Tuesday, April 26, 2011

You always forget the ones you love.


Woman:  I only have a minute because I called a cab... but I just wanted to check with you....  I had a tape... 89/90... and it had a couple of songs on it that were hits.  And I don't have the tape anymore... and I've been looking for it ever since.  Those two songs were just fantastic and I really wanted them again.

Me:  (after a long silence hoping there was more information).  This was a tape called 89/90?

Woman:  No, no, no... that was the year, I think, it CAME OUT.  No, no it was an album by a group around then that had two songs on it.  One was a hit right away... the other later got used somewhere for something and became really well known.  But I don't think the group did very much after...

Me:  There are a lot of groups this description could apply to... Hundreds, Thousands, even.

Woman:  Oh, really?  Oh shoot.

Me:  You don't have any other information that would be helpful?

Woman:  No, well, they had kind of a Celtic thing mixed with pop... and the song they had... the famous song had like a waltz or "midnight serenade" feel to it.  Around 89/90 they came out.

Me:  Hmmm. Maybe The Corrs, no?  And you don't remember the name of either of the songs?

Woman:  No, but if you said the name, of the song or the group, I'd remember it right away.  My sister and I really loved those songs.  She didn't have them, I had the cassette.  She went up to HMV and they said they'd look into it.

Me:  Well maybe they'll turn something up... but I'd need a little more to go on.  If you can think of anything else come back in and we'll see what we can track down.

Woman:  OK, thanks.

Friday, April 08, 2011

I think I've figured it out

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5 for Friday 3


Five songs, chosen without a plan, brought together to see.
Download and enjoy:

01 "Another Planet"
The Notwist - Shrink (Community/1998)

02 "Isolation"
Joy Division - Closer (Factory/1980)

03 "Kule Kule"
Konono #1 - Congotronics (Crammed/2004)

04 "Dial: Revenge"
Mogwai - Rock Action (Matador/2001)

05 "Orange Disaster"
David Grubbs - The Thicket (Drag City/1998)

Duration: 16'53" Size: 25.5 Mb
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