Vapors Choice Contest Thread
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8/8 #1
Guess we can keep going...?
Moving to 1983...
Taco, Puttin' on the Ritz (1983)
Dutch singer Taco (who was born in Indonesia), celebrated his love of Irving Berlin-era tunes with his album After Eight and the release of the single "Puttin' on the Ritz." Using synthesizers in place of an orchestra let the song a new wave vibe that caught on with music listeners during the late summer of 1983. After the original video was criticized for using dancers wearing black-face, a new version was released that celebrated icons from yesteryear.
Guess we can keep going...?
Moving to 1983...
Taco, Puttin' on the Ritz (1983)
Dutch singer Taco (who was born in Indonesia), celebrated his love of Irving Berlin-era tunes with his album After Eight and the release of the single "Puttin' on the Ritz." Using synthesizers in place of an orchestra let the song a new wave vibe that caught on with music listeners during the late summer of 1983. After the original video was criticized for using dancers wearing black-face, a new version was released that celebrated icons from yesteryear.
8/8 #2
Sparks and Jane Wiedlin, Cool Places (1983)
For their 12th album, In Outer Space, the Mael brothers teamed up with Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's for a pair of songs, one of which was the first single to be released.
Sparks and Jane Wiedlin, Cool Places (1983)
For their 12th album, In Outer Space, the Mael brothers teamed up with Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's for a pair of songs, one of which was the first single to be released.
8/9 #1
Think I'll stick with 1983...
Styx, Mr. Roboto (1983)
Kilroy Was Here, the 11th album by the rock band Styx, proved to be as divisive to the band as it was to its fans. Dennis DeYoung's keyboard-oriented direction ruffled the feathers of rock guitar aficionados as well as those of band mates Tommy Shaw and James Young. The acrimony didn't prevent the song from rising through the charts--or advertisers and retro-chic hipsters from resurrecting it 20+ years later.
Think I'll stick with 1983...
Styx, Mr. Roboto (1983)
Kilroy Was Here, the 11th album by the rock band Styx, proved to be as divisive to the band as it was to its fans. Dennis DeYoung's keyboard-oriented direction ruffled the feathers of rock guitar aficionados as well as those of band mates Tommy Shaw and James Young. The acrimony didn't prevent the song from rising through the charts--or advertisers and retro-chic hipsters from resurrecting it 20+ years later.
8/9 #2
Lionel Richie, All Night Long (All Night) (1983)
Lionel Richie combined the soul of the Commodores with Caribbean rhythms to create a hit that took the number 1 sport on several charts. The popular single edit of the song is shorter than the album version (which clocks in at over 6 minutes), while the African-sounding lyrical chant is actually nonsensical jibberish made up by Richie to fit the song.
Lionel Richie, All Night Long (All Night) (1983)
Lionel Richie combined the soul of the Commodores with Caribbean rhythms to create a hit that took the number 1 sport on several charts. The popular single edit of the song is shorter than the album version (which clocks in at over 6 minutes), while the African-sounding lyrical chant is actually nonsensical jibberish made up by Richie to fit the song.
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