Dave Ross
@daveamitri.bsky.social
A bit of music. A bit of amateur writing. 'You know, the word amateur comes from the word amour. You must do things out of love or it is stupid' - Orson Welles https://open.substack.com/pub/daveross100?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=293r7s
I've just turned to the first page of Tonight The Music Seems So Loud. It opens.. "I hate Whamageddon" I'm going to enjoy this. On with the book.
Dave Ross@daveamitri.bsky.social · 9mo agoAs Last Christmas goes to number one once again here's a Wham! Top Ten that includes a dive into the festive pop miracle that is Last Christmas. This is an anti #Whamageddon post. www.toppermost.co.uk/wham/
I only really understood this song when I saw Roland Orzabal do this live during a Tears For Fears gig
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · yesterday33
All but four of these are on Spotify so I did a playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/4sM...
When producer John Schroeder first heard this in a rehearsal room in 1972 he knew he had to record it. When club DJ's in New York heard it in the late 80s they made it central to their sets. When hip hop artists heard it they had to sample it. In the 2000s recognition came youtu.be/i3g0tptBwt8?...
Cymande - Bra | Later... with Jools Holland
YouTube video by BBC Music
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#WeekendSingles Bought this for 50p from a charity stall in Waterloo this afternoon. Had no idea what it was, but it looked promising. Turns out it's Rastaman Message by Manchie & The Blenders, an obscure but glorious roots reggae tune from 1977 🇯🇲💥 A▶️ youtu.be/1WEzqQFj3bI B▶️ youtu.be/AVWVe3LkDlI
Any other introverts terrible at asking for help because you’re so used to doing things on your own? My first instinct is always “I’ll figure it out” and asking someone else doesn’t even cross my mind until much later
Cymande, my latest obsession couldn't catch a break in 1972. No one wanted to know their "Jungle Music". This song takes on extra meaning on a day like today. It makes me wonder if a group of Syrian or Iranian lads could get their music heard today. Mighty Heavy Load youtu.be/TCcQRgHi0jQ?...
Cymande - Mighty Heavy Load (Official Audio)
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Cymande, my latest obsession couldn't catch a break in 1972. No one wanted to know their "Jungle Music". This song takes on extra meaning on a day like today. It makes me wonder if a group of Syrian or Iranian lads could get their music heard today. Mighty Heavy Load youtu.be/TCcQRgHi0jQ?...
Cymande - Mighty Heavy Load (Official Audio)
YouTube video by CymandeOfficial
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For a long time this was my least favourite Billy Mackenzie song. The exception that proved my rule. I've learned to not hate it but he was so much better than this. Oh Billy 💔
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2d ago38
#NowHearThis Day 5 Songs that deserve to be more known & loved How about a bit more reggae? The Revolutionaries - Nurses Skank 1303 plays on Spotify Ace dub version on the flip of a Jah Thomas tune Bit obsessed by it since I bought the single this year youtu.be/rT6HJGTAo-g?...
Nurses Skank
YouTube video by Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries - Topic
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Ed Hodgson@edhodgson.bsky.social · 3d ago#NowHearThis Day 4 Songs that deserve to be more known & loved Hard to beat a sad country tune with a pedal steel guitar.. Paul Burch - Hitting Bottom Spotify 7746 YT 137 My favourite tune from a great bluegrass / country album by the former Grandaddy drummer. youtu.be/zR9mysHlxOE?...
Dave's got a new obsession. Look out.... This is a 7 minute look back at the history of Cymande and how their 70s UK afro, soul, funk, reggae sound found a new audience among the very first hip hop artists and latterly the likes of De La Soul and The Fugees. youtu.be/9dp_NsAwua0?...
How London band Cymande became the accidental heroes of early hip hop | 7.30
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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