A lovely 80s track from Talk Talk who released some great tunes. They’re one of the few bands from that era that actually had excellent albums as well as quality singles. In fact, album-wise they got better after they became less popular. Their later efforts “Colour Of Spring” and “Spirit Of Eden” are lovely chilled out albums that I recommend highly. This single was released in 1984 and still sounds lovely today.
You can see the original video on YouTube but EMI wouldn’t let me embed that here. They were a funny looking bunch.
Today is a good day as I’m off on holiday for two whole weeks to sunny Thailand to hang with some old mates and celebrate two of them getting married. To get in the mood for it I’m gonna post this pop classic and yes, I’m serious. All Saints were pretty decent as girl bands go and I always fancied Mel Blatt back in the day. This tune is proper large.
So, first things first: Alexander O’Neal is a G. He’s made some massive tunes that smash up dancefloors which you should really know about already. He did a few duets with Cherrelle in the 80s that were some serious lovers’ tunes and this was one of them. Big man riddim…
It’s Friday again. This week it seems like this one has come several days late so to celebrate here is possibly the cheesiest tune I’ve posted yet. This brings back memories of watching my mate’s Now Dance 89 video (or something like that) which was pure running man vibes from start to finish.
So I’m gonna make no bones about it; this tune is proper shite. However, the section at 1:55 with the Stingray theme over the Funky Drummer is so fucking serious that it hurts. Also, loving the shot of Stuart Pearce at World Cup 90 at the start straight off VHS. Retro
Spotting Lemar’s Greatest Hits album (I recognise three of the tunes) on Spotify has led to a little pop R&B sesh in the office and the realisation that this tune was a RIDDIM…haha
