Explorations: Don't Change

Original video located here. Accessed 8th December 2012

Song title: Don't Change

Artist: INXS

Year: 1983

Why I like this song:

Lately I've been listening to INXS.

I was never into INXS when I was a kid. It seems like a dumb thing to admit to seeing, at the time, they were Australia's greatest pop music export, had many hits on the radio and could command fans and acclaim. I however couldn't get into them.
But that was then: Could adult me find a fresh perspective?

Okay fine I admit it: I know these song and, however overplayed they may have been over the years, they are still well-crafted songs, blending rock and dance elements into something snappy. And int eh case of the above song, it certainly charges out the speakers and grabs the attention. 
Meaning it has done it's job with flying colours 

Choon of the Month: Lose It

Original video located here. Accessed 27th June 2011

Song title: Lose It

Artist: Austra

Year: 2011

Why I like this song:

........agonising over the decision to make or break during a relationship under pressure...

Nineties Revisited: King of Vice

Original video located here. Accessed 24th June 2011

Song title: King of Vice

Artist: Ed Kuepper

Year: 1991

Why I like this song:

The opening to one of my favourite albums ever. It certainly is a gamble to open an album with a nine-minute epic but never once does this drag. So many things going on at once and none of it sounds out of place.
You wouldn't think this came out the same year grunge exploded as it sounds worlds apart but that's what make sit so compelling. 

Back to the Eighties: Spirit Got Lost

Original video located here. Accessed 4th January 2018

Song title: Spirit Got Lost

Artist: Mental As Anything

Year: 1983

Why I like this song:

Recently I got a hold of the Mental As Anything album Creatures of Leisure. 
It's a fun listen however I can't deny it sounds remarkably similar to the Cats and Dogs album (both albums share the same producer). Guess one sticks with what works.

Is it their best? One would think so. Especially since it starts with the above being both freaky and jaunty at the same time. 

Got it Covered: Stuck in the Middle With You

Original video located here. Accessed 20th April 2014

Song title: Stuck in the Middle With You

Artist: The Whitlams

Originally Done By: Stealers Wheel

Year: 1995

Why I like this song:

A snappy cover that somehow has far more energy than the original. But what stands out for me is that even though this is a cover it somehow conveys the sense of camaraderie the original Whitlams had.