[met]

Sept 4, 2021 18:58:52 GMT 1 turntored said:

Sept 3, 2021 2:55:38 GMT 1 Coach said:

Small prize for first person to tell me the link between this



And this



Both lovely tunes.

Absolute tunes !!

Howard Devoto was in Buzzcocks before Magazine and FYC covered the Buzzcocks classic Ever Fallen In Love.

Nicely done. Yours is by far the more definitive and correct answer.


Being familiar with Coach's taste in music, I initially assumed there'd be a Buzzcocks connection.

But I couldn't find any link, and wasn't even aware Fine Young Cannibals had covered Ever Fallen In Love.

[met]

I've spent the early evening in my kitchen, learning and practising the moves in Human Touch — but sadly without platform shoes.


Singer Nick Allbrook could well be the love child of Tony Manero* and Tomata du Plenty*.



POND - Human Touch (2021)
- uploaded by Pond

[turntored]

If the prize is for the most interesting connection, then you win hands down met!

[dotdot]

Classic - should have been an a side… but then it wasn’t because….

[Coach]

Sept 4, 2021 18:54:39 GMT 1 met said:

Sept 3, 2021 2:55:38 GMT 1 Coach said:

Small prize for first person to tell me the link between this



And this



Both lovely tunes.

I've long been a fan of the jerky dance moves of David Steele and Andy Cox.



In the Johnny Come Home video by Fine Young Cannibals, the part I always replay starts at 2:53.

It's interesting how a simple bit of choreography can pull a music video together and give it a visual focal point.


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Regarding your welcome competition, there's an anecdotal connection I was able to find:


1.  Magazine was signed with Miles Copeland's I.R.S. Records label for the US market. Howard Devoto left Magazine in 1981 to pursue solo projects, leading to the other members disbanding.


2.  David Steele and Andy Cox used to be in The Beat (a.k.a. The English Beat), which broke up in 1983 but had also signed with I.R.S. for the US market.


3.  Shortly after Steele and Cox formed Fine Young Cannibals with singer Roland Gift in 1984, the three of them met with Miles Copeland in a café near the offices of I.R.S. in Notting Hill, London. It was the first encounter between Copeland and Gift.

During that very meeting, Copeland apparently suggested that Steele and Cox could work with singer Howard Devoto. All of this while Gift was sitting there, listening in, and presumably a bit stunned.


4.  In fairness, it's worth mentioning that Copeland has denied the story.


Sources:

The Mouth Magazine (interview with Roland Gift, published on 22 November 2017)*

Rolling Stone (article on and interview with Fine Young Cannibals, published on 5 October 1989)*

This is incredible to read met. Very interesting. But the chances of that being the reason I was thinking of, at almost 3 in the morning, after enjoying some delicious wine, was I’m afraid, slim. In fact, it won’t surprise you to hear that I wasn’t aware of the anecdote you reported.
I’m afraid that at that time, and a little sloshed, the answer was just as simple as the Buzzcocks, as suggested by turntored.
I do very much appreciate the reply though. Hope all is good with you met.

[Coach]

Sept 4, 2021 18:58:52 GMT 1 turntored said:

Sept 3, 2021 2:55:38 GMT 1 Coach said:

Small prize for first person to tell me the link between this



And this



Both lovely tunes.

Absolute tunes !!

Howard Devoto was in Buzzcocks before Magazine and FYC covered the Buzzcocks classic Ever Fallen In Love.

Spot on. Although I feel slightly ashamed that the answer wasn’t on the level of met’s impressive, but unsuccessful, answer.
PM your address, my friend.
I hope all is good with you too.

[Coach]

The legend that is

[dotdot]

For some reason … while i watch del amitri on the telly (tune in if you know wtf they are..)

In the meantime..

Anyone ever heard of this.



If you have… where were you when you heard it ?

[B-]

Sept 4, 2021 21:29:45 GMT 1 dotdot said:

For some reason … while i watch del amitri on the telly (tune in if you know wtf they are..)

In the meantime..

Anyone ever heard of this.



If you have… where were you when you heard it ?

i saw him live a lonnng time ago, tour support act i think, fucked if i can remember who, when or where

[Coach]

Sept 4, 2021 21:29:45 GMT 1 dotdot said:

For some reason … while i watch del amitri on the telly (tune in if you know wtf they are..)

In the meantime..

Anyone ever heard of this.



If you have… where were you when you heard it ?

Very good indeed. Something of a Waterboys feel.

[Coach]

Fine indie pop

[Trevorm]

Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker from circa 1948

[Schrödinger's Chat]

After the loss of Lee Scratch Perry I keep listening to this fantastic production

[B-]

aye

[dotdot]

FZ



not for everyone.

[Hairbland]

A bombastic masterpiece. One day on YouTube, a half million views…

[met]

Sept 4, 2021 22:37:20 GMT 1 B- said:

aye

A rather brilliant new discovery for me. Thank you for the initiation.

This song triggered my intermittent obsessive tendencies, and I've now listened to it multiple times in succession.

Even the simplicity of the title, Aye, is engaging. Likewise with the video, which calls to mind the classic one for Subterranean Homesick Blues*.

[Ruff star]

[mojo]

Sept 5, 2021 7:37:45 GMT 1 met said:

Sept 4, 2021 22:37:20 GMT 1 B- said:

aye

A rather brilliant new discovery for me. Thank you for the initiation.

This song triggered my intermittent obsessive tendencies, and I've now listened to it multiple times in succession.

Even the simplicity of the title, Aye, is engaging. Likewise with the video, which calls to mind the classic one for Subterranean Homesick Blues*.

link

[dotdot]

Sept 5, 2021 11:28:06 GMT 1 mojo said:

Sept 5, 2021 7:37:45 GMT 1 met said:

A rather brilliant new discovery for me. Thank you for the initiation.

This song triggered my intermittent obsessive tendencies, and I've now listened to it multiple times in succession.

Even the simplicity of the title, Aye, is engaging. Likewise with the video, which calls to mind the classic one for Subterranean Homesick Blues*.

link

final sentence of the article - says a lot.

" I’m going to focus on not feeling like a bag of shit every day."

I can see where he is coming from - and hope his voice is heard more.

I hope he doesn't lose his way or his mojo - seems to be the norm of late where someone , with that certain vigour, appears then disappears shortly after.

Happens in art as well... as it does in life... yeah i know.

[mojo]

Sept 5, 2021 19:31:51 GMT 1 dotdot said:

Sept 5, 2021 11:28:06 GMT 1 mojo said:

link

final sentence of the article - says a lot.

" I’m going to focus on not feeling like a bag of shit every day."

I can see where he is coming from - and hope his voice is heard more.

I hope he doesn't lose his way or his mojo - seems to be the norm of late where someone , with that certain vigour, appears then disappears shortly after.

Happens in art as well... as it does in life... yeah i know.

Yes, I was struck by his brutal honesty and sense of awareness, very brave and inspiring to be that up front about having therapy and learning to be and deal with who you are rather than being constantly told how you are expected to be.  And yes, trying not to feel like a bag of shit everyday is very good advice.  
Keep the faith dotdot - here's my remedy for the blues

[met]

Sept 5, 2021 21:16:58 GMT 1 mojo said:

Sept 5, 2021 19:31:51 GMT 1 dotdot said:

Sept 5, 2021 11:28:06 GMT 1 mojo said:

link

final sentence of the article - says a lot.

" I’m going to focus on not feeling like a bag of shit every day."

I can see where he is coming from - and hope his voice is heard more.

I hope he doesn't lose his way or his mojo - seems to be the norm of late where someone , with that certain vigour, appears then disappears shortly after.

Happens in art as well... as it does in life... yeah i know.

Yes, I was struck by his brutal honesty and sense of awareness, very brave and inspiring to be that up front about having therapy and learning to be and deal with who you are rather than being constantly told how you are expected to be.  And yes, trying not to feel like a bag of shit everyday is very good advice.  
Keep the faith dotdot - here's my remedy for the blues

Being conscious that:

(i) getting an edge over some 30 to 500 million others, and overtaking them all in that initial race, was a winning lottery ticket for me — a prize not to be squandered;

(ii) each of us, my fellow winners, has but a single go at finding true meaning or purpose; and

(iii) we all have an ever-decreasing number of days in which to do so,

I am highly sensitive to the dangers of poor decision-making. Including choices that lead to wasting the very limited yet also unknown amount of precious time each of us has left. Whether this be years, months or weeks.



And so, when curating video selections and posting here more generally, it is my civic duty to try to avoid wasting anyone else's time.


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What I can say hand-on-heart is that Northern Soul dance videos like yours above are pretty much always a great investment. They are worthy recommendations.

[I'm presuming the final image of Il Duce (in the last three seconds of that clip) was simply random, and not a subliminal message on your part.]


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In case you're unfamiliar with this Bristolian, check out some of the videos by Levanna McLean, also known as the Northern Soul Girl.

She received a lot of attention in 2013 when dancing on the street in Staple Hill, to Happy by Pharrell Williams versus Happy by Velvet Hammer*.


Looks like McLean transformed her entire living room into a dance floor. Now that's the kind of commitment and passion I love to witness.

There is something just so joyous, even life-affirming, when watching people having innocent fun.


[It also makes a refreshing contrast to art discussions focused on financial value — which can often sound like enthusiastic but soulless exchanges between insurance brokers or day traders.]



SOUL SHUFFLING [1:44]
- uploaded by Levanna



FAST TRACK!!! (Full Speed Ahead) [1:28]
- uploaded by Levanna

[met]

Nolan Porter* and Stone Foundation - Keep On Keeping On [In session on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, BBC Radio 6 Music, 9 August 2014]
- uploaded by Stone Foundation




Joy Division - Interzone* [The RCA Sessions, May 1978]
- uploaded by cold catz

[mojo]

Sept 7, 2021 19:53:22 GMT 1 met said:

Nolan Porter* and Stone Foundation - Keep On Keeping On [In session on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, BBC Radio 6 Music, 9 August 2014]
- uploaded by Stone Foundation




Joy Division - Interzone* [The RCA Sessions, May 1978]
- uploaded by cold catz

Thanks for the Levanna video's earlier met , yes a great dancer and I remember her from the Happy video.

It was very sad to hear of Nolans passing earlier this year, Feb 4th. RIP Mr Porter.  

[dadaran]

[Spenie]

[dotdot]

Something off the beaten track , until you hear and see and ….

[dotdot]

.. you say las ?

.. you heard this ?

[mojo]

[B-]