a blog, by Colin Pretorius
I was just watching the music video for Madness' "One Step Beyond" and thinking that the song must be one of the definitive songs of the 80s. Doing a little homework, I discovered that technically, it wasn't actually an 80's song at all. It was released in October 1979.
Which means that the song is now 25 years, a quarter of a century old. Sheesh!
(and I learned that in all that time I've always misheard the opening line...;-)
{2004.11.17 23:37}
1. (2004.11.18 - 02:02) #
I love that song. I've never seen the video. Guess I'll have to find it.
2. (2004.11.18 - 16:30) #
Cheesy lip-synching, antics, and gritty production. Like good self-respecting music videos used to be. It'll take you back...
3. (2004.11.18 - 16:32) #
Oh, and bad fashion. Really bad fashion.
4. (2004.11.23 - 20:51) #
Great reference to that song in the movie High Fidelity... "Top 5 songs about death", when Laura's father dies.
If you haven't seen it, highly recommended movie.
5. (2004.11.23 - 23:07) #
Great movie, yes - I actually half-watched it on telly a few weeks back, and I'd seen it when it hit the big screen. The frightening thing is that I knew some guys who were that encyclopaedic about their music - always blew me away! :)
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