Musical Monday - Thomas Dolby
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derekl_1963Musical Monday - where each week I reveal a little of my musical taste.
First up - Thomas Dolby. For a while he was in heavy rotation on MTV with She Blinded Me With Science - virtually an icon for mid 80's pop/new wave along with the briefly seen Hyperactive. Frankly, I think this is unfair.
Let's see what else Dolby has to offer, and I'll try and not be too pretentious.
Europa and the Pirate Twins, one of my all time favorites - and sometimes what I think of as the typical New Wave love song. You never come out and say it directly, it's always cool and mysterious.
The heavy beat of She Blinded Me With Science married to a more orchestral/synth score yields Windpower
When I first heard this, it touched me and chilled me - even though I had not yet been assigned to a boat, let alone to sea, I was already aware of how dangerous a profession it could be.
At the time I suspected it was merely a metaphor for the downfall of the British Empire, but there always seemed to be something deeper. It would be years before I found out that it was that - and also a tribute to an uncle he never met who had been lost when his submarine sank. (Hey - back then we didn't have the 'net and oodles of information at our fingertips!.)
First up - Thomas Dolby. For a while he was in heavy rotation on MTV with She Blinded Me With Science - virtually an icon for mid 80's pop/new wave along with the briefly seen Hyperactive. Frankly, I think this is unfair.
Let's see what else Dolby has to offer, and I'll try and not be too pretentious.
Europa and the Pirate Twins, one of my all time favorites - and sometimes what I think of as the typical New Wave love song. You never come out and say it directly, it's always cool and mysterious.
The heavy beat of She Blinded Me With Science married to a more orchestral/synth score yields Windpower
When I first heard this, it touched me and chilled me - even though I had not yet been assigned to a boat, let alone to sea, I was already aware of how dangerous a profession it could be.
At the time I suspected it was merely a metaphor for the downfall of the British Empire, but there always seemed to be something deeper. It would be years before I found out that it was that - and also a tribute to an uncle he never met who had been lost when his submarine sank. (Hey - back then we didn't have the 'net and oodles of information at our fingertips!.)
