Sailor were not horrific!
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Monday, 18 October 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
There's good sailor!? I just remember 'girls, girls, girls' making me feel queasy when I was a child. I know that the 'down by the docks' 12" has become a minor cosmic disco classic but even that's dodgy as hell
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 04:33 (two years ago) link
I remember "World wide traffic jam"
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 06:51 (two years ago) link
Sailor's "A Glass Of Champagne" remains fantastic.
I saw Data in early 1982 - I think they were supporting Kid Creole - and they were delightfully idiosyncratic and odd.
Virginia David, who joined Sailor in 1980, made a fantastic single in early 1983 called "Am I Normal?", produced by Andy Hill (Bucks Fizz) and co-written by Julian Marshall (Marshall Hain). I only knew about it because a friend was working in Andy Hill's studio at the time - he wrote to me and said it was the best thing that Hill had done. The lyrics are batshit crazy though:
Comes aliveDriving auto fastExhastaventLoves to driveShifts away from thatWhat's got her pendWaiting for the stop lightNerves are very nearAsks herself a questionSuddenly sincereAm I normal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWPChIR9ss
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 09:18 (two years ago) link