That’s an awesome clip. Not a bad track either. My science-nerd hip-hop loving woman will surely be slotting into her award-winning youtube VJ set, somewhere between Silver Convention and Iron Maiden.

Nabakov, I didn’t know that Rose Royce had another song besides Love Don’t Here Anymore

“I’m more man than you’ll ever be and more woman than you’ll ever get.”

Ouch, that’s got to hurt. Great line.

Of course, the best band of the 1970s (for my then demographic) were Abba.

Aw yeah. That’s what Ah’m talkin’ bout.

(h/t lgf)

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They were, however, cooler than Van Der Graaf Generator. I think.

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Do you run Soulseek Nabs?

Unlike lots of P2P networks, you seem to mostly run up against virus-free collections of well-named high-res files, and lots of folks with excellent collections.

Anyway, this is to play when me and the Lady Friend get married next summer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cetbFN4NvmM&feature=related

And this… well… this used to be pop music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zoi6O-cq9I

Which was “Over And Over”, a riproaring melange of rock and r’n'b with a charging guitar riff, funky drumming and full throttle vocals by Ms Rose Norwalt.

Sadly it does not seem to be accessible anywhere online. Though I’d loved to be proved wrong.

And speaking of Rose Royce, I’ve heard at first hand from some on screen in the production in question, that both the song and script for “Carwash” were written pretty much simultaneously and that the song had more lines.

Which didn’t stop the film from being a freewheeling improvisational and observational slice of deadpan urban comedy drama that still holds up bloody well now. And with a funking great soundtrack. Which is more than you say in any way of the Get Smart remake or anything by Mike Meyers lately.

Really. Watch Carwash again. It does scrub up well.

“I’m more man than you’ll ever be and more woman than you’ll ever get.”

Umm…that above was a quote from Carwash and not my signature line, you dig?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUclIoNpPO0

Check the short but perfectly formed quitar solo played by a svelte afro amazon fron 1.57 onwards.

I defy anyone to provide a link to a sexier four and half minutes of a band live fronted by not one (1) but two (2) charismatic female performers. OK, at least Heart wrote 2 (two) hit singles compared to to Taste of Honey’s one (1). But Heart were Canadian and therefore had a sexiness bypass.

On the other hand, this does still hold up well as an actual song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyR-HmJS2qQ

However the Wilson sisters are no Janice Johnson and Carlita Dorhan when it comes to playing live.

Arrgh! Takes me back to “The Golden Dragon” in Suva in the late seventies, it does me hearties.

Wizened old pop pros with one last teenage disco opera left in them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJJQpSzDgC0

And what people forget about 70s disco bands is that quite a few were real bands who’d worked up the Gamble ‘n’ Huff sound in their own right. And sometimes with cool foxy bassists playing and singing cool foxy songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgCUlw5ZrM.

Then there’s this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APtTBODUfd8
The original title was “Fuck You” as written by Nile and Bernie in high dudgeon late one night after being turned away from some club because they weren’t famous or well-suited enough at the time. One of America’s greatest ever songwriting and arranging teams certainly got their revenge there. Not to mention one of the all time great smooth and funky bass solos when you’re not having a bass solo - between 1.55 and 2.30 in the above clip.

And here’s one of Rogers and Edward’s masterpieces, an eternal wedding reception party standard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2L4iPvdIk

For all America’s faults, it consistently produces the world’s best party and social bonding music.

Did you check out the ‘Love to Love You Baby’ clip @ 16 - forgot to mention that the main dancer in that clip is where the character of ‘Bob Downe’ must have been part-modelled on - too funny. “I Feel Love” is a better song and the clip has Giorgio banging away…but super daggy 70’s TV show dancing is hard to go past.

And always loved this one:

love don’t live here anymore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imKKClp8FTk

know your product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0jUZ9GdFc8

and not just freaking melburn:

shivers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFF3OvBR94

Tee hee, so there is a pre-wanker and a post-wanker Rod. Well, I still think some of the wanker Rod songs are good.

Saw an ad for Ms Smith in The Age this morning. Such an interesting gal.

“sorry for the early 70’s walk down glam rock lane, just one last dodgy satin trousered hit.”

Never apologise for an early 70’s walk down glam rock lane.

Both great songs, Ag. The Sports were so underrated. Not sure if Lene had another hit.

“Something tells me my Lucky Number’s gonna be changing soon Something tells me Lucky Number’s gonna be oweoweoweoweoweowe.”

Brothers Johnson

Strawberry Letter 23 1977

The Sports - Don’t throw Stones

Lenel Lovitch - Lucky Number

lou reed in sydney in 1974. the interview at the end is v. funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npqGHknpbyM&feature=related

love to love you baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ArZEFwRsY&feature=related

oh, garth!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1ydqS4bFQ&feature=related

Is Patti Smith coming again? Cool. The last time I saw her was in about 2000, when she was supporting Bob Dylan. She was great, but we bloody nearly walked out on His Bobness - muddy mix, too loud, not playing at his best.

ballroom blitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k

Yes, Patti was more for the kool kids. She was quite intense.

Good old Elton. He and ol’ Bernie wrote some classic songs in those early years: Rocket Man, Goodbye Norma Jean, Your Song etc

To show that I’m not a kool kid, I’d like to link to this beautiful song by Judy Tzuke:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLfNkwLr1U

starman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4XanKGvr3w&feature=related

space oddity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSYbRiYwTY