Am I the only person who sometimes is afraid to put on headphones late at night, lest I miss an ex-girlfriend knocking on my door?
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, April 24, 2004 1:51 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark
sometimes miccio was 1,000% OTM
― Eisbär (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 12:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Sometimes a burger, a car, and a girl are all you need.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 6 February 2009 01:27 (fifteen years ago) link
John Waite's been done all right over the past few years. He was the best part of the video in his duet over "Missing You" with Allison Kraus. There have been an assortment of anthologies released covering his stuff, all of them pretty good. Even The Babys records got deluxe re-release treatment. My favorites were always the first two but Union Jacks is also much better than fair, particularly for the title track, about being banged up to the old Bill, much less known than "Midnight Rendezvous," the single.
I saw Bad English when they were headliners in a theater packed mostly with screaming teenage girls. They would have definitely been perfect as a Disney network band, even with all the geezers in the act. They had that sound well before the Jonas Brothers, Miley/Hannah Montana, Demi Lovato, etc.
― Gorge, Friday, 6 February 2009 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link
The video for "Change" (a cocainey Faustian narrative regarding a feathered haired model-wannabe who ends up taking a window dive after she failed to take advice from a bedenimed Waite) is also the stuff of genius.― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, April 26, 2004 5:33 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, April 26, 2004 5:33 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark
Barely sung first verse, muted guitar, insistent drums, tinkly piano, male/female backing vox, huge singalong chorus and the Big Slamming Guitar Riff all within the first 60 seconds. Power pop at its finest.
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 6 February 2009 05:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Went out for lunch in a foul mood..."When I See You Smile" started playing out of nowhere and for some random reason just totally made my day. Who knew?
― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
It made you smile.
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes. Song delivers!
― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I heard it the other day out shopping as well. I can't get over how he looked at the time:
http://earbuds.popdose.com/jason/john_waite.jpg
Because I'd been so used to him looking like this:
http://www.thestevervault.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/waite_j2a.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Also:
omigod "Change" is great.
My sis has said numerous times, on various occasions, in front of many witnesses, that we're to play this very, very loud at her funeral whenever the time comes. It is a slightly strange experience to be barrelling down a street in San Francisco in a crammed VW with her at the wheel blasting this out on the stereo.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
the slow-mo's of him tossing his hair in the 'When I See You Smile' video are lololol
― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm amazed by how well "Missing You" has held up: such an amazing vocal and performance.
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Obviously a real singer and I would not diss. I could hate the 80s singles but they're far better than any number of shit bar bands working at the time.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Colored on TV! (Mount Cleaners), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
"i hear your name in certain circles and it always makes me smile"
idk what it is about that line that gets me
― dyl, Monday, 2 June 2014 06:33 (ten years ago) link
Found this letter to the editor in CREEM magazine, June 1980:
RE: MAIL (PILGRIM'S PROGRESS), APRIL '80 IN CREEM
To: Robert J. Moorhouse, A.K.A. retarded, luded-out, outdated, shit-lapping, rude, conditioned, docile, dirty & grimy, lobotomized, low life, scum-sucking fan: YOU ARE RIGHT! John Waite (The Babys) (ENGLISH SCUM) X.O.X.
― Josefa, Thursday, 12 September 2019 00:57 (five years ago) link
sounds pretty good for being 70. voice in good shape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCdTAIn-x8
― stank viola (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 October 2022 01:03 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUtele6ONU
― stank viola (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 October 2022 01:06 (one year ago) link
the tune's been transposed down a step or two from the studio track but I still agree, he sounds pretty good. you can hear there's some push in the higher notes.
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 8 October 2022 01:36 (one year ago) link
a little raspy yeah.
― stank viola (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 October 2022 01:40 (one year ago) link