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Belinda Carlisle
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I'm not sure why my earlier comments touched such a nerve. Is my opinion really that valued? I've never gotten the impression that anyone here even regarded my opinions anyway.
It's not as if I said that there are 9 Charles Mansons for every 1 Kirk Cameron. If anything, I was talking about weirdos who get attracted to NICE areas like California. Outsiders, which would include myself if I ever decided to move there, something I certainly dreamed of doing when I was younger.
It's not as if I said that there are 9 Charles Mansons for every 1 Kirk Cameron. If anything, I was talking about weirdos who get attracted to NICE areas like California. Outsiders, which would include myself if I ever decided to move there, something I certainly dreamed of doing when I was younger.
I love this interview from 1986 showing the real Belinda at this age. The way that she answers the questions from the teenagers, really captures this moment in history. She was still almost a kid herself.
She is also seen watching her PSA commercial for the first time here during the interview. Imagine doing something like that today and NOT having a digital copy.
She is also seen watching her PSA commercial for the first time here during the interview. Imagine doing something like that today and NOT having a digital copy.
I've been reading the breakup of the band from Kathy's point of view, and how she felt kind of left out of things. Now, hearing Belinda talk about how Charlotte recovered from drug addiction shortly before her own, and how their recovery formed a bond, makes a lot of sense. Kathy was still doing a lot of that stuff.
The last Belinda album I heard was Real, which had less of the 80's sheen of her earlier work, to it's credit.
The first four are a little too slick for me, but Circle In The Sand is kind of perfection of that kind of production. I even like her cover of I Feel Free. And I love Nobody Owns Me.
The first four are a little too slick for me, but Circle In The Sand is kind of perfection of that kind of production. I even like her cover of I Feel Free. And I love Nobody Owns Me.
It was written by Terry Hall (they were secretly in a relationship at the time, and didn't want the press finding out).
He posted it to her, as a sort of love letter / gift / song about their situation, and she worked up, into a complete song (I'm not sure who came up with the melody, or music).
After the Go-Go's had a big hit with it, Terry decided to release a version with his new band "Fun Boy Three" (having left "The Specials").
That version was a big hit over here, whereas the Go-Go's version was largely unknown at the time - in fact the band weren't terribly well known until they kind of got rediscovered in the late 90's (they were always mentioned in passing, as that band Belinda, and Jane, were in before they were famous).
It's sad that so many musicians seem to fall back into the same patterns, after periods of recovery.
As opposed to a band like Wilson Phillips, who many people would still laugh at. That's okay, since they would probably just feel sorry for the mockers.
As opposed to a band like Wilson Phillips, who many people would still laugh at. That's okay, since they would probably just feel sorry for the mockers.
What do the Go-Go's, the Bangles and the Runaways all have in common besides being all girl bands?
They cited 'Fanny' as their key influence.
"Fanny has continued to attract critical acclaim for rejecting typical girl group styles and expectations of women in the rock industry generally, and emphasizing their musical skills."
* Wikipedia
What were you doing 52 years ago?
As a young pimple faced teen, I stumbled onto a 1968 "Love-in" outside at the Merry-go-round area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. I went there to see the Jefferson Airplane with Jack Casady on bass. That's a thread in it's self.
Standing no more than 10 feet away from the "stage" which was merely a bunch of 4' x 8' plywood sheets on the grass, out walks the opening act, Fanny, in one of their first public appearances and proceeded to play and sing flawlessly. Many people there like me were stunned and perplexed. Not so much about girls singing but they were playing their own instruments!...and it was the 'Burn the Bra' era. IMHO, they set the bar by which all girl bands that followed were judged. Pretty cool, historic and it was free. My, how times have changed in our perceptions.
I like the Marvin Gaye cover at the 19:38 minute mark
Fanny
They cited 'Fanny' as their key influence.
"Fanny has continued to attract critical acclaim for rejecting typical girl group styles and expectations of women in the rock industry generally, and emphasizing their musical skills."
* Wikipedia
What were you doing 52 years ago?
As a young pimple faced teen, I stumbled onto a 1968 "Love-in" outside at the Merry-go-round area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. I went there to see the Jefferson Airplane with Jack Casady on bass. That's a thread in it's self.
Standing no more than 10 feet away from the "stage" which was merely a bunch of 4' x 8' plywood sheets on the grass, out walks the opening act, Fanny, in one of their first public appearances and proceeded to play and sing flawlessly. Many people there like me were stunned and perplexed. Not so much about girls singing but they were playing their own instruments!...and it was the 'Burn the Bra' era. IMHO, they set the bar by which all girl bands that followed were judged. Pretty cool, historic and it was free. My, how times have changed in our perceptions.
I like the Marvin Gaye cover at the 19:38 minute mark
Fanny
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Fanny were awesome! They recorded with Barbara Streisand, you don't get in the room with her unless you have the goods.
Yes, and their cover of 'Bull Dog' at 6:18 minutes by the Beatles is awesome...
Bull Dog
And lest we forget, back then there was no autotune, no click tracks, no IEM, no tuners, no digital, just analogue, monitors and winging it.
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Loop?
She said that her album Real was one of the first to use a loop, predating Alanis Morrisette first album Jagged.
What is a loop?
She said that her album Real was one of the first to use a loop, predating Alanis Morrisette first album Jagged.
What is a loop?
Reading about the unending cycles of drug addiction some celebrities go through is a great showcase for the phony spiritual paths that many rich people are drawn towards.
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