I haven't posted any music videos in an awhile so let's roll out an edition of Thursday Tunes for all of the music mad droogies out there. The videos are below, but first a few words on each of them.
Gomez was hyped pretty heavy by some of the customers at Phonoluxe back in the 90's when I worked there. I got their debut and thought it was just okay, but it's really grown on me over the years. Plus the video for "Whippin' Piccadilly" features the great actor Toby Jones. Escalators are scary!!!
Next up is the latest (as of the time of writing) single from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds "Easy Now" which was filmed in the north London Camden neighborhood. You can use Google Maps to trace actress Milly Alcock's traipse through the area. I really enjoy the vibe of the tune and you can never go wrong as Noel's tunes always have melodies that become pleasantly lodged in your brain. He's coming to play Nashville (really Franklin) in June and I want to go, but the sales are through Ticketmaster so we'll see what transpires. Ticketmaster is the absolute worst. Since I'm on a huge Noel kick, lets dig "Lock All The Doors" which was a tune that was left over from the Oasis era. The video is just rock star kinetics!
De La Soul dominated my car stereo in 1989. 3 Feet and Rising was an instant classic. I was saddened to hear of Trugoy the Dove Plug 2 (David Jolicoeur) passing away on February 12, 2023. And there was a video by them embedded, but it got yanked because Reservoir Media Management thinks the 3 or 4 people that come to this blog don't deserve De La Soul.
So, how about Soul Asylum's cover of the Victoria Williams tune "Summer of Drugs" featuring cameos from the other performers on the benefit album Sweet Release: A Benefit For Victoria Williams. The Stones circa Exile on Main St vibe is top notch.
Dragon Sound "Friends" is by a fake band from a silly movie Miami Connection which came out in 1987, but that doesn't mean it's bad, unless you mean bad as in good. 80's nostalgia is funny sometimes as this song was also featured in the movie Ping Pong Summer which came out in 2014, but was supposed to take place in 1985. It's an okay movie which features Susan Sarandon as a ping pong coach. She actually is an enthusiast of the game having cofounded a chain of ping pong clubs.
I would sometimes buy records just because of the band name or the label the album was on. Masters of Reality's self titled release on Def American checked both boxes for me back in 1989. I was not disappointed as it rocked with a cool swagger.
Last, but not least is "What Is Life" by the great George Harrison. The video is like a sweet hug from someone you love.
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