Different album, but now I'm looking for this amazing Japanese tv performance she gave of "I Drove All Night" where she was carried in on the shoulders of some buff servant men, had on a long red wig and looked positively amazing and it's not there anymore. This is a SAD DAY.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
;_;
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
I remember that!!!
This is basically impossible
― Drugs A. Money, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
I remember a Time Magazine story on Cyndi and Madonna at the time of this album; they were equally big stars at that point.
I very distinctly remember standing at the bottom of the staircase (which should be in the photo, if i can find it) and my mom saying that she thought Cyndi was way more talented than Madonna, who was going to be a flash in the pan as far as she was concerned. I agreed with her iirc.
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
all through the night v. time after time
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:17 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, there's a reason this poll was never done before. It's on my shortlist of perfect albums (every track is great). If you also figure in the equally-excellent b-sides and soundtrack cuts from that era ("Goonies R Good Enough", "Right Track Wrong Train", "Such A Thrill"), it's just such an amazing run.
― (hcnuL dlO) * (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
i still agree with your mom, la lechera!
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
plaintive impassioned hope forever forward v. quiet melancholic time travel
it's raining today so, time after time
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
Cyndi's problem was thinking she was good for writing more than two songs per album.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
lol i've never listened to this record before
lol it's amazing
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
So why were The Hooters so mediocre? (Weren't they?)
― il caresse sa dingding (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the Hooters (and so did my mom)
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
They had some extremely crappy lyrics, but a lot of their songs were pretty good. One of them was about ~zombies~ (I think it was about religion but I was kind of focused on the zombies at 10)
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
ALL YOU ZOMBIES
i love that song!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LE0KpcP05I
Hooters were plenty okay. I'm listening to "And We Danced" right now and it's still one of my mid-80s faves.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the Hooters rule, at least what I know of their hits
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
When I talk about crappy lyrics, I mean shit like "she was my be bop baby at the union hall" and they had a horrible quasi reggae song too iirc. I liked Johnny B (lol Johnny B) and Zombies the best. My mom used to kid me for only liking the glummest songs. This was a year or two before I bought my first Cure album, so we could retroactively easily see where all of this was heading.
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
Is 'All You Zombies' actually abt zombies tho? Even as a kid I was like 'eh, this isn't about REAL zombies'
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
I remember their trademark melodica with a blowing tube attached to it-- for some reason we thought that instrument was called a 'Hooter' and hence their name
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
You don't have to hide anymore!
I willfully pretended it wasn't about religion, I think. But there were lyrics about Noah and Moses and whatnot.
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
i think someone even hollers "yeah they were the israelites!" at some point(sorry cyndi)
Maybe they were coming from the same place as that guy who wrote horror novels abt Jesus Christ: Vampire etc
xpost !!! what?
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
Oh no I just got to 'All Through The Night' ;_;
the feelingz
time after time y'all
but I'm not going to be critical of any winner in this poll
― for the relief of unbearable space hugs (Austerity Ponies), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
"some point" = 2:38 (re: Zombies)
Back to SHE'S SO UNUSUAL. Best track is hard, but best MOMENT is easy - the giggle in She Bop!
― il caresse sa dingding (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
was just thinking that! And the bizarre thing way she super nasalizes her voice immediately after
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
bizarre way, that was meant to read
If her Goonies track had been included as "Good Enough" then we'd have a perfect album.
Ironically she didn't think "Good Enough" was good enough. That's probably her best song too.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
all about the call and response vocals on that one.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
Kind of impossible, but I'm going with All Through the Night.
― azaera, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
That song glistens.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
The visual on this is jumpy as hell but this is her live in 2011, doing Good Enough -- she sounds fucking great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rhaAVDm1l8
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
apparently she disliked the song and was surprised enough by fan enthusiasm to start performing it again.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
Someone I know used to pet sit for her. I'm wracking my brain trying to remember who. It seems I know a lot of pet sitters.
― consistency is the owlbear of small minds (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
this is cool: on Howard Stern she sang the Jules Shear version of All Through The Night, singing the lead part on the chorus instead of the harmony like she did in her version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfpyqi7xFV0
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
"I'll Kiss You" is the sleeper.
It's got my vote! It's the first track I heard that had enough propulsion to appeal to my 16-year old years (which were listening to basically metal-or-nothing at the time). Resistance was futile!
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
I'm so glad you're voting for it, it's radI hope it gets a few
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
I'LL KISS YOUKISS YOUKISS YOU
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
Kiss You, live at the Budokan, 1986 <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbXir908LCo
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
my god the hair on that keyboardist.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
lol I know right
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:11 (eleven years ago) link
okay so this has nothing to do with anything but it's an awesome bit of miscellany
Her 'We Are the World' recording session!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=HpReqNFVL-0
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
That Howard Stern "All Through the Night" video gave me the idea for a "songs where the main melody was originally conceived as a harmony part" thread. But I doubt there are enough to merit a thread. (Only 1999 comes to mind.)
― il caresse sa dingding (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:15 (eleven years ago) link
she's def the highlight of 'we are the world' for me, along with ray charles.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:18 (eleven years ago) link
She won that poll, rigiht?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:18 (eleven years ago) link
Huey Lewis comes off as a mega dbag of course
I love how MJ nails his part and is just off chillin
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH First cassette I ever bought with my own money -- I love every single song so much, dressed up as Cyndi for more than one Halloween because it meant I could wear my crazy clothes. Now I am an adult and I can wear my crazy clothes whenever I want! Cyndi taught me that.This was a year or two before I bought my first Cure album, so we could retroactively easily see where all of this was heading.
This was a year or two before I bought my first Cure album, so we could retroactively easily see where all of this was heading.
Wow it's like we're the same person. Cyndi was my first real pop idol (I loved Boy George and Michael Jackson before like all the other kids but she was a revelation.) First album I bought, first concert I went to (with the mostly unknown Bangles opening). I wanted to dress up like her for Halloween too but didn't have the balls to do drag at 10 so I went as a "punk" instead.
Loved the Goonies track too, but was really disapointed with the True Colors album. Then I discovered The Cure and the "alternative" scene as it was called around here and became a teenager. She kind of disapeared after that movie she did flopped and "I Drove All Night" which was only OK.
Seemed like she would rule the world for a while there, kind of like Lady Gaga did 2 years or so ago. I wonder if she'll fade away as quickly and quietly as Cyndi did.
Apart from the three big singles, my favorites when I got the album were "When You Were Mine" and "I'll Kiss You", so it's a close call between those two. Always thought WYWM would've made a better single than "Money", but I'm voting "I'll Kiss You" for being the first album track I really loved.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 17 January 2013 01:58 (eleven years ago) link