It’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead! Another little shoutout to Billy Joel, this time for his song Sleeping With the Television On.
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BILLY JOEL: STILETTO
Another installment of Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead with Billy Joel as the subject. Here’s his 1978 anthem to wicked women – Stiletto.
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SAM PHILLIPS SINGING HER HIT “I NEED LOVE”
I don’t know why it took me so long to get around to this underrated song with terrific lyrics like “I need love, not some sentimental prison/ I need God, not the political church.” It’s Sam Phillips with I Need Love on this installment of Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead.
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10,000 MANIACS: LIKE THE WEATHER
“Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead” strikes again! Balladeer’s Blog loves ANY group named in honor of H.G. Lewis’ original 2,000 Maniacs, so here’s Like The Weather.
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BILLY JOEL: SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD
Once again it’s Balladeer’s Blog’s recurring bit “Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead.” And Billy Joel isn’t dead yet, he just looks that way. (I’m kidding!)
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AEROSMITH: THE OTHER SIDE
Once again it’s Balladeer’s Blog’s “Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead.” This time around it’s Aerosmith and their song The Other Side.
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STEVIE NICKS: ROOMS ON FIRE
Balladeer’s Blog’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead returns with the Stevie Nicks song Rooms On Fire.
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INXS: THE ONE THING
Reaction to Balladeer’s Blog’s musical shoutout to INXS the other day has been through the roof! As a followup here’s Michael Hutchence at his Jim Morrison-y best as the strangest dining companion in history: it’s The One Thing.
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BOP GIRL GOES CALYPSO (1957): BAD MOVIE
Some of my e-mailers requested that I review this movie, but I already did years ago. Here it is again for those folks who requested it, along with a reminder that you could have instant gratification for your bad movie fix if you check my Bad Movie page first and see if I’ve already reviewed the film you have in mind. Here is the link: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/
BOP GIRL GOES CALYPSO (1957) – Category: Bad, youth-oriented 1950s movie that is incredibly campy. In the late 1950s there was a brief flurry of films implying that Rock and Roll was a dying fad. Some producers of those films were backing a musical style they felt would become “the next hot trend” in popular music, in this movie’s case, Calypso. My favorite line: “Rock and Roll is yesterday! Calypso is where the money’s at now!”
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INXS: MYSTIFY
Well, instead of Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead, this time it’s Give Them A Shoutout Even Though They’re Dead. Get your Michael Hutchence fix with the INXS song Mystify.
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