back to the 80's

I know, there's Blue Monday, Uptown Girl, The Final Countdown and many more... but I'm sure you'll agree this is right up there.

You've seen the ultimate 90's pop song, (whether or not you agree with me). Here's the equivalent 80's pop song.

I could think harder, and think of one that I like better for different reasons, but this song has to be the one that gets every single person of a certain age singing along and bopping a little bit, thinking about what they wore and who they pashed at the school disco.

and I don't care that it's a cover. That doesn't make it any less legendary.

Teenage Version 2.0

Reeling from the excitement of hearing that there's a new Kylie album coming out shortly and that therefore, there is a god; I'm having a good day. It's raining, and usually that only excites the surly teenagers because apparently it's a good thing when your mascara runs down your face. It's not panda-eyes, it's a fashion statement.


Clearly, I have become old.

Just ask my sister. She's 14 and totally cool. You know, I understand the whole "emo" thing, but at the same time I don't believe in it. All that has happened is that somebody has branded teenage angst, and made an empire. very clever.

The whole thing was said best by this guy on public address.

Anyway I love messing with my sister and her buddies by sending cd's that were cool in the 90's but not mentioning that. Madam received a gift recently of the new Garbage best-of. It's very cool. I bought it for myself, and while listening to it I realised that it could totally pass as "emo" music, other than the fact that it's sung by an angry woman rather than a whiny boy.

I sent it, and apparently now Garbage are a hot new emo band that rock. For kids that supposedly live on the internet, they're easily fooled, aren't they?

video killed the radio star

Fiona McDonald. I used to be your biggest fan. When I was a teenager, you knocked Madonna and Boyz II Men off the NZ music chart. You were so badass and cool, and you were my idol. Everything you touched was gold... Headless Chickens were nothing without you, and you brought Strawpeople out of obscurity and into the radios, tvs and even cd-walkmen of my generation.

But then what happened?

THIS HAPPENED.

You traded your Dr Martens for sensible shoes. You judged NZ Idol, hosted Ten Years Younger, and now you're peddling toilet paper and virtuous domesticity.

The chick I always wished was my big sister, who inspired my rebellion and fuelled my teenage angst has become such a disappointment.

It's so sad what tv can do to someone who was such a radio star. But Fiona, why you? Stevie Nicks isn't selling sugar-free muesli bars, Debbie Harry isn't dressing in cardigans and selling Metamucil.

All I have of you now, Fiona, is the memory of how cool you were.

The Cure for Friday

Why does everyone love Friday? I'm so tired from the week, that by friday I look kind of like:

and everyone around me says "poor me, I feel so bad" but they look like:

I guess it's the whole Friday deadline thing- especially when you know you're not going to make it out partying with your mates because you're not going to make the deadline, so you pre-empt that by drinking all week at home in front of the tv...

I have to cheer myself up. I'm sounding like such an asshole!

Song of the day today is one of those tracks that we hear so much wafting out of irish bars and sports bars, that generally, we pretend to hate it. But secretly, everyone loves this song.

And sometimes, when you feel crappy and grumpy, at least listening to this song and pretending you're drunk enough to stumble into a dirty sports bar, might just get you through the day.

Whatever happened to Baxter?

I love NZ music. I really do. I'm excited because Jordan Reyne has a new album out, which is awesome. Not as awesome as her last album, but I'm very loyal so I'll at least plug it and give it a couple of listens.

There's alot of popular kiwi music out there... The Muttonbirds, Exponents, Crowded House: as kiwi as the buzzy bee. But I think the Marmite of kiwi music is that stuff that's not played so much on the radio, but is shit hot anyway. Like Jordan Reyne. Like the Relaxomatic Project. Like one of my millenium-era kiwi music faves: Baxter. The Marmite of kiwi music... not for everyone, but you might find it awesome if you'll just give it a try.

finally!

it's something I've put off doing for too long now, but here goes my blog.

song-of-the-day has been something I've punished a select few with over the past months- now i can just post to my blog to share the love!

So, to all of you out there... enjoy :)














Today I'm having a Tegan and Sara marathon. I'm a bit addicted to their new album, "The Con", and to punctuate its lusciousness I'm listening to all their other stuff as well.





I live in a small town, where I had to order in "The Con" and wait a couple of weeks for it to arrive. Apparently one other person here ordered it too, not enough for the store to actually put it on the shelf. However, I was in there again yesterday and there it was on the new releases shelf! Well done, T&S- you've made it in Hicksville, New Zealand! To celebrate, 2 songs today...



Tegan and Sara, cheers to you.

http://www.fakedoom.com/vapor/teagansara/WalkingWithAGhost.mp3

http://www.theskywascandy.com/mp3s/may/the-con.mp3