-I I wouldn't change [Repeat: x 4]
Yeah, I've had my doubts
My ups and downs
On the merry-go-round
They say my heads in the cloud
But I'm keeping one
Foot on the ground
I know they say love is blind
But he's the best thing that happened to me
And I'm not ashamed for the world to see
If I had to do it all again
I wouldn't change a single thing
There's no questioning in my heart

When…

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[1] Clarke M and Crisp C The history of dance (Orbis Publishing London 1980) 7.

[2] Clarke M and Crisp C The history of dance (Orbis Publishing London 1980) 7.