soundtrack to my life, at least part I

remember when i found the goldmine, well, although that was a good find, i can not believe what i stumbled upon yesterday. mother-in-law is coming to visit soon, so that means the house is getting a thorough cleaning. (M i know you came to visit not that long ago & i did clean the house then too, just not to the level necessary for mother-in-law.) off in the corner is a little table & underneath are a few old vcr tapes stacked; most are cartoons, etc for Z but a few are mine one being 16 candles. i know B has been pushing for some time to get rid of the vcr, honestly how often do we use, hardly ever but after yesterday it just might get used daily!

so the tape has "yo mtv raps" in M handwriting (i hope i asked you permission before overwriting your tape M, if not i apologize your stuff is gone, like 17 or 18 years ago gone...). then in my handwriting it says "juniors" so the tape is one i made for when i worked at may company. they made a wall of tvs, gave us a vcr & one (ONE) tape of videos to play over & over & over & over. the music wasn't horrible that i remember, the only song i can recall is one by billy idol.

so i made my own tape, back in the day MTV had this novel approach where, they actually played music on their channel not BS. MTV used to be a really good thing, so here's the list of videos i found. the quality isn't that great, it is almost 20 years old, but i was grinning from ear to ear. Z was in his room as punishment for something & i told him he could come out & listen to the music for a music appreciation class!

So in Love - OMD a classic
Heartbreak Beat by Psychedelic Furs, love Richard Butler's voice here
Each Time You Break my Heart - Nick Kamen, not so alternative, but a good watch! there was a link on utube, but it was a different video, this link matches, however, if you check out utube, there's also a Levi commercial he did - Hot, very hot!
People are People - Depeche Mode live, wow, awesome, Dave Gahan looks so young, bleach tipped hair
I Go Crazy When I'm Without You - Flesh for Lulu this band was so underrated in the 80s, they also had a really great song called "Postcards from Paradise"
Hot, Hot, Hot - the Cure i believe this song was written about Robert Smith's experiences with drugs. this was the first concert i went to in sd with by best friend E.
Bedbugs & Ballyhoo - Echo & the Bunnymen, love it. Echo first caught my attn in Lost Boys with a remake of the Door's "People are Strange". oh, the link has a few other fanastic Echo songs! yeah!
Perfect Kiss - New Order, an extreme favorite back in the day
Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil, they're first mainstream song. link is to their website with a list of videos.
Strangelove - DM, funny to see all the women they have parading around, who are they trying to fool? oh, went to this concert w/E too.
All in my Mind - Love & Rockets another great band, love many of their songs. saw them in concert too, lead singer was an ass on stage though. L&R opened for Orgy (the band) who did an edgy remake of "Blue Monday" which i liked. they put on a good show, the video doesn't do Jay Gordon (lead singer) justice though, he's a performer, also very hot! found it live
Milky Way - the Church, "reptile" is a good one too
How Soon is Now? - the Smiths, love, love, LOVE this song!
Suspicion - Gene Loves Jezabel, good song, "Motion of Love" & "Desire" were also very good
Behind the Wheel - DM
Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite, start there, also worth listening to: E=MC2, the Glove, C'mon Every Beat Box,
There's a Light - Smiths, love, love, LOVE this one too!
World Shut your Mouth - Julian Cope
Need You Tonight - INXS, aw the first of many to come...Michael Hutchence looking really good, telling me he needs me tonight because he's not sleeping. oh & this is the version w/mediate at the end. I got so caught up in it i forgot to put the link in there!
Suedehead - Morrissey, because he's so much fun!
Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor before the Pope incident & she was just singing
Blood & Roses - the Smithereens, a great band
Victoria - the Fall, very british
Mirror People - Love & Rockets
Blue Monday - New Order version
New Sensation - INXS Michael in a suit w/a pony tail which today looks a little gay, but back then was very goof!
It's my Life - Talk Talk, before Gwyen Stafani did it
Trash City - Joe Strummer, this is a great song, it was the theme song for a movie starring Keanu Reeves. i haven't seen it since i was a teenager, need to watch it again. this isn't the video i have, it's a tribute to JS who died in 2002. i couldn't locate the correct one, i guess it's rather obscure...
Only a Memory - Smithereens
Happy Birthday - Altered Images, everyone at worked hated this video, they didn't get that it was from 16 candles - losers! it can get a bit annoying but come on i hear so much worse on the radio!
Inside Out - Mighty Lemon Drops
Listen Like Thieves - INXS, from before they were popular, sweet! i could only find a live version, not the video i have, so will have to link later.
Roxanne - the Police, scratch that, it's Sting, solo just him & a guitar, oh & clothes, i mentioned that because even B was "wowed" by him. amazing!
Hands on Me - Sinead O'Connor featuring MC Lyte
Dead Heart - Midnight Oil, see link above
Good Times - INXS & Jimmy Barnes from the movie Lost Boys
I Got You - Split Enz
Guns in the Sky - INXS, think i got a thing MC? yup
What You Need - INXS, wow, remembering that black figure of MC back when they were so new it made me sad to think of what his future could have been, what we missed.
The One Thing - INXS this was my introduction to INXS (when i thought it was pronounced in-inks-es), i've loved this song from the first time i heard it, make sure to also listen to "Dancing on a Jetty", "Mystify", "Original Sin"
Tonight - the Cars, i'm not sure why this is here, it doesn't fit in, so i'm not linking it...um, the cars was the first cassette i bought to go in the walkman my dad bought me way back when
Locomtion - OMD
People Are People - DM, yeah we already did this one, but hey, it's DM so why not! besides, it fades into glorious
Question of Lust - DM, Martin all S&M'ed out, but still a FANTASTIC song! while you're there check out "Black Celebration" & "the Sun & the Rainfall" good stuff before they were popular
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys, a definitive song of the 80s, it was good before they played it one trillion times...
Suspicious Minds - a fabulous Elvis re-make done by FYC, f*** you C***, er I mean Fine Young Cannibals. watch the guitar/bass/whatever player on the left dance, it's fricken hilarious! FYC was a really good group, while you're there check out "Johnny Come Home", "I'm not the Man I used to Be" & "Ever Fallen in Love"
Here I Go Again - Force MD's doesn't fit in, but i really liked this song & "Tender Love"
Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys, not really a band i dug
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti, i loved this song the first time i heard, too bad that was all they had to offer...
Wham Rap - hahaha! well, what can i say, it was before we all figured out George was gay, i remember a friend having the hugest crush on Andrew Ridgely & who could forget Pepsi & Shirley, oops, you did?
You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive, i liked them way back before they were wedding singer material, i had 2 cassettes & knew every word to every song...
So in Love - OMD
68 Guns - The Alarm
I Send a Message - INXS
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Impressed - Charlie Sexton
What you Need - INXS
Get the Balance Right - DM
Everything Counts - DM
Music That You Can Dance To - Sparks
Just Can't Get Enough - DM
Love In Itself - DM
After the Fire - U2
Let's Go to Bed - the Cure
A Night Like This - the Cure
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Girls on Film - Duran Duran
People Are People - DM
I Confess - General Public
Tenderness - General Public
How to be a Millionaire - ABC
Beat so Lonely - Charlie Sexton
No One is to Blame - HoJo
Listen Like Thieves - INXS
Stay - Oingo Boingo