segunda-feira, abril 15, 2024
Samantha Fox faz hoje 58 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:58 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, homossexuais, música, pop, Reino Unido, Samantha Fox, Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
sábado, março 30, 2024
MC Hammer celebra hoje sessenta e dois anos
Prince lançou o álbum Sign o' the Times há 37 anos...
Sign o' the Times (often stylized as Sign "☮︎" the Times) is the ninth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was first released on March 30, 1987 as a double album by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album is the follow-up to Parade and is Prince's first solo album following his disbanding of the Revolution. The album's songs were largely recorded during 1986 to 1987 in sessions for releases Prince ultimately aborted: Dream Factory, the pseudonymous Camille, and finally the triple album Crystal Ball. Prince eventually compromised with label executives and shortened the length of the release to a double album.
Many of the drum sounds on Sign o' the Times came from the Linn LM-1 drum machine, and Prince used the Fairlight CMI synthesizer to replace other instruments. Minimal instrumentation is heard on the stripped-down "Sign o’ the Times", the lead single. Four songs contain higher-pitched vocals to represent Prince's alter ego "Camille". The album's music touches on a varied range of styles, including funk, soul, psychedelic pop, electro, and rock.
Sign o' the Times' release was supported by several singles, among them the socially conscious "Sign o' the Times" and "If I Was Your Girlfriend"; in addition to a well-received concert film of the same name. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release. It also reached the top 10 in Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the UK and number one in Switzerland. "Sign o' the Times", "U Got the Look" and "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" were all top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Following Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 20.
Though not as commercially successful as Purple Rain, Sign o' the Times was Prince's most acclaimed album, being voted 1987's best album in the Pazz & Jop critics poll. Included in many lists of the greatest albums of all time, it has been appraised by many critics as Prince's best album, ahead of Purple Rain. Writing for The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Michaelangelo Matos regarded it as "the most complete example of [Prince's] artistry's breadth, and arguably the finest album of the 1980s". In 2017, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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Sign O’ the Times - Prince
Oh yeah
In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle and soon she did the same
At
home there are seventeen-year-old boys and their idea of fun Is being
in a gang called The Disciples, high on crack, totin' a machine gun
Time
Time
Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling off a church and killed everyone inside
You turn on the telly and every other story is tellin' you somebody died
Sister killed her baby 'cause she couldn't afford to feed it
And we're sending people to the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time
Now he's doing horse; it's June
Time
Time
It's silly, no?
When a rocket ship explodes
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh, why?
Time
Time
Baby make a speech, star wars fly
Neighbors just shine it on
But if a night falls and a bomb falls
Will anybody see the dawn
Time
Time
Is it silly, no?
When a rocket blows up
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say man ain't happy, truly
Until a man truly dies
Oh, why?
Oh, why?
Sign o' the Times
Time
Time
Sign o' the times mess with your mind
Hurry before it's too late
Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby
We'll call him Nate, if it's a boy
Time
Time
domingo, março 24, 2024
A cantora Nena celebra hoje 64 anos
quinta-feira, março 21, 2024
O álbum Like a Prayer foi lançado há 35 anos
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sexta-feira, março 15, 2024
Terence Trent D'Arby aka Sananda Maitreya faz hoje 62 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:20 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, música, Sananda Maitreya, Terence Trent D'Arby, wishing well
Rockwell celebra hoje sessenta anos...!
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:06 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, Michael Jackson, Motown, música, pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rockwell, Somebody's Watching Me, synthpop
sexta-feira, março 01, 2024
Nik Kershaw faz hoje 66 anos
terça-feira, fevereiro 20, 2024
Cindy Crawford - 58 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:58 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, Cindy Crawford, modelo, supermodelo
segunda-feira, fevereiro 19, 2024
Falco nasceu há 67 anos...
quarta-feira, fevereiro 07, 2024
Dieter Bohlen, dos Modern Talking, faz hoje setenta anos...!
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alemanha, anos 80, Dieter Bohlen, Euro disco, Eurodance, Europop, Modern Talking, música, pop, produtor, Synth-pop, You're My Heart You're My Soul
terça-feira, fevereiro 06, 2024
Hoje é dia de recordar Falco...
Falco - Der Kommissar
Two, three, four
Eins, zwei, drei
Na, es is nix dabei
Na, wenn ich euch erzähl' die G'schicht'
Nichts desto trotz,
Ich bin es schon gewohnt
Im TV-Funk da läuft es nicht. -
Ja, sie war jung,
Das Herz so rein und weiß
Und jede Nacht hat ihren Preis,
Sie sagt: "Sugar Sweet,
Ya got me rappin' to the heat!"
Ich verstehe, sie ist heiß,
Sie sagt: "Baby, you know,
I miss my funky friends,"
Sie meint Jack und Joe und Jill.
Mein Funkverständnis,
Ja, das reicht zur Not,
Ich überreiss', was sie jetzt will. -*
Ich überleg' bei mir,
Ihr' Nas'n spricht dafür,
Währenddessen ich noch rauch',
Die Special Places sind ihr wohlbekannt,
Ich mein', sie fährt ja U-Bahn auch.
Dort singen's:
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
Er wird di anschau'n
und du weißt warum.
Die Lebenslust bringt di um."
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat!
Wir treffen Jill and Joe
Und dessen Bruder Hip
Und auch den Rest der coolen Gang
Sie rappen hin, sie rappen her
Dazwischen kratzen's ab die Wänd'. -
Dieser Fall ist klar,
Lieber Herr Kommissar,
Auch wenn sie and'rer Meinung sind:
Den Schnee auf dem wir alle
Talwärts fahr'n,
Kennt heute jedes Kind.
Jetzt das Kinderlied:
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh oh
Er hat die Kraft und wir san klan und dumm,
dieser Frust macht uns Stumm."
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh oh
Wenn er di anspricht
und du waßt warum,
Sag ihm: 'Dein Leb'n bringt dich um.'"
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Cha Cha Cha Cha ...
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
"Drah di ned um, oh oh oh - schau, schau,
der Kommissar geht um! oh oh oh
Two, three, four,
one two three
Nothing about it,
if I tell you the story.
Anyhow,
I am used to
that it won't run at the TV.
Well she was young,
her heart true and white
And every night got to pay off
She says:" Sugar sweet,
ya got me rappin' to the heat:"
I understand! She 's hot.
She says:" Baby you know,
I miss my funky friends."
She means Jack and Joe and Jill
I think about what she wants right now
I think her nose talks about it
While I am smoking,
I mean the special places are well known to her
I mean, she goes by train ,too
They sing there:
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh- watch it
the chief of police is going around! Oh, oh,oh
He will watch you
and you know why,
because your pleasure of life is going to kill you.
Everything allright, Sir?
Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat.
We meet Jill and Joe
and his brother Hip
And the rest of that cool gang.
They rap it back and forth.
Between that they scratch the walls.
This is a clear case,
My dear Sir,
even if you don't share that opinion:
Every kid knows nowadays
that snow on wich we ride downwards.
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
If he talks to you
and you know why
tell him,
your life is killing you.
Everything alright, Sir?
Cha Cha Cha Cha
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
Don't turn around, oh,oh,oh, watch it
the chief of police is going around.
Falco partiu há vinte e seis anos...
sábado, janeiro 27, 2024
Martin Degville, o vocalista dos Sigue Sigue Sputnik, celebra hoje 63 anos
Martin Degville (Walsall, 27 January 1961) was the lead singer and co-songwriter of the UK pop band, Sigue Sigue Sputnik – which had a worldwide hit single in 1986 with "Love Missile F1-11" – and six other EMI single releases. Sputnik was formed with ex-Generation X bassist Tony James.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, Glam punk, homossexuais, Love Missile F1-11, música, new wave, Post-punk, Sigue Sigue Sputnik
segunda-feira, janeiro 22, 2024
Steve Perry celebra hoje 75 anos...!
Steve Perry (nascido Stephen Ray Perry em 22 de janeiro de 1949) é um vocalista e escritor de músicas norte-americano. Perry nasceu em Hanford, Califórnia, e é mais conhecido por ter sido o vocalista da banda Journey de 1977 até 1987 e também de 1995 até 1998.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: Açores, anos 80, Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey, Pico, Steve Perry, USA
domingo, janeiro 21, 2024
Wendy James, vocalista dos Transvision Vamp, faz hoje 58 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 05:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: alternative Rock, anos 80, Baby I Don't Care, música, pop-punk, Rock, Transvision Vamp, Wendy James
sexta-feira, janeiro 19, 2024
Saudades de Robert Palmer...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: Addicted To Love, anos 80, música, Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer nasceu há 75 anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, Johnny and Mary, música, Robert Palmer
quarta-feira, janeiro 17, 2024
Paul Young faz hoje 68 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: anos 80, blue-eyed soul, Every Time you Go Away, Live Aid 1985, música, Paul Young, Rock