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RIP Glen Campbell
08 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in News and Notes
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Nothin’ But a Good Time – ShineBox, 2015
18 Tuesday Jul 2017
Posted in Other Columns, The Perrin Lovett Show
“1985: Austrian Rock Singer Falco Records”
30 Friday Jun 2017
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This is for Russell, who put this Falco tune in my head in response to my Vienna Calling post. Oddly, I think the following is from the same concert as Vienna. I can’t put a date on them but they have to be mid-late 90’s, towards the end of his career/life.
Falco in concert (full symphony), Rock Me Amadeus:
FalcoVevo / YouTube.
Another live version from 85:
Opus / YouTube.
And, because you can’t get enough Austrian pop on a Friday night…
The Original Single Version (studio):
TDS DSP / YouTube.
By strange coincidence, I happen to be smoking a VSG right now – made partly from leaves of the D.R. That’s where Falco died. The music didn’t.
Two, One, Zero – Der Alarm ist Rot: Falco in Concert
29 Thursday Jun 2017
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Had this in my head so I decided to share it. A special treat for the German and Austrian readers and anyone from the 80’s.
Falco in concert (with orchestra), Vienna Calling:
FalcoVevo / YouTube.
I think his best song. Certainly a high energy performance.
Sing along: studio lyrics:
Hello, Vienna calling
Hello, hello, Vienna calling
Talking about
Stella sitzt in Rio – Stella liegt in Tokyo
Männer fragen sie nach Feuer, nach dem andern sowieso
Sugar Chris dich sehr vermisst – dein Bein und dein Gesicht
Du kannst auf mich verzichten-nur auf Luxus nicht
Womit spielen klein Mädchen heute, hier und dort und da,
Und in Tucson, Arizona, Toronto, Canada
Wien, nur Wien du kennst mich up, kennst mich down
Du kennst mich
Nur Wien, nur Wien, du nur allein
Wohin sind deine Frau’n
Ohoho, operator (so alone am I)
Ohoho, operator (need you to) come tonight
Hello, Vienna calling
Hello, hello, Vienna calling
Vienna calling
Two, one, zero – Der Alarm ist rot
Wien in Not – Cha, Cha, Cha
Vienna calling, Vienna calling
Und plötzlich heißt Maria Marilyn
Und Eva heißt Yvonne
Ein junger Bogart hängt dir an den Lippen,
Kleines, und sagt komm
Die Lockenpracht wird komm abgemacht
Die Tänzer sind gestoppt
Es ist 4 Uhr 45, nun wird Position geprobt
Womit spielen kleine Mädchen heute, hier und dort und da
Ob in Tucson, Arizona; Toronto, Canada
Wien, nur Wien du kennst mich up, kennst mich down
Du kennst mich
Nur Wien, nur Wien, du nur allein
Wohin sind deine Frau’n
Ohoho, operator (so alone am I)
Ohoho, operator (need you to) come tonight
Hello, Vienna calling
Hello, hello, Vienna calling
Vienna calling
Two, one, zero – Der Alarm ist rot
Wien in Not – Cha, Cha, Cha
Vienna calling, Vienna calling
Für die Amerikanische Spanglische Menge:
Hello, Vienna calling
Talking about
Stella’s sitting in Rio – Stella’s lying down in Tokyo
Men asking them for light, after the other thing anyway
Sugar Chris is missing you – your leg and your face
You can do without me – but not without luxury
What do little girls play with today, here and there
If in Tucson, Arizona, Toronto, Canada
Vienna, only Vienna, you know me inside out
You know me
Vienna, Vienna, only you, where are your ladies
ohoho, operator (so alone am I)
ohoho, operator (need you to come tonight)
Hello, oho Vienna calling
Hello, oho Vienna calling
Two, one, zero – the alarm is red
Vienna in need – cha, cha, cha
Vienna calling, Vienna calling
And suddenly Maria is named Marilyn and Eva is named Yvonne
A young Bogart hangs on her lips, sweetie, and says “come on”
The curly hairstyle is removed, the dancers are being stopped
It’s 4.45, now position is being rehearsed
What do little girls play with today…
Vienna, Vienna you know me…
Oho, operator,…
Hello, oho Vienna calling …
Two, one, zero – the alarm is red…
Hello, oho Vienna calling …
Now I hope it’s in your heads. Your welcome!
Perrin’s 80s Music Madness
19 Friday Aug 2016
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It’s a rainy night in the Morgul Vale and I’m feeling sort of sappy – had that nostalgic feeling all week. Anyway, here’s a YouTube 80s playlist for your perusal. No particular order or theme. Enjoy the Geico ads.
1.21 Gigawatts. guerillawire.
- Eddie Money, I Wanna Go Back. 1986. Perfect kickoff song; Can’t beat the money man.
- The Romantics, One In A Million. 1983. You know who she is.
- Genesis, Turn It On Again. 1980. I need a radio show.
- Randy Newman, It’s Money That Matters. 1988. Yeah, Knopfler on guitar.
- Ramones, Pet Sematary. 1989. Understand every third word.
- Wall of Voodoo, Mexican Radio. 1982. Barbecued iguana.
- Dead Kennedy’s, Holiday in Cambodia. 1978 (close enough). Pol Pot!
- Social Distortion, Ball and Chain. 1990 (ditto). Been there, done that.
- Smithereen’s, Behind the Wall of Sleep. 1986. Think I’ve seen her.
- Joan Jett, Bad Reputation. 1981. Need a girl on the list? Needs to be Joan Jett.
Bonus (70s): Steely Dan, Midnight Cruiser. 1972.
Double Bonus (neither 80s nor pop/rock): Marty Robbins, Running Gun. 1959.
Super Bonus: Dvorak, Symphony No. 9. 1893. Classical with a twerkin’ twist.
That’s it. No politicians were harmed in this post (Kennedy’s don’t count – already dead)…
