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As I have so often bitched and moaned, the 80s musically
passed me by or brushed me lightly to a shiver and cringe. It even corrupted proper
artists/musicians during its dull decade, like John Martyn, with synth and drum
machine orchestrations that are garish and ludicrous and laughable.
But I have admitted – I think – my occasional fondnesses,
for example Spandau Ballet, and there must be a few others. And now I’m going
to out my 80s liking for Paul Young, especially this double cd with its remixes
that by and large provide great electronic underpinnings upon which Young’s
wonderful soul vocals gain extra sonic strength. Songs like Every Time You Go Away, Wonderland, Come
Back and Stay, and Wherever I Lay My
Hat are superb in their innate crafting, but these remixes enhance this to
funky and sassy extroversions. A long-standing favourite is the stonking I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
[Remixed US Dance Floor Smash] which when played loud reverberates its 80s
excess with a glorious stereo aural assault.
Listening now and thus the sudden share.
Aha-I knew there was some 80s in your collection somewhere!
ReplyDeletemid 80s, rollerskating at the Wellington disco, Paul Young comes on and everyone joins in "every time you go...away....you take a piece of MEAT...with you". And that is the best thing I can say about the man!
ReplyDeleteThe 80s passed me by too. At school I had to stand up for Queen and Dire Straits against behemoths like Bros and Yello. Not that I'm bitter!