I love music. I think I’ve written about that before. GF loves music too. And we always play the “Who’s that?” game when we’re listening to the radio or whatever together. Now, when it comes to 80’s music, GF is second to none. Really. I’m more of a classic rock kinda’ guy, but I can generally hold my own w/80’s stuff.
So last night we’re having dinner in a TGI Fridays and they must have had the ‘Forgotten 80’s tunes CD in their system, because they played some real ‘winners’. A new song started and 3 beats into it:
Me: “Funkytown, but I have no idea who…”
GF: “Lipps, Inc.”
Me: “…it was.”
GF: “That’s Lipps with two ‘p’s”
Me: [stunned look]
GF (continuing): “It was redone by the group Pseudo Echo around 1986
Me: [Still stunned, although I know I should know better by now]
GF: “I think I have the remake on a 12” vinyl.”
Me: [reaching for palm, opening it and composing myself a note]
[long pause]
GF: “Are you playing a game or something?”
Me: “No, I’m taking notes. I’m blogging this!”
(A quick, unscientific internet search said that the remake was released in 87.)
Posted by Clancy at February 8, 2005 12:35 PMMake sure you mention that critique. A year off! Sheesh!!
;)
Posted by: Jim at February 9, 2005 7:24 AMI tried that last night, but she was living in Australia during 86, and since Pseudo Echo was an Australia band, it's more than possible that she heard it first in 86 because the 87 date is the AMERICAN release date.
The story gets scarier. While related the above, she also mentioned that she met two guys from the band in a little record shop in Australia and approached them for their autograph. At first they were a bit taken aback (to have been recognized, probably) but they relented and gave her their autograph.