Eighties nostalgia overload alert...
I came across this mixed MP3 'dex courtesy of Totally Fuzzy, who mentioned a track from Siouxsie and The Banshees that was available there. So I clicked through and had a look.
My jaw just about dropped when I saw what else was there -- several tunes by Prefab Sprout, a few from Swingout Sister, Basia (former singer with Matt Bianco), The Blow Monkeys, Alison Moyet, The Korgis, The Motors, Plastic Bertrand, PiL... plus many, many 80s Retro "standards" that you may or may not have already in your collection.
Go grab 'em...
Addendum 18 February 2005: OMG, I've had this track (MP3; 3,892 kb) on repeat since yesterday -- it's Swing Out Sister covering the old Dusty Springfield tune "Am I the Same Girl". You will recognize the horn riff, and you will love it.
Ba-da Ba-Da-daa Ba Da Daa Ba-da Ba-Da-daa...
Addendum 21 February 2005: Oops. Further research indicates that "Am I the Same Girl" was originally sung by Chicago soul artist Barbara Acklin. There was also an instrumental version of the tune, released under the title "Soulful Strut".
Comments
I've been reading your blog for a while, and download a lot of stuff that you have mentioned, but this has to be the single best find you have EVER posted. Thank you SO much...I just hope their bandwidth holds up long enough for me to get everything I want from there on my 64K single channel ISDN connection...
Posted by: Lili | February 19, 2005 7:24 PM
Amazing, the horn riff brings back memories. So many great old songs forgotten, but that one Swing Out Sister doing "Am I the Same Girl" is now well remembered!
great stuff.
Posted by: Songzilla Blogger | February 20, 2005 6:21 PM
Thanks very much for the list-I hope you dont mind but I have taken a lot of stuff for a big 40th party I am having in a few weeks. It was great to find a Korgi track as we used to hear them play in our local pub!
Posted by: Laura | February 20, 2005 7:33 PM