Archive for 'Music'
What ever happened to Irene Cara?
“Fame” was the first 45 I ever bought. I’ve never seen this clip before (the “applause” makes me think it came from an appearance on an early 80’s variety show) but I think it has become my new most favorite thing EVER!
Isn’t she the cutest thing jumping around in her genuine imitation Cher/Bob Mackie “Half [...]
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New Horizon
I heard this wonderfully cheesy dance remix of the St Elmo’s theme at the gym today. Coincidentally, it’s Rob Lowe’s birthday today… he’s 44!
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Get Your Dance On!
Dancing with the Stars is back tonight and I am, of course, oh so happy. To celebrate, it’s time to bring this great video back to the top of the blog. Yes, it’s rated R becuase because “F**k” is part of the title, but it’s too good to pass up!
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Get the weekend started
How utterly remiss of me! I only just now discovered that Shirley Bassey has a new album out! Below is the video for her new single in which she puts her very distinctive vocal stamp on a popular pop tune. I guarantee you, you’ll never think of Pink the same way again.
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Friday Geek Out: Night Tracks
Even though MTV premiered in 1981, we didn’t have it on our local cable system in Tuscaloosa, Alabama until the summer of 1986 (the same summer I graduated high school). My diet of music videos came primarily from Night Tracks on TBS during videos’ early years.
Night Tracks was six hours of videos on Friday and [...]
Idina Menzel’s I Stand
We love Idina Menzel! We became fans when we saw her in the original company of Rent, where she played Maureen (she played the same role in the film). We saw her a couple years later when she took over the role of Amneris in Aida. Most recently we saw her in her Tony winning [...]
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A Look Into Our iTunes World
Category: Music | tagged Audra McDonald, High School Musical, madonna
On a whim I took a look at the button on our iTunes console that said “Top 25 Most Played” just to see what was there. We’ve been using iTunes for a couple years now and this combines the statistics from what’s played on our iPods plus what is played through the console itself. I [...]
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Nostalgia Moment: Mix Tapes…
Category: Music |
I’ve been pondering mix tapes over the past couple weeks thanks to a two different events. First, in Barnes & Noble two weeks ago I happened on a book called Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield. The memoir chronicles the courtship, [...]
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Friday Geek Out: Stars On
The early 80s were a weird time in music. Remember the craze of the disco medley? Songs strung together with a backbeat to keep everything moving in just the right 4/4 time? I had albums by a couple of groups that were popular at the time. One was a bit more highbrow: [...]
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I Just Wanna Effin’ Dance!
Category: Music, Theatre | tagged A Chorus Line, dance, musical, pop culture, Xanadu
Yes, I know that I’ve become one of those bloggers that has no life and only posts third party clips (I’m okay with that) but here is a video that just has to be seen! It is a sure cure for the Winter/holiday blahs. If this doesn’t at least make you smile, then there’s no [...]
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