Back to the Eighties: Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Original video located here. Accessed 16th January 2023

Song title: Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Artist: Now Drowning Waving

Year: 1987

Why I like this song:

In 2000 I became acquainted with David Bridie, through his excellent solo album Act of Free Choice. This led to me checking out the bands he was previously involved with: My Friend the Chocolate Cake (who I had a vague idea of) and Not Drowning Waving (who I knew nothing about).

Listening to this now two things are evident: One is NDW's strengths in combing percussion heavy rhythms with unusual instruments (in this case the mandolin and the guitar going nuts).

And two: This sounds completely out of step when compared to the other music on this list. I wager, if you would play this to someone completely unaware, they would never pick it up it was from the eighties. It sounds like nothing else, it has certainly aged a lot better than it's contemporaries and that's what makes this song such a treat.