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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1925 on: November 30, 2012, 10:32:05 AM »
I invoke the "No Story=Jaq thinks the song sucks" rule here.  :rollin
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1926 on: November 30, 2012, 10:33:11 AM »
Whoa, didn't expect you to go the "smooth jazz" route.  ...and also didn't realize this was from the '80s.  I thought it was early '90s for some reason.  I also don't believe I ever saw the video.  But great song.  I think many babies have been made with it playing in the background.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1927 on: November 30, 2012, 10:39:03 AM »
Quote from: Jaq on November 30, 2012, 10:32:05 AM
I invoke the "No Story=Jaq thinks the song sucks" rule here.  :rollin

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Quote from: bosk1 on November 30, 2012, 10:33:11 AM
Whoa, didn't expect you to go the "smooth jazz" route.  ...and also didn't realize this was from the '80s.

It actually isn't in my default 80s playlist (which I am using for this thread), but it plays on Totally 80s all of the time, so it fits.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1928 on: November 30, 2012, 01:59:24 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 30, 2012, 10:30:53 AM
Sade - Smooth Operator

I was never really a fan of this tune, but I can see why it was so big.  Personally, it always struck me as much that should have been used in soft porn. :lol

Saw Sade live and her band kicks ass.  Good tune.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1929 on: November 30, 2012, 03:17:09 PM »
Sade is amazing.  Smooth Operator is not one of her best songs, but it's still pretty good.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1930 on: December 01, 2012, 07:30:11 AM »
Never liked the song or band, but certainly recognize the talent in her voice.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1931 on: December 01, 2012, 11:55:34 AM »
Great song. Pure audio sex. Sade will even be sexy as a corpse. Here's a bass cover by a cute blonde.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1932 on: December 01, 2012, 03:12:36 PM »
Quote from: jingle.boy on December 01, 2012, 07:30:11 AM
Never liked the song or band, but certainly recognize the talent in her voice.

That's about where I am.  She's got style and talent, but just isn't my cup of tea.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1933 on: December 02, 2012, 08:35:56 AM »
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love

Great tune; loved in back then, and still love it.  Neat video, too, featuring a progression of images of the band throughout a mansion, and when the song concludes with that sped-up ending, the entire video is then reversed in a hurried manner that goes along with the new pace of the song.  Very cool.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1934 on: December 02, 2012, 08:44:29 AM »
A great song. I've mostly heard the live version from 1997 since it's on the Greatest Hits I have. I wish I could play guitar like Buckingham...
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1935 on: December 02, 2012, 08:51:10 AM »
You know I was never enamored with this song or the album.  It was ok but I never really got into TITN.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1936 on: December 02, 2012, 12:47:08 PM »
Quote from: Zydar on December 02, 2012, 08:44:29 AM
A great song. I've mostly heard the live version from 1997 since it's on the Greatest Hits I have. I wish I could play guitar like Buckingham...

The acoustic-only live version is nice, but there is something about the original that is so sublime and exciting; it's quite the sensual song. :coolio

And Buckingham is definitely a beast of a player.  :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1937 on: December 02, 2012, 12:49:18 PM »
I literally do not remember this song. I'm sure I'd recognize it if I heard it.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1938 on: December 02, 2012, 02:34:12 PM »
Quote from: Zydar on December 02, 2012, 08:44:29 AM
A great song. I've mostly heard the live version from 1997 since it's on the Greatest Hits I have. I wish I could play guitar like Buckingham...

The live version definitely takes the song to another level.  Buckingham is awesome.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1939 on: December 02, 2012, 03:33:39 PM »
There are a lot of times when I forget this album by Fleetwood Mac existed. This was one of them.  :lol

While Lindsey Buckingham was a great guitarist, I always remembered when Joe Walsh was singing the praises of the criminally underrated Don Felder in an inteview once, and his particular comment was "Felder could blow Lindsey Buckingham off the stage." Always wondered what Walsh had against Buckingham with that comment.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1940 on: December 02, 2012, 04:30:54 PM »
Well, Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More was based off of Petty hearing Stevie Nicks tell that to Don Henley at a party back in the day. Perhaps she got along as poorly with other Eagles as she eventually did with Henley and maybe there could be a contentious vibe extending to other Fleetwood Mac members. Reaching? Yep. Possible? Maybe.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1941 on: December 02, 2012, 04:49:51 PM »
Quote from: black_floyd on December 02, 2012, 04:30:54 PM
Well, Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More was based off of Petty hearing Stevie Nicks tell that to Don Henley at a party back in the day. Perhaps she got along as poorly with other Eagles as she eventually did with Henley and maybe there could be a contentious vibe extending to other Fleetwood Mac members. Reaching? Yep. Possible? Maybe.

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1942 on: December 02, 2012, 05:11:08 PM »
I think that is a reach. If any bands in the history of music got along well and had no animosity toward others, it was Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1943 on: December 02, 2012, 11:12:44 PM »
Quote from: Jaq on December 02, 2012, 03:33:39 PM


While Lindsey Buckingham was a great guitarist, I always remembered when Joe Walsh was singing the praises of the criminally underrated Don Felder in an inteview once, and his particular comment was "Felder could blow Lindsey Buckingham off the stage." Always wondered what Walsh had against Buckingham with that comment.

Considering the massive amount of drugs Walsh has done in his lifetime, I gotta think that that comment came when he was hitting them particularly hard.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1944 on: December 03, 2012, 12:01:24 AM »
Quote from: Cool Chris on December 02, 2012, 05:11:08 PM
I think that is a reach. If any bands in the history of music got along well and had no animosity toward others, it was Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles.

Well the part about Nicks telling Henley "don't come around here no more" is true. They'd been dating at the time and were having a couples spat. I saw it on Pop Up Video.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1945 on: December 03, 2012, 09:24:24 AM »
.38 Special - Back Where You Belong

I always got a kick out of this video, as it portrayed it like it was gonna be a serious video, but came off as more charming and comical than anything; good combination of the two, given all of the elements.  And the ending, with the girl smiling and waving goodbye to them as she gets away on the train, is just awesome.  Oh, and the song itself is obviously a good one.

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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1946 on: December 03, 2012, 12:08:27 PM »
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1947 on: December 03, 2012, 02:35:45 PM »
I had today, utterly forgotten both this song and video until I clicked the Youtube video link. And wow, I used to love .38 Special back in the day. Great band. No story, though, since yeah, I utterly forgot the song existed.  :lol
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1948 on: December 03, 2012, 03:58:39 PM »
No story?? That's an abomination.  Speaking of abominations...

Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time

Awful.  Horrible.  Atrocious.  Dreadful.  Embarrassing.  Laughable.

Did I miss anything?
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1949 on: December 03, 2012, 04:19:14 PM »
Yeah. Awesome, which is what this song is. I loved it as a kid and that hasn't changed.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1950 on: December 03, 2012, 04:26:07 PM »
Funny, I've never been a southern rock guy but 38 Special had enough pop sensibilities that I liked them a lot.


Party All The Time proved that Eddie couldn't sing.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1951 on: December 03, 2012, 07:11:08 PM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on December 03, 2012, 04:26:07 PM
Party All The Time proved that Eddie couldn't sing.

There was a tribute to him recently and he did a damn good job singing Higher Ground with Stevie Wonder so...
 
Party All The Time was catchy as fuck, but I thought it was a joke at first.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1952 on: December 03, 2012, 07:48:47 PM »
You mean it's not?
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1953 on: December 03, 2012, 08:22:19 PM »
Let's face it, this album only happened because Eddie Murphy was Eddie Murphy. Back then he could get away with whatever he wanted. Song still sucked though.  :lol
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1954 on: December 04, 2012, 07:20:39 AM »
Quote from: DebraKadabra on December 03, 2012, 07:11:08 PM
Quote from: kingshmegland on December 03, 2012, 04:26:07 PM
Party All The Time proved that Eddie couldn't sing.

There was a tribute to him recently and he did a damn good job singing Higher Ground with Stevie Wonder so...
 
Party All The Time was catchy as fuck, but I thought it was a joke at first.

Still don't like his voice.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1955 on: December 04, 2012, 09:39:38 AM »
I blame Rick James. :lol
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1956 on: December 04, 2012, 11:42:53 AM »
Madonna - Into the Groove

One of her must upbeat, top-tapping hits of the 80s, this was a big hit, despite the movie it was written for, Desperately Seeking Susan, absolutely bombing.  Not my favorite Madonna hit from the 80s, but still one I enjoyed then, and one I still enjoy.  I don't remember the video being one of her better ones, probably because it mainly consisted of footage from the movie, which I never saw.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1957 on: December 04, 2012, 11:48:05 AM »
Eh.  Madge had better singles than Into The Groove, but it had a decent beat and you could dance to it.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1958 on: December 04, 2012, 01:17:22 PM »
I always liked the analogy of the girl saying that he cannot get "into the groove" until he proves his love for her.  Seemed pretty blatant to me.
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Re: MTV in the 80s Song of the Day
« Reply #1959 on: December 04, 2012, 01:48:33 PM »
I wanted to nail her so bad when I was a little kid and this song was probably the pinnacle of that feeling for me.
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