80s Rockarama

Rockarama Playlist #10 (15/4)

eloise — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:36:34 +0000

With guest SYNlebrities Tim Brown & Leon from The Wrap on C31.

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Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:25:56 +0000

Space Invaders, Player One (1980)

This single is a musical interpretation of what happens when two Australian music producers spend way too much time playing arcade games. Note the strangely Star Wars-ish nature of video clip:

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Rockarama Playlist #9 (8/4)

eloise — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:15:33 +0000

Star Trekkin' across the universe.

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:54:20 +0000

Star Trekkin' - The Firm (1987)

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80s Rewindarama

eloise — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:06:25 +0000

Cereal Girl - Sesame Street (1989)

Sesame Street's parody of 'Material Girl' by Madonna (1985).

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Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:52:52 +0000

Mr Roboto - Styx (1983)

A #1 single from Styx's concept album/rock opera, Kilroy Was Here.

If you're a rockstar in the future & hide in a hollowed out robot to escape persecution in musician prison, it's polite to thank the robot. Domo arigato, Mr Roboto!

Styx - Mr. Roboto by manon42

80s Rockarama

Rockarama Playlist #8 (1/4)

eloise — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:19:36 +0000

Domo arigato, Mr Roboto!

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the (past) Week

eloise — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:40:54 +0000

Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang, Monte Video & the Cassettes (1982).

A song about a man picking up a lady in a bar, who turns out to be a transvestite who won't take no for an answer. An 80s take on Lola by The Kinks?

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Rockarama Playlist #7 (25/3)

eloise — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:56:17 +0000

Starring guest SYNlebrity, Maw!

Please note: this posting is not belated because Eloise absent-mindedly tore up the playlist into tiny, tiny pieces & used it to clean her computer keyboard.

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:15:51 +0000

One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head (1984)

A single from the concept album Chess - penned by Benny & Bjorn from ABBA and Tim Rice - which was later developed into a musical.

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80s Show & Tellarama

eloise — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:05:54 +0000

SYNlebrity guest Amy brought her "break-up jumper" for show & tell - a vintage mohair jumper in batwing style:

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Rockarama Playlist #6 (18/3)

eloise — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:12:09 +0000

Starring SYNlebrity guests, Chelsea & Amy.

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80s Meme-arama

eloise — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:01:59 +0000

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:19:50 +0000

Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia (1981)

A US top ten single from an album entirely dedicated to 80s video & arcade games, including 'Do the Donkey Kong'; Hyperspace (Asteroids); & 'Froggy's Lament' (Frogger).

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Rockarama Playlist #5 (11/3)

eloise — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:05:25 +0000

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80s TV Rewindarama

eloise — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:23:05 +0000

Honda scooter ads - Devo, Grace Jones & Adam Ant

A very Kraftwerk-y styled Devo put safety before flowerpot hats, literally...

...and Grace Jones & Adam Ant get a bit steamy (full version then edited version):

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:15:03 +0000

I Only Take What's Mine - Warwick Capper (1985)

Yes, that Warwick Capper. No, you'll never be able to get this 4 minutes of your life back.

Allegedly this was released as part of an attempted chart war with Capper's AFL nemesis, Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, who had released a single a few months before.

Inflicted on us by the boys from Box of Neutrals on SYN.

80s Rockarama

Rockarama Playlist #4 (4/3)

eloise — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:05:51 +0000

Starring SYNlebrity guests Rob, Michael & Peter from Box of Neutrals on SYN

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Rockarama Novelty Nasty of the Week

eloise — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:51:09 +0000

Stutter rap (No sleep 'til bedtime) - Morris Minor & the Majors (1988)

A parody of No sleep 'til Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys, written & performed by British comedian Tony Hawks.

The song has a random sample of the Neighbours theme & the videoclip features Queen bassist John Deacon as one of the rappers.

Stutter Rap went to #2 on the Australian charts & #4 in the UK.

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Rockarama Playlist #3, (25/2)

eloise — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:38:06 +0000

The official mix cassette tape.

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