Old school music is cool!

[pmbguy]

I don’t know why but this happy song feels dark because it’s almost too happy, dreamlike and unreal. It sets such a perfect mood that one feels “if it can be that good how bad is the opposite...?”. I love it though...totally love it! It would make for a great song to play in a lost love tragedy when a woman is perhaps busy burning old photographs of her ex lover...the discrepancy between the mood of the scene and the mood of the song will bring tension to the screen. Showing how much she has lost...
A similar contrast technique is used when Bob Marley’s 3 little birds plays during scenes in the movie The Legend.

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong

You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

Happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was neverending
Wouldn't it be nice

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married
And then we'd be happy

Wouldn't it be nice

You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Wouldn't it be nice

Good night my baby
Sleep tight my baby

[pmbguy]

This song is one of my personal favourites, I have imprinted on songs coming out of California in the 60’s

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.
I've been for a walk on a winter's day.
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.

Stopped in to a church I passed along the way.
Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray.
You know the preacher liked the cold;
He knows I'm gonna stay.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.
I've been for a walk on a winter's day.
If I didn't tell her I could leave today;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.

[Citizen X]

I don’t know why but this happy song feels dark because it’s almost too happy, dreamlike and unreal. It sets such a perfect mood that one feels “if it can be that good how bad is the opposite...?”. I love it though...totally love it! It would make for a great song to play in a lost love tragedy when a woman is perhaps busy burning old photographs of her ex lover...the discrepancy between the mood of the scene and the mood of the song will bring tension to the screen. Showing how much she has lost...
A similar contrast technique is used when Bob Marley’s 3 little birds plays during scenes in the movie The Legend.

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong

You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

Happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was neverending
Wouldn't it be nice

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married
And then we'd be happy

Wouldn't it be nice

You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Wouldn't it be nice

Good night my baby
Sleep tight my baby

I love this song! It holds very special meaning for me

[Citizen X]

Earth, Wind and Fire: September:1978: Lyrics and Video



Do YOU remember??

“Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the mind of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing
As we danced in the night
Remember, how the stars stole the night away, yeah yeah yeah
Hey hey hey
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
Ba duda, ba duda, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love
Remember, how we knew love was here to stay
Now December found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love
Remember, the true love we share today
Hey hey hey
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days
The bell was ringing, aha
Our souls were singing
Do you remember every cloudy day, yau
There was a
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya.”
Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1]Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_(Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire_song). Accessed 15 January 2014

[2]Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk. Accessed 15 January 2014

[pmbguy]

A song that encapsulates much of my youth. It was the best of times and the worst of times. Sometimes one is the king sometimes one pays the king. You think you on top...then in the morning you regret all, well not all at least not till the next weekend. I don’t have to mention that this is in my past...me posting here right now on a friday tells its own story.

[Blurock]

I have to admit that I was never a great fan of Rodriques. I saw his music (popular in SA only and much an unknown in the rest of the world) as a bit of a fad because it bought out the rebel attitude and glorified drugs etc. No wonder if you see the amounts of red wine required to get him on stage...

[pmbguy]

You have disappointed me Blue. I am not angry just bitterly disappointed...how can you not like Rod? How can you do this to yourself?

His music might have connotations to drugs, but that’s not what attracts me. However, as I have mentioned he does symbolise something for me personally.

Its his shameless honesty (Plak) that I enjoy the most –musically. A similar truth in song as one gets from say a Cat Stevens record.

Despite your dislike of Rod your taste in music is right down my ally. I like your style.

So to regain esteem may I present a song I have posted some months back, but dam it deserves replay.

[Citizen X]

Rick Astley: Whenever you need somebody:1987: Lyrics and Video

Care for yet another silly love song???? I do!!

“You'd think that people would have
Had enough of silly love song
I look around me and I see it isn't so
Some people wanna fill the world
With silly love songs

And what's wrong with that?
I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again.” Sir Paul McCartney

Ever felt like a fool? “ I've been stood up, messed around and taken for a fool But next time 'round, I'm gonna change the rules.”

“I'll bring my love to you
I'll bring my love to you

I've been stood up, messed around and taken for a fool
But next time 'round, I'm gonna change the rules
And I don't care about the things that people say
It's you I think about each and every day

It's much too late for you to change your ways
I can't keep holding on, expecting you to stay
When you're all alone and if you're feeling down
Call me, I'll be around

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you

Lost inside your love, is where I wanna be
I'm just asking you to spend some time with me
Time and time you say, you wanna be free
And you can have some fun, that's okay with me

You will never know just how good I feel
The joy inside of me makes me feel so real
When you're all alone and if you're feeling down
Call me, I'll be around

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you

I'll bring my love to you
I just wanna be with you
I'll bring my love to you
I just wanna be with you

It's much too late for you to change your ways
I can't keep holding on, expecting you to stay
When you're all alone and if you're feeling down
Call me, I'll be around

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you

Whenever you need somebody
I'll bring my love to you
You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna be with you.”

Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1]Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whenever_You_Need_Somebody. Accessed 18 January 2014

[2]Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeyEGebJ1l4. Accessed 18 January 2014

[Blurock]

You have disappointed me Blue. I am not angry just bitterly disappointed...how can you not like Rod? How can you do this to yourself?

His music might have connotations to drugs, but that’s not what attracts me. However, as I have mentioned he does symbolise something for me personally.

Its his shameless honesty (Plak) that I enjoy the most –musically. A similar truth in song as one gets from say a Cat Stevens record.

Despite your dislike of Rod your taste in music is right down my ally. I like your style.

So to regain esteem may I present a song I have posted some months back, but dam it deserves replay.

pmbguy, you don't have bad taste at all. I have nothing against Rodriques. I just do not think that he is the star that everyone (sorry, Saffies only) make him out to be. He does not switch me on at all. Like, he does not make it anywhere else in the world.

On the other hand, The Stones are the rockers, and Little Red Rooster has always been a favourite. A bit like Red House from Jimi Hendrix...

[Citizen X]

WAR: BOB MARLEY: 1978

A search for answers is never an easy task. In fact it can be quite daunting. Several years ago, this chick asked me: “What are you doing with your life?” I replied,” Soul searching,” to which she said, “STILL!” Yes, indeed, I’m still soul searching, still trying to figure out a great many things even today..

It has taken ne a great many years to fully understand the song WAR by Bob Marley. There are just so many aspects and history to this song that it defies a simple answer.

I think a good place to start is in 1978 itself. The streets in Jamaica were war ridden and South Africa was under the yoke of apartheid. Marley specifically mentions South Africa in his song WAR!

“ I don’t need to have no ambition, you know! I only have one thing that I would really like to see happen. I’d like to see mankind live together and live in peace, Black, White, Chinese and anyone, that’s all. Nation blood against nation Yeah. Brothers fight against brothers Oh yeah. And all of this, and all of that. You put them together, you don't know what. There is too much trouble, too much trouble. Oh noo. So much trouble in the world. So much trouble in the world
Why one race want to be rich and the other one poor? Why one want to fight on the other? The youth of today say NO: that cannot work no more!”
“ I feel that Jamaica is a really nice place and a bad place! A very good place, BUT when you have political violence, when I stand up and I see, the youth fighting against the youth for the politicians, then I really feel sick, you know, because you hungry and you can’t get a job and the people contrary to jobs are politicians and you find the youth fighting against the youth and the youth killing the youth because of the politicians, then me really feel sick in me heart about that.” Bob Marley

“Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned - Me say war. So that is prophecy and everyone know that is truth.”

“Nation blood against nation Yeah. Brothers fight against brothers Oh yeah. And all of this, and all of that. You put them together, you don't know what. There is too much trouble, too much trouble. Oh noo. So much trouble in the world. So much trouble in the world”

So you have your Holy book and I have mine, nothing wrong there! The ‘Kebra Negast,’ is the Holy Book of the Rastafarians and a great deal of it comprises verses from the Bible. When Marley speaks of ‘Nation blood against Nation,’
I reconcile this with what JESUS said in my HOLY BOOK the BIBLE: Mark 13:8 “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”

See next post....

The movie Mandela,Long Walk to Freedom just had to touch a human being somewhere.I went to go and see it some time back. We in South Africa know Madiba’s story, we know what he done for us. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

It was absolutely brilliant! A true rendition of what happened.

There were many highlights in the movie!

I’ll be perfectly honest with you; the moment that made me almost tearful was when the Bob Marley song “War,’ was played to highlight the feeling if you will in the 70’s. I didn't expect this at all! Just hearing this song in that cinema done something to me! I wanted to scream: Hey, that’s MY music!!!

This is not the first time Bob Marley’s music has been used to espouse the South African struggle. In the 2006 movie ‘Catch a Fire,’ the screenplay of which was writtenby Joe Slovo’s father, there’s a scene where members of Umkhonto we Sizwe are receiving military training in the erstwhile ‘homelands. ’ These are now all provincesof South Africa. In this scene they doing sit-ups and guess what music is playing in the background? None other than Bob Marley’s song ‘Could you beloved.’

Now I’m not saying that this song has relevance today, I’m merely pointing out that the Bob Marley song ‘War,’ was used in the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and this song has other great historical significance. Marley was making reference to several oppressive regimes of that day....


Make love not war….


“What life has taught me
I would like to share with
Those who want to learn”(From the original HS speech, but not included in this song)
BobMarley: War

“Until the philosophy which hold one race superior
And another
Inferior
Is finally
And permanently
Discredited
And abandoned -
Everywhere is war-
Me say war.

That until there no longer
First class and second class citizens ofany nation
Until the colour of a man's skin
Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes -
Me say war.

That until the basic human rights
Are equally guaranteed to all,
Without regard to race -
Dis a war.

That until that day
The dream of lasting peace,
World citizenship
Rule of international morality
Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued,
But never attained -
Now everywhere is war - war.

And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes
that hold our brothers in Angola,
In Mozambique,
South Africa
Sub-human bondage
Have been toppled,
Utterly destroyed-
Well, everywhere is war -
Me say war.

War in the east,
War in the west,
War up north,
War down south -
War - war -
Rumours of war.
And until that day,
The African continent
Will not know peace,
We Africans will fight - we find it necessary -
And we know we shall win
As we are confident
In the victory

Of good over evil-
Good over evil,yeah!
Good over evil -
Good over evil,yeah!
Good over evil -
Good over evil,yeah!”

[Citizen X]

Chaka Demus and Pliers:Tease me: 1993:Lyrics and Video

“Oh yeah, oh darling
She's floating like a butterfly, so charming
Baby girl, she recognize the man in me
Number one in the world
There's something in her eyes like a spell
Getting me hypnotized, ooh Lord

She give me one smile, two smile
Three smile, she got me going wild
Worth more than diamonds and pearl
So baby don't change your style
Sweet honey, oh no, no love

Tease me, tease me, tease me
Tease me baby, till I lose control
Tease me with your love until I lose control
Take all my body and soul, oh girl

Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Woman tease me till me lose control
Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Woman tease me till me lose control

Me ball tease me and take a look me fancy
Right round the clock until me reach climax
And when me reach, me will tell you fi stop
Will ya aim fi de sky and we not turn back

You make me heart tick like a clock
Woman tease me and take a look me weak spot
Only your touch can make me, holds me up
When they talk and when we nah take back

Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Tease me gal until me lose control
Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Woman tease me till me lose control

Suddenly you think of all the love that I was searching for
Holding confidence that will never, never fail
Hearing angel voices, singing love prevail, ooh darling, ooh yeah
Come closer to me and me ball out, when me sing I'll come

Tease me, tease me, tease me
Tease me baby, till I lose control
Tease me with your love until I lose control
Take all my body and soul, oh girl

Tease me, tease me, tease me
Tease me baby, till I lose control
Tease me with your love until I lose control
Take all my body and soul, oh girl

Hear me now, I will never forget the first time we kissed
It's like striking goal, catching a big fish
Yes, you are on top of my romance list
Second to none, you defeat the favorite

Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Woman tease me till me lose control
Woman your love is like burning fire in me soul
Woman tease me till me lose control
And even if my mind should resist, oh yeah

Tease me, tease me, tease me
Tease me baby, till I lose control
Tease me with your love until I lose control
Take all my body and soul, oh girl

Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Tease me, tease me, tease me
Tease me baby”

Video source[1]

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[1]Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixZjoc_jlmQ. Accessed 19 January 2014

[Citizen X]

Shania Twain: Still the one: 1998: Lyrics and Video

“When I first saw you, I saw love
And the first time you touched me, I felt love
And after all this time, you're still the one I love
Looks like we've made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong
(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night
Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong
(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night
You're still the one
(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night
I'm so glad we've made it
Look how far we've come my baby.”
Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1]Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_Still_the_One. Accessed 21 January 2014


[2]Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZH-emehxA. Accessed 21 January 2014

[Citizen X]

UB40: V's Version featuring Sister V over "Version Girl":1985: Lyrics and Video

“Dis a de start and not the finish na go deal it with ace

I like to ride up in the riddim wid de treble and the bass
Not a courtroom could a hold me cause they wouldn't have a case
So don't you hurry don't rush me no in a no haste
Me na go chat dais one fast ca a no race me a race
Cause Sis V de'pon deh mike I beg you keep up the pace
And who a star wid Mr T it's Hannibal, murdock and face
I'm sure you noticed on the mike that I am in the right place
I'm gonna chat it in a style and chat it in a grace
Eat good food drink good wine you know thats to my taste
Now make sure eat it drink it all off na make none go to waste
And who's aeoberti upon Falcon Crest you know him a chase
Se that the top of the crew Sis V I may seem
See that me deal wid realism get guided by all my dream
Now rasberry ripple as you know it is my favourite ice-cream
So when me step in a de dance in my gear I just gleam
I am the top mile women thats why I'm standing so keen
Don't wa fe hear no pirate chat ca dem no in a my team
Se dat me de pan level vibes so chatting this I'm the queen
Why don't you shake a leg why don't you rock and come in
Don't bother fight in a de dance don't want police an the scene
To sparkle all the polishing you'll have to use Mr Sheen
Incredible Hulk transformation gigantic and green
So when you look in a him face he stares at you really mean
I like to eat up my steak better make sure it lean
Just add some rice add some dumplin but leave out the bean
Me na go to resturant sit down and eat three course meal
Me a chat it verbally don't want it signed stampedor sealed
In a de old avengers starred Steed and Mrs Peel
Who Robbie Box that gambler on the programme Big Deal
This one is live and direct so you know it's for real
I don't respect dais ya system don't expect me to kneel
Cause Jesus Christ worked his miracle many man ham did heal





Ca man dem make out a flesh and robots made our of steel

They might can operate like man unlike man they can't feel
Don't bother mix with no informer cause on you they might squeal


Cas me se when you have a spliff you must kark it

And when you have a dog you must walk it
Cause it might just do a number two upon your carpet
You have to get down on your knee and begin to clean it
Well in a de White House Mr Reagan a sit
And when me go a nasa dema launch rocket
So when a got a needle save myself nine stitch
While Joan Collins she's starring as the super bitch
Now I'm not exactly poor but I'm certainly ain't rich
I'm gonna preach it right don't bother call me hypocrite
Don't want hear Tony Butler me no check fe critic
Ca when I get a curly perm Jahman just use a home kit
And if I'm forced to hear a pirate dash dem down a snake pit
Mak pirina knam dem tear them flesh bit by bit
Cause sister de'pon de mike and I have got nuff lyric
Jim Davidson teasing Plice with his catch phrase nick nich
Upon my wrist I wear a watch how does it go tock tick
And who is starring with Magnum Higgins TC and Rick
Cause Tony labour SDP Jahman dem all make me sick
Because dem na go get my vote ca me no vote for politic
A me a Sister V upon the mike coming through
Se me a top a de chart Jahman and top of the crew.”
Album cover[1]
Video Source[2]

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[1] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggariddim. Accessed 22 January 2014

[2] Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4bF6c5iWgo. Accessed 22 January 2014

[Trickzta]

A slightly different version of the 'B' side of Pink Floyd first seven single. Remember the seven inch 45 rpm singles? A Syd Barret composition, the Music Mafia forced a name and lyric change, the Mind Police may have been right this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtsdtv-4zM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

A Syd Barret composition, Arnold Lane. Before PF developed their more distinctive style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-WFaunKaA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Trickzta]

Not really old school band, but old school blues. Dan is well respected as a guitarist, and as a person by many fans and people in the music industry.

Dan was heard by the mayor while playing in New Orleans.

He was given the freedom of the City, and then Katrina flooded the area, and Dan came home.

I've read one comment on You Tube, the comment said that had Stevie Ray Vaughan been alive he would of sounded like Dan.

High praise and maybe, maybe not the truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7PM4rqR3E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Another local guy, ex-Asylum Kids guitarist, Robbi Robb, now with Tribe after Tribe, is well known in Europe esp. Germany and parts of the USA.

Half brother of Larry Amos, another local guitarist. Robbi has played with some of the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4hcuOCiI08&feature=youtube_gdata_player