Other Mixes By DJ Lunch Boy
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A Pleasing Musical Journey Back in Time
| Artist | Song | |
| Dave Gregory | Sabre Dance | |
| David Bowie & Queen | Under Pressure | |
| Cilla Black | Work Is a Four-Letter Word | |
| Agnes Bernelle | The Road to Marseilles | |
| Fred Van Epps | Dixie Medley Banjo Solo | |
| Moby & Heather Nova | Straight to Hell | |
| Cake | Short Skirt/Long Jacket | |
| Prefab Sprout | Spinning Belinda | |
| Orchestre Fantastique | Stars on the Sea | |
| Paul McCartney | Daytime Nighttime Suffering | |
| Georgie Fame | That's What Friends Are For | |
| Solex | Solex Vs. Bolland & Bolland | |
| The Dismemberment Plan | The Love War | |
| Beastie Boys & Miho Hatori | Start! | |
| Madonna & Prince | Love Song | |
| Anthrax & Public Enemy | Bring Tha Noize | |
| Flowchart | Sole Qualm | |
| The Spells | I Can't Explain | |
| Tori Amos & BT | Blue Skies (radio edit) | |
| Fun Boy Three | Our Lips Are Sealed | |
| The Pretenders | Every Day Is Like Sunday | |
| Thomas Dolby | Leipzig | |
| Jane Siberry & the Rheostatics | A Long Time Love Song | |
Comment:
One of those very-lightly-themed mixes. Has a bunch of songs that are either from a different era or sound like they are, or are cover songs (or in some cases, both, like Cilla Black's '60s-pop-sounding Smiths cover). Plus a lot of duets for some reason. Orchestre Fantastique is a side project from Robert Schneider (of the Apples in Stereo); this is the only song released under that name so far, although there will be a whole album eventually (with writing/performing contributions from Andy Partridge). The Georgie Fame song was a bitch and a half to find -- it's one of the earliest examples of Elvis Costello writing a song for another performer. (The music for it appears in the Singing Dictionary, where it had been taunting me with its inaccessibility for years.)Feedback:
I like - nice idea, great songs. I only just heard Tori Amos and BT's Blue Skies, and liked it a lot, so it's nice to see it slotted into a mix!
This is great!
"Love Song" probably should have been bigger though it's amazing that hardly anyone remembers that Madonna actually did a song with Prince! I also like the story behind "Our Lips Are Sealed": that it was written by Jane Wiedlin and one of the members of Madness (and later one of the members of Fun Boy Three...his name escapes me) about their affair in the early 80s--I think he was married at the time. It must have been strange for Jane to sing backup on that song when it was a Go-Gos hit....
"Love Song" probably should have been bigger though it's amazing that hardly anyone remembers that Madonna actually did a song with Prince! I also like the story behind "Our Lips Are Sealed": that it was written by Jane Wiedlin and one of the members of Madness (and later one of the members of Fun Boy Three...his name escapes me) about their affair in the early 80s--I think he was married at the time. It must have been strange for Jane to sing backup on that song when it was a Go-Gos hit....
I think Terry Hall is the name we're looking for. I photographed him once when he was a member of the Colourfield, and thought he was a jerk. Didn't the Smiths cover that Cilla Black song? Cool mix BTW.
Oh yes, you're correct -- I've had it backwards all this time. I thought "Work Is a Four-Letter Word" was a Smiths song that Cilla Black performed (like all those Smiths songs Sandie Shaw covered), but it's the other way 'round. I blame allmusic.com. (^_^)
It wouldn't surprise me to find out Terry Hall was a jerk. It would sort of explain why all his bands disintegrate after a few years.
It wouldn't surprise me to find out Terry Hall was a jerk. It would sort of explain why all his bands disintegrate after a few years.