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SECRET AGENT MAN BY JOHNNY RIVERS

Balladeer’s Blog’s latest round of Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead features another song about another Patrick McGoohan television series from the 1960s. It’s Johnny Rivers with Secret Agent Man, the theme song to McGoohan’s series Secret Agent.  

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DURAN DURAN: THE REFLEX

Balladeer’s Blog’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead strikes again with the old Duran Duran song The Reflex

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THE TIMES’ SONG “I HELPED PATRICK MCGOOHAN ESCAPE”

Balladeer’s Blog’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead strikes again with this tie-in to my ongoing examination of Patrick McGoohan’s science fiction/ existential drama The Prisoner. The video is quintessential 1980s cultural kitsch and was filmed at the Portmeirion Resort for Village authenticity. 

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GUNS ‘N’ ROSES: YOU COULD BE MINE

We’re changing it up a little on Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead. This time it’s Guns ‘N’ Roses with You Could Be Mine.

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RED ELVISES: BOOGIE ON THE BEACH FROM SIX-STRING SAMURAI

Mascot new lookGive Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead strikes again here at Balladeer’s Blog! In this case the shoutout goes to the Red Elvises and their song Boogie on the Beach. The video was released promotionally for the excellent but underappreciated film Six-String Samurai, which featured music by the Red Elvises and Brian Tyler back before Brian Tyler was synonymous with movie soundtracks.

AND FOR MY REVIEW OF SIX-STRING SAMURAI CLICK HERE  

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PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: EROTIC CITY

Prince Erotic CityOnce again it’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead, except in this case the figure is already dead because they were the inspiration for the recurring segment. It’s Prince with Erotic City Continue reading

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THE BLACK CROWES: HARD TO HANDLE

Another installment of Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead finds Balladeer’s Blog giving a shoutout to the Black Crowes and their song Hard to Handle

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THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES: THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET

It’s Balladeer’s Blog’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones with their song The Impression That I Get

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ADAM ANT: RAZOR KEEN

Adam Ant (Stuart Leslie Goddard) was the very first figure featured in Balladeer’s Blog’s Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead segment last year. For the first time in months here he is again with Razor Keen

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