I know I do lots of political posts but just by way of a total change I thought I would do something completely different and talk to you about my favourite year in music - 1979!
Thanks for that David, I agree 100%, love Elvis Costello ‘good year for the roses’ , as you know my favourite is Kate Bush, 19 years old and with something new and she leant on cultural norms intertwined with fabulous piano and sounds. All about Eve, they were fabulous and I still play them. The Smiths, loved them from the minute they came into my life. I do like new stuff as well, I’m into Celeste, very easy jazz voice. Enjoy your Easter David, sending Christian wishes to all your family x
Magic, as they say in Scotland. All three are amazing tracks that transport you back in time in an instant. Btw, my favourite Blondie track is "The Tide Is High", released in 1980.
That was fun, thank you, David! Cheers up a wet Good Friday! Must tell you. My husband and I were sitting in Salisbury Cathedral for a school Speech day of one of our sons. A blond man came and sat next to me on the end of the pew with just a chair between us. We smiled and exchanged pleasantries and sat out the event quietly. Later, I asked my son whose dad the man was. He said, “Mummy. That’s Sting! His daughter’s here.” Oh.
Oh i still love Kate Bush. She launched her own career. Her song from the Ulysses by James Joyce and the video are artistic achievements unparalleled today IMHO. Just a brilliant deep artist. Elvis Costello also terrific and he married Diana Krall a Canadian jazz pianist.
Great taste David. I graduated from a 4 year university undergraduate study in 1978. 😳😂🤷♀️ 1979 was a time of British Punk music. In America: hip hop old school , Spike Lee and Lennon was still alive and living in NYC. I still love all the artists that you name in your piece. Especially Blondie. The music pivoted in ‘79. You were there to hear it and love it all in the greatest country. ❤️
I was 10 that year. I had, or rather it was in our house, Heart Of Glass on 7" single. I loved the wee start bit, it reminded me of a knife fight in Tarzan with Ron Ely, for some reason. I think I wore the record out playing it over and over.
I was only of an age to enjoy individual songs.
Probably The Indians on LP. Or Top Of The Pops.
Now that era has wealth of favourites.
The Jam, a bit of Two Tone, ironically, though we get the symbolism of some of it now. Punk and post Punk. Good stuff.
We can enjoy music without being affected by any hidden meanings.
Thanks for that David, I agree 100%, love Elvis Costello ‘good year for the roses’ , as you know my favourite is Kate Bush, 19 years old and with something new and she leant on cultural norms intertwined with fabulous piano and sounds. All about Eve, they were fabulous and I still play them. The Smiths, loved them from the minute they came into my life. I do like new stuff as well, I’m into Celeste, very easy jazz voice. Enjoy your Easter David, sending Christian wishes to all your family x
I went to see Blondie and Elvis Costello. Great entertainers and music
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/08/06/blondie-and-elvis-costello-deliver-a-night-of-musical-mastery-in-l-a/
Best years
Magic, as they say in Scotland. All three are amazing tracks that transport you back in time in an instant. Btw, my favourite Blondie track is "The Tide Is High", released in 1980.
My faves were Stop Making Sense & Peter Gabriel's release that year - 'So' if memory serves.
That was fun, thank you, David! Cheers up a wet Good Friday! Must tell you. My husband and I were sitting in Salisbury Cathedral for a school Speech day of one of our sons. A blond man came and sat next to me on the end of the pew with just a chair between us. We smiled and exchanged pleasantries and sat out the event quietly. Later, I asked my son whose dad the man was. He said, “Mummy. That’s Sting! His daughter’s here.” Oh.
Happy Easter, David!🐣✝️💝
Wow! Great story!
Oh i still love Kate Bush. She launched her own career. Her song from the Ulysses by James Joyce and the video are artistic achievements unparalleled today IMHO. Just a brilliant deep artist. Elvis Costello also terrific and he married Diana Krall a Canadian jazz pianist.
Great taste David. I graduated from a 4 year university undergraduate study in 1978. 😳😂🤷♀️ 1979 was a time of British Punk music. In America: hip hop old school , Spike Lee and Lennon was still alive and living in NYC. I still love all the artists that you name in your piece. Especially Blondie. The music pivoted in ‘79. You were there to hear it and love it all in the greatest country. ❤️
I was 10 that year. I had, or rather it was in our house, Heart Of Glass on 7" single. I loved the wee start bit, it reminded me of a knife fight in Tarzan with Ron Ely, for some reason. I think I wore the record out playing it over and over.
I was only of an age to enjoy individual songs.
Probably The Indians on LP. Or Top Of The Pops.
Now that era has wealth of favourites.
The Jam, a bit of Two Tone, ironically, though we get the symbolism of some of it now. Punk and post Punk. Good stuff.
We can enjoy music without being affected by any hidden meanings.
Happy Easter all. ✝️🪨🙏🏻
I've been a Proggy since the mid 1970s, but was a huge Elton John fan before that - from early 1973.
Good year!!