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[Astro Cat]

I lied, one more. While I love Courtney the most, can't post iwrestledabearonce without their original vocalist too.

[Consul]

As yes, Scott Walker always wrote such beautiful, sweet pop songs.

When he was older he made music which is not so sweet. For example, listen to his 1995 album TILT, or his 2006 album THE DRIFT, or (the most extreme one) his 2014 album SOUSED:

TILT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xjyUK ... 50&index=1

THE DRIFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB8kyv0 ... nA&index=1

SOUSED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4JqYI ... aUUTRQ8xzl

[Consul]

Okay, time to have some fun again! If you think the Spice Girls were cool, you don't know the The Shangri-Las!

By the way, the lead singer of the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss, made a good solo album titled "Dangerous Game" in 2007:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxziRLt ... KHa-UcnQho

[Sy Borg]

As yes, Scott Walker always wrote such beautiful, sweet pop songs.

When he was older he made music which is not so sweet. For example, listen to his 1995 album TILT, or his 2006 album THE DRIFT, or (the most extreme one) his 2014 album SOUSED:

TILT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xjyUK ... 50&index=1

THE DRIFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB8kyv0 ... nA&index=1

SOUSED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4JqYI ... aUUTRQ8xzl

I remember he had was a track where the drummer's instrument was a large slab of meat. Splat. Splat. Have not been able to find it again, unfortunately.

[Pattern-chaser]

I think this was the first single I ever bought for myself. The B-side was/is "Evil-hearted you", IIRC. From memory:
"See the stars come falling down from the sky.
Gently passing, they kiss your tears as you cry."

Did I get it right?

"See the stars come falling down from the sky
Gently passing, they kiss your tears when you cry
See the wind come softly blow your hair from your face
See the rain hide away in disgrace

Still I′m sad...

Not bad for 50+ years ago. I think it came out in '66 or '67.

[Papus79]

[Papus79]

Nice little gem out of the set above I hadn't heard before:

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[Pattern-chaser]

I listened to this yesterday. Brilliant! Music-hall rock 'n' roll; heavy-rock vaudeville. If you don't know Alex, maybe you should?

P.S. Stick to the early albums; the later ones were very, er, variable in (musical) quality.

[Papus79]

[Count Lucanor]

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[Sy Borg]

I'll be damned if I know what the lyrics are about but there is much to love about this forgotten Midnight Oil track - cowbell(!), cool riffing, beautiful harmonies, a funky guitar solo, powerful atmosphere and creative arranging.

They were a fantastic live band too. I saw them a number of times at bars in the 80s and they had more energy, vibe and skill than any of them - including greats like ACDC and Cold Chisel.

[Count Lucanor]

Been looking for this song and singer for decades. Suddenly the name Falco popped up in my mind and right at the first click, there it was.