Elvis Costello made my top five for last year, but he also started out about the same time as Alison Moyet and the Buggles, so I am giving him a post today.
This clip of "Alison" is listed as his first television performance. If that is true it must be from about 1977.
"Shipbuilding" is my favorite Elvis Costello song. This is a good version of the song, but the version on the album is even better, because it includes a trumpet solo by Chet Baker.
Finally, a more recent performance. Here is Willie Nelson's song, "Crazy", with Willie and Diana Krall.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Buggles
Doing the Alison Moyet post made me a bit nostalgic for music from the early 80's, which I don't really listen to much anymore. In the process I did find two great videos by the Buggles. The Buggles as a group did not last very long, but the lead singer, Trevor Howard, and the keyboard player, Geoff Downes were performing with Yes when I saw them sometime in the early 80's
These videos are from a 2004 concert for the Prince's Trust, and may be one of the few times these songs were performed live. Both songs are off the album The Age of Plastic released in 1980. "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the very first video broadcast on MTV when it when on air, August 1, 1981.
Here is the title track of the album, "The Age of Plastic".
These videos are from a 2004 concert for the Prince's Trust, and may be one of the few times these songs were performed live. Both songs are off the album The Age of Plastic released in 1980. "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the very first video broadcast on MTV when it when on air, August 1, 1981.
Here is the title track of the album, "The Age of Plastic".
Monday, January 4, 2010
Alison Moyet
To celebrate 25 years as a solo artist, Alison Moyet has re-recorded many of her songs and released them as a Very Best album. The album has only been released in the UK, but she has been making the rounds on TV over there, and doing concerts to promote the album. Consequently, a lot of great video has shown up. So I am going to post some of it today.
I did previously post her version of "That Ole Deviled Called Love" in my Billie Holiday Covers post.
First, a song that she wrote from her album Hoodoo, "This House".
This song, "All Cried Out", goes back to her first solo album, Alf.
"Only You" goes back even farther, to the Yaz album Upstairs at Eric's. This was probably the only album of electronic music I was ever taken by.
Finally, I can't pass up her version of "The Windmills of Your Mind". The original song, recorded by Rex Harrison's son Noel, came from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair. This song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
I did previously post her version of "That Ole Deviled Called Love" in my Billie Holiday Covers post.
First, a song that she wrote from her album Hoodoo, "This House".
This song, "All Cried Out", goes back to her first solo album, Alf.
"Only You" goes back even farther, to the Yaz album Upstairs at Eric's. This was probably the only album of electronic music I was ever taken by.
Finally, I can't pass up her version of "The Windmills of Your Mind". The original song, recorded by Rex Harrison's son Noel, came from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair. This song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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