Since I just posted the first part of my interview series with DJ Louie DeVito who did the mixes for The New Dance Mix USA, I thought I'd remain in the dance music groove with this week's throwback post. The SOS Band landed their first hit with "Take Your Time (Do it Right)" on their self titled debut album released in 1980. The song was co-written by Sigidi Abdullah and … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Take Your Time (Do it Right)” by S.O.S. Band
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Throwback Friday: “You’re Only Human” by Billy Joel (in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day)
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and I wanted to big a Throwback Friday post that addressed the issue of suicide. I picked Billy Joel's "You're Only Human (Second Chance)" because he cleverly took a serious topic and managed to make an upbeat sounding track about it. The song was written to address teenage suicide, something that is a matter of his own heart as … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “You’re Only Human” by Billy Joel (in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day)
Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red
Rounding out my music related posts for today, I wanted to pick something mellow from the 80s and "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red came to mind. It's on their album entitled "Picture Book" originally released in 1985. Simply Red's lead singer Mick Hucknall (aka "Red") from the UK wrote the song when he was 17 years old. The song is inspired by Red's childhood having … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red
Throwback Friday- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam “I Wonder If I Take You Home”
This is sooooo Skateland in Columbia, Maryland for me. You know that 2-step to the right and then 2-step to the left with your hips swaying that we used to do? LMAO!!! :lol: Couples skate, leaning on the edge of the rink wall when you weren't skating and sticking your arm out for people to slap it...and hoping that cool guy slapped your hand. How about the middle rink … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam “I Wonder If I Take You Home”
THROWBACK FRIDAY- The Jets “Crush On You”
These are my good ole days. When you could hear a song, feel good, and not have every detail explicitly described in the lyrics. There were to video hoes (vixens...whatever). It was that 80s pop, big hair, clothes from Units (remember that store?), shoulder pads, etc. The Jets were no exception. At the itme, we thought of them as the new Jackson 5, and yet another … [Read more...] about THROWBACK FRIDAY- The Jets “Crush On You”