The Lousey Records : But You Love(d) Them Anyway

Posted by: sancho p on 18 July 2007



'Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room'


Yes folks, it was the 70's, the great time for rock and roll, soul and disco of all types... and what was I listening to but this piece of ungodly cheezy dreck. It had everything , stale offbeat humor, in jokes that no one would want to decifer, schmoozing violins, cheap synths and everything else to make it sooo un-hip, it was hip...sort of.

We all have those albums tucked away in a basement somewhere, not even on our deathbed would we admit to owning them...
Posted on: 18 July 2007 by Chief Chirpa
In future years, I believe that Fantastic, the debut album by Wham!, will be viewed as a classic. Real depth and beauty are to be found here.

For now though, it's just a very embarrassing record I once bought.

Unluckily for me though, I can't play it, as just about all my 'classic' albums are at my brother's these days.
Posted on: 18 July 2007 by PJT
Anything from Rick Astley...
Posted on: 18 July 2007 by sancho p



As a child, I was literally FORCED to listen to this thing.


Child Services...where were you..?? Frown
Posted on: 19 July 2007 by sancho p
Thank you Forum Moderator for correcting my poor (lousy) spelling in the thread title.



Sanch
Posted on: 19 July 2007 by sjust
I played "Middle Of The Road - Chirpy, Chirpy Cheep Cheep", until all the grooves of the record were flattened Red Face



Stefan
Posted on: 20 July 2007 by SteveGa
"Sun arise, she bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering her skirts all around.

Sun arise, she come with the dawning.
Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading all the light all around.

Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw, glistening the dew all around.

Sun arise, filling all the hollows,
Sun arise, filling all the hollows, lighting up the hills all around."



Well I was quite young Smile
Posted on: 20 July 2007 by Guido Fawkes
quote:
Originally posted by SteveGa:
"Sun arise, she bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering her skirts all around.

Sun arise, she come with the dawning.
Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading all the light all around.

Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw, glistening the dew all around.

Sun arise, filling all the hollows,
Sun arise, filling all the hollows, lighting up the hills all around."



Well I was quite young Smile


Steve - you are not alone with your admiration for Mr H.



Love It To Death by The Alice Cooper Group

Caught In A Dream
I'm Eighteen
Long Way To Go
Black Juju
Is It My Body
Hallowed Be My Name
Second Coming
Ballad Of Dwight Fry
Sun Arise

And yes it is Alice's version of Rolf's classic.

Here's the master at work

And here's Rolf singing the flip side or your wonderful single in Russian
Posted on: 20 July 2007 by SteveGa
ROTF - it is actually the first piece of music I can remember hearing - and it has stuck with me. Of course Alice is very MOR now as well Smile
Steve
Posted on: 20 July 2007 by fidelio
yeah, my uncle would come over and my brother and i would be treated to rolf harris. steve and i must be similar in age, as i couldn't have been older than 8. my uncle would sing along w/ "tie me kangaroo down" and laugh while he drank his beer. the scary thing is he's still alive, 85 now.

same age, i also recall listening what seemed like 100's of times to the soundtrack to "el cid" (sophia loren, charlton heston), running around the living room w/ a plastic lance. now there's a collector's item.

what can you do? my mom played a lot of opera 78s ... she's still here, too, 87. we should find those lp's ....
Posted on: 21 July 2007 by Guido Fawkes
Yeah Rolf and Val too (Delaney's Donkey and O'Rafferty's Motor Car - makes you want to Walk Tall) - those were the days, my friend - we though they'd never end.

I always liked Joe Dulce ...... if that counts.
Posted on: 24 July 2007 by Jono 13
Benny Hill - Ernie the Milkman.

Truly dreadfull in a good way.

Jono
Posted on: 24 July 2007 by Guido Fawkes
quote:
Originally posted by munch:
Doctor i am in trouble.The B side was great though.


munch that was Grandpa's Grave which they were removing to build a sewer IIRC.
Posted on: 24 July 2007 by PJT
quote:
Originally posted by fidelio:
yeah, my uncle would come over and my brother and i would be treated to rolf harris. steve and i must be similar in age, as i couldn't have been older than 8. my uncle would sing along w/ "tie me kangaroo down" and laugh while he drank his beer. the scary thing is he's still alive, 85 now.

same age, i also recall listening what seemed like 100's of times to the soundtrack to "el cid" (sophia loren, charlton heston), running around the living room w/ a plastic lance. now there's a collector's item.

what can you do? my mom played a lot of opera 78s ... she's still here, too, 87. we should find those lp's ....


Fidelio, of course "tie me Kangaroo Down" is a classic - it is of course Australia's National Love Song Big Grin
Posted on: 25 July 2007 by Rasher
Happy Together - The Turtles
I love this record.
One of the only memories of my father was in his car when I was little, driving to Brighton - and I still remember the road we were on. This record was playing on the radio at the time and I still associate it with this particular memory.
I must have appreciated the irony even at the age of 7. Smile
Posted on: 25 July 2007 by Guido Fawkes
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
Happy Together - The Turtles
I love this record. Smile


Happy Together is a classic - a great song. I have several Turtles' elpees and they are first class (Battle of the Bands is my favourite - must write it up the Great Albums thread). The Turtles (Volman, Kayland and Pons) created great songs with humour and all in the best possible taste.

I don't agree that Happy Together was a lousey record. but completely agree that we all love it anyway (or at least we should do). Smile Cool
Posted on: 25 July 2007 by Rasher
Okay then, as you have a high tolerance of sugary pop, how about another of my skeletons in the cupboard of songs that I absolutely adore - Burt Bacharach's This Guy's In Love With You, by Herb Alpert.
Bloody hell - it's like a confessional! Roll Eyes
Posted on: 25 July 2007 by SteveGa
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
Okay then, as you have a high tolerance of sugary pop, how about another of my skeletons in the cupboard of songs that I absolutely adore - Burt Bacharach's This Guy's In Love With You, by Herb Alpert.
Bloody hell - it's like a confessional! Roll Eyes


I've also got this on vinyl


But I confess to nothing!
Steve