Steely Dan: "Steely Dan's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy bop-pop was the indifferent aristocracy to punk rock's stone-throwing in the late 70's. People fought

yah jamiroquai is great, i have no idea why anyone wouldn't like him tbh but people surprise me every day

as ever with british pop culture, the worst thing about Jamiroquai in the eyes of the haters is their fans and their singer. tbh jay kay seemed like a cock. Too Young To Die is an excellent faux-Stevie jam though.

I'm generally quite forgiving of musicians' foibles, but Jay Kay really is an egregious arse and as a consequence I can't abide Jamiroquai. This is a guy who posed as an eco-warrior while amassing a collection of Lamborghinis. I also used to see him bragging about how many women he'd boned, which is similarly gross. Oh, and the cultural appropriation (e.g. the "war bonnet" in the picture above) is another marker of prickishness.

Yup, that's a pretty comprehensive summing-up of the many valid reasons why Jamiroquai are hated.

Lately have been feeling Simply Red get a short shrift.

def sympathetic to anyone who can abide Jay Kay, but tbh every time i randomly hear a jamiroquai song from even the more recent albums it's usually good. it is kinda funny how they were embraced by the jam band crowd but it also makes sense. feel like that also has more to do with their image than their actual music; back before i heard a note of them, pre-TWM/Virtual Insanity, i thought based on their aesthetic they were some kind of british widespread panic.

No we shall not reevaluate Simply Red

Just no

I just asked CharGPT to “Write a song about mick hucknall in the style of 1970s Steely Dan”

Verse 1:
Well, have you heard about the man named Mick Hucknall?
He's got a voice that'll make your heart skip a beat
He's got a way with words and a style all his own
He's a soulful cat who really knows how to groove

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Verse 2:
He's got a style that's timeless, like a fine wine
And his band is always tight, never out of line
From "Holding Back The Years" to "Stars," he's got hits
And he's always got something new up his sleeve

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Bridge:
He's a master of his craft, a true musician
And when he's on stage, he's in his own world
He's got a way of making us all feel alive
And we'll follow him wherever he goes

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Outro:
So here's to Mick Hucknall, the man with the voice
May he keep on singing and making us rejoice
He's a legend in his own time, and we're all fans
And we'll keep on listening, as long as he stands.


I feel like that would be a lot more fun if the AI had been trained on old Popbitch newsletters.

*ChatGPT obvs

whats wrong with simply red

“holding back the years” is all time

and ILM has officially come full circle

“holding back the years” is all time

― not too strange just bad audio (brimstead),

*vomits*

The experience of Simply Red in UK wine bars vs Simply Red on American R&B radio

steve silk hurley remixing simply red [multiple fire emoji]

For Your Babies is pretty sublime. A New Flame slaps.

Mick is supposed to be a dickhead too. I wonder if he hangs out with Jay Kay.

to deej's point -- this is fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RmGrc5Dow4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC75_nkyF38

this remix of simply red is one of my fav songs ever ... they have a bunch of jams lets be real

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL--UKBndm8

^ yesss… heard that first on this dope Cream balearic comp:

https://www.discogs.com/release/496074-Various-CreamCollect-Balearic

What is the American equivalent of Britain's Simply Red fixation?

Maybe this is the thread you’re looking for?

A few months back a friend of mine dropped “money’s too tight” into her DJ set of boogie and disco and it ruled imo

I don’t think there was any Steely Dan unfortunately

another one I love is 'its only love [valentine mix]' which tim finney put me onto many moons ago

Shame on a bunny..

https://i.imgur.com/VIwuVsB.png

afaik in England Simply Red were considered clown material but in the US if you were into r&b singles when they were around they are just a band with some good jams. but I remember UK music papers really going "honestly these guys suck" early on

D40 otm IOW but I think there's some cultural divide shit here

afaik in the US Simply Red were considered clown material but in the UK if you were into r&b singles when they were around they are just a band with some good jams.

Loved their version of "Red Red Wine".

Both the Valentine Mix of “It’s Only Love” and the Steppin’ Razor mixes of “Thrill Me” are all-time.

The OG Money Too Tight is better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W-2AK2zLZE

"the right thing" knocked me fuckin flat when it was new and to this day I don't get why UK ppl were like "oh fuck this asshole." a timeless jam to my ears

the Mick Hucknall tweet where he ranks the races inn order of how cool they are is in the running for funniest tweets of all time, also A New Flame rules

Top 5 coolest cultures on planet Earth 1. African Americans (they invented cool) 2. Working Class British Musicians. 3. (A close 3rd) Jamaicans 4. Jewish Americans 5. Flamenco Gypsies

— Simply Red (@SimplyRedHQ) May 21, 2020

Just rewatched the video to the bitchen The Right Thing and was reminded of The Day Today running a "news" story on Hucknall but using a photo of Charlie Drake instead. The resemblance is uncanny.

what is the coolness level of left-handed Swedish flight attendants

inquiring minds wish to know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2JWtuBLelw

What a bizarre choice for such a high profile performance

clearly you did not detect the el supremo

have we done a thread about bizarre/poorly chosen singles?

Baxter just so good there

Good Grief, those backing singers.

This has been kicking around for awhile, but was
recently uploaded in a spiffy restoration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SM_eJKVlzs

"Do It Again" with David Palmer singing lead.

That was great, thanks!

Palmer does quite a good job here, and kudos to Denny for leaving his overalls at home that night.

Baxter just so good there

― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, June 20, 2023 12:48 PM (eight hours ago)

Even better on "Do It Again"

and kudos to Denny for leaving his overalls at home that night.

― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:05 PM (one hour ago)

Optometrist appointment time? He's wearing them (vegetable-dye shibori style), in fact his entire outfit is an amazing tie dye extravaganza.

True, I was too bedazzled by his shirt to notice the telltale straps.

Even better on "Do It Again"

You think he's a better conga player than guitarist?

aye, check the break at 1m19s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7bcmrS1U8

Good Grief, those backing singers.

both of them are still with us, which is nice to know. the singer on the right (Gloria Granola) married ex L.A. Dodger Steve Yeager(!).

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/26/the-most-important-cassette-on-the-planet-how-steely-dan-fans-uncovered-their-holy-grail

Was that Midnight Special audience instructed to sit on their hands? The few (brief) glimpses we get of them in that clip, you'd think that was a dinner theatre crowd in La Jolla.