Squeeze - Cool For Cats (1979)

Two songs are the main reason for me posting this album here: Cool For Cats and Up The Junction. These two songs alone are worth all the trouble downloading the whole record.

Squeeze used to be a nice powerpop new-wavey band from the late seventies and early eighties. Their songs resemble those of XTC, Cheap Trick and other related bands.

But, enough of useless talk, today is saturday and it's already 21:00 o'clock. You're all already leaving to the nearest pub, so, I'll just leave you with these videos, take your conclusions by yourselves.

Cool For Cats (if there is any girl reading this blog, this is how you should dance, ok?)


Up The Junction (the quintessential perfect pop song?)

1. "Slap and Tickle" – 4:01
2. "Revue" – 2:30
3. "Touching Me Touching You" – 2:25
4. "It's Not Cricket" – 2:35
5. "It's So Dirty" – 3:11
6. "The Knack" – 4:34
7. "Hop, Skip & Jump" – 2:46
8. "Up the Junction" – 3:12
9. "Hard to Find" – 3:37
10. "Slightly Drunk" – 2:41
11. "Goodbye Girl" – 2:59
12. "Cool for Cats" – 3:29
13. "I Must Go" – 2:16
14. "Ain't It Sad" – 3:29

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The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Ok, so I'm sick of receiving the same complaints over and over again.
"Why do you only post heterossexual music?"; "Are you people homophobic?"; "Where's gay music??"

For the last time: We are not homophobics. We like gay people a lot! We have always supported the gay movement. My dog is gay!

And to prove our gay-friendliness and open-mind, here's a trademark gay record: The Police's Zenyatta Mondatta. It contains the most beautiful gay anthems someone could ever write. In "Don't Stand so Close To Me" Sting. the lead singer, is not afraid to shout out loud with all the words that he doesn't appreciate women close to him. "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" is pure poetry and was voted Gay Anthem of The Year in a 1981 BBC's poll. "Behind my camel" and "Canary in a Coalmine" carefully examinate the existence of homossexuality in the animal world.

It's a really good album, it's got reggae, it's got new wave, clever instrumentals. It may sound a bit dorky and annoying at sometimes, but it's okay. it's because they're all gay.

Track listing:
1) Don't Stand So Close To Me; 2) Driven To Tears; 3) When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around; 4) Canary In A Coalmine; 5) Voices Inside My Head; 6) Bombs Away; 7) De Do Do Do De Da Da Da; 8) Behind My Camel; 9) Man In A Suitcase; 10) Shadows In The Rain; 11) The Other Way Of Stopping.

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The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)

Although most people probably think the only Talking Heads live release is Stop Making Sense, the fact is that there's an earlier, better live album called The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads. Originally released in 1982 on LP and cassette, the album chronicles the growth of the band, both stylistically and personnel-wise. The excitement of this material is palpable, and the muscular band rips into these tunes with more power than the originals in most cases. At this point in their career, Talking Heads were still basically an underground band; it was "Burning Down the House" that really thrust them into the mainstream, and Stop Making Sense documents their arrival as a more or less mainstream act. The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads captures a hungry band on its way up, performing with a fire that was never matched on later tours.
from allmusic.com

1. Talking Heads - New Feeling (3:12)
2. Talking Heads - A Clean Break (Let's Work) (4:52)
3. Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government (3:04)
4. Talking Heads - Pulled Up (4:11)
5. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (5:52)
6. Talking Heads - Artists Only (3:44)
7. Talking Heads - Stay Hungry (3:48)
8. Talking Heads - Air (4:14)
9. Talking Heads - Love --> Building on Fire (3:33)
10. Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait (3:53)
11. Talking Heads - I Zimbra (3:30)
12. Talking Heads - Drugs (4:45)
13. Talking Heads - Houses in Motion (6:50)
14. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (4:57)
15. Talking Heads - The Great Curve (Live) (6:50)
16. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless (9:37)
17. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (6:32)

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