What are you playing tonight?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:56 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?

Lloyd Cole would probably be a little too contemporary for you, Tango. His stuff's only about 20 years old.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:39 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?
Lloyd Cole would probably be a little too contemporary for you, Tango. His stuff's only about 20 years old.

Warty has it right; it was Harold Melvin. Had this argument before with my daughter who insisted it was the odd one and the Communards. Glad that's sorted. Twenty years ago, hmm, just about the time that pop music died hey?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:21 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?
Lloyd Cole would probably be a little too contemporary for you, Tango. His stuff's only about 20 years old.
Warty has it right; it was Harold Melvin. Had this argument before with my daughter who insisted it was the odd one and the Communards. Glad that's sorted. Twenty years ago, hmm, just about the time that pop music died hey?

Well, pop music is something that I've never really been into, Tango. You'll need to ask your daughter. Mind you, if you were to ask Gertie then she'd doubtlessly tell you that it's currently alive and strong. Guitar bands are my thing, fella, and thankfully for me I've had a lifelong supply of same to keep me going. I'm absolutely sure that there will always be people putting together guitar bands, without whom there would be no true rock and roll. Although certain periods are richer and subsequently poorer than others, there has always been enough going on to feed me, be it by way of live bands (always has been my favourite night out, always will be) or via studio stuff.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:07 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?
Lloyd Cole would probably be a little too contemporary for you, Tango. His stuff's only about 20 years old.
Warty has it right; it was Harold Melvin. Had this argument before with my daughter who insisted it was the odd one and the Communards. Glad that's sorted. Twenty years ago, hmm, just about the time that pop music died hey?
Well, pop music is something that I've never really been into, Tango. You'll need to ask your daughter. Mind you, if you were to ask Gertie then she'd doubtlessly tell you that it's currently alive and strong. Guitar bands are my thing, fella, and thankfully for me I've had a lifelong supply of same to keep me going. I'm absolutely sure that there will always be people putting together guitar bands, without whom there would be no true rock and roll. Although certain periods are richer and subsequently poorer than others, there has always been enough going on to feed me, be it by way of live bands (always has been my favourite night out, always will be) or via studio stuff.

Most of my stuff is flamenco, latin, Spanish guitar (or any decent solo guitarist, even classical) and dance music so I'm not much into pop music. Soul, Motown, Blues, yes, whenever they managed to creep in amongst so-called popular music. I suppose I meant chart stuff as opposed to decent music. Then again, I started off with Radio Luxembourg and Horace Batchelor.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:30 pm

Been listening to an amazing DVD last couple of nights. Guy at work copied it for me and it has every number one hit from 1952 to 2000. Even considering the number of weeks a song/tune/instrumental may have stayed number one there are over 1000 full length tracks on one DVD that can be played on your pc too. From Al Martino's "Here in my heart" right up to, er well "Bob The Builder". A bit of an indication perhaps of the deterioration of the listening public over the years.

Amazing technology though.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:33 am

warthog wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote: Communards "Don't leave me this way"
Didn't The Communards have that gay, foetus looking git singing for them that sounded like someone running their fingernails down a blackboard? Anyway, whilst dicking about ont' interweb a couple of weeks ago I discovered that Lloyd Cole & The Commotions had had a gig at the Hammersmith Odeon recorded and have eventually managed to track a copy down. Fookin' fantastic.
Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.

Thelma Houston's version is probably the one people recall though as it was mid 70's and a disco version, closer to the communards than HMATB.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:40 am

communistworkethic wrote:
warthog wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote: Communards "Don't leave me this way"
Didn't The Communards have that gay, foetus looking git singing for them that sounded like someone running their fingernails down a blackboard? Anyway, whilst dicking about ont' interweb a couple of weeks ago I discovered that Lloyd Cole & The Commotions had had a gig at the Hammersmith Odeon recorded and have eventually managed to track a copy down. Fookin' fantastic.
Am almost certain there was a recording of this way back before the Communards. Can't think who it was. Maybe Lloyd Cole did it first?
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
Thelma Houston's version is probably the one people recall though as it was mid 70's and a disco version, closer to the communards than HMATB.

The Melville version was the one I meant (I had it in a previous life, er marriage). Lot of good stuff around at that time.

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:25 pm

!!! - Myth Takes at the moment.

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:07 pm

Classic

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:14 pm

Sorry to be boring, but - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Live at Glastonbury.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:45 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Sorry to be boring, but - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Live at Glastonbury.

If it makes you happy it ain't boring. Best about this thread you sure find out a lot of things you didn't know aboutpeople. Takes all sorts of us and music is king.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:54 pm

Girls Aloud - sound of the underground

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:28 pm

Looking to dig out Dinah Washington's "What a difference a day made" ready for tomorrow night.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:47 am

"Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever" - Felix da housecat

Dr Hotdog · Post by **Dr Hotdog** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:49 pm

lately i've been listening to a lot of King Crimson, the Crimson Jazz Trio (piano, bass and drum trio covering classing Crimson cuts) and Queens of the Stone Age.

Rock's royalty you might snort.

Also loads of Mansun and the Secret Machines and Todd Rundgren and Failure. woof.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:28 pm

Driving South by the Stone Roses, incredibly loudly in the deserted office, as I wait for confirmation that the day's last files have been sent and I can thus go get w@nkered.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:36 pm

The Rifles

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:08 pm

Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms

Worst.Mercury.Prize.Winner.Ever!

Remaindered in every MusicZone throughout Britain (till they went bust).

But I like it.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:13 pm

Little Green Man wrote:Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms

Worst.Mercury.Prize.Winner.Ever!

I'll see you and bid Belle and Sebastian!

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:20 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Little Green Man wrote:Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms

Worst.Mercury.Prize.Winner.Ever!
I'll see you and bid Belle and Sebastian!

Fortunately they've passed me by - they looked too much like Glasgow art college types for my liking.

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