Saturday, November 24, 2007
Stephen King's The Mist
I can't wait, one more sleep until The Mist.
Looks like we finally have another great Stephen King movie.
Many of the reviews are comparing it, in quality, to the Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, and Stand By Me.
I let you know tomorrow if it's scary enough or not.
ABC - When Smokey Sings
So if you have been checking in to this blog you have probably realized that I enjoy music.
I love the way a song can bring all sorts of memories flooding back.
The good and the bad.
Thats why oldies channels on the radio do so well. I don't remember who told me that, but it makes total sense.
Here is one of the songs for me.
Do you remember it?
Like other songs that I have posted recently I can still sing every word along with this video even though I probably haven't heard it in over fifteen years.
Ouch, that's a long time.
A little history on the song/group.
This is ABC, and there song "When Smokey Sings".
It was a pretty big hit way back in August/September of 1987.
I had just survived my first year of high school and was preparing for grade 10.
Like I said it was a long time ago.
I remember buying the album (actually it was a cassette)to play in my Sony Walkman while I cut the neighbors lawns for some spending money.
I was hooked almost instantly.
Looking back I'm not sure now if it was the lead singer, cause' I certainly have a thing for blonds, natural or otherwise, or his partner that got my attention first.
After hearing this album it lead to me to some of there earlier work.
Specifically the song "The Look of Love".
I think this is the band that helped me discover British Music for the first time and too this day I still find my self attracted to the British scene.
While I was searching for ABC on YouTube one of the alternate selections that came up was another group that I love.
Breathe, with the song "Hands To Heaven"
Another British group.
I remember hearing this at my Grandparents house around the same time as the ABC song.
I was in thier basement watching CBC televison. It was their video countdown show.
I can't remember if it was on Friday or Saturday nights, but the host now works for CMT televison.
Anyway I fell in love with there first Canadian hit.
Yes I can still sing along with this video as well.
The follow up release was "How Can I Fall?"
Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable.
I love the way a song can bring all sorts of memories flooding back.
The good and the bad.
Thats why oldies channels on the radio do so well. I don't remember who told me that, but it makes total sense.
Here is one of the songs for me.
Do you remember it?
Like other songs that I have posted recently I can still sing every word along with this video even though I probably haven't heard it in over fifteen years.
Ouch, that's a long time.
A little history on the song/group.
This is ABC, and there song "When Smokey Sings".
It was a pretty big hit way back in August/September of 1987.
I had just survived my first year of high school and was preparing for grade 10.
Like I said it was a long time ago.
I remember buying the album (actually it was a cassette)to play in my Sony Walkman while I cut the neighbors lawns for some spending money.
I was hooked almost instantly.
Looking back I'm not sure now if it was the lead singer, cause' I certainly have a thing for blonds, natural or otherwise, or his partner that got my attention first.
After hearing this album it lead to me to some of there earlier work.
Specifically the song "The Look of Love".
I think this is the band that helped me discover British Music for the first time and too this day I still find my self attracted to the British scene.
While I was searching for ABC on YouTube one of the alternate selections that came up was another group that I love.
Breathe, with the song "Hands To Heaven"
Another British group.
I remember hearing this at my Grandparents house around the same time as the ABC song.
I was in thier basement watching CBC televison. It was their video countdown show.
I can't remember if it was on Friday or Saturday nights, but the host now works for CMT televison.
Anyway I fell in love with there first Canadian hit.
Yes I can still sing along with this video as well.
The follow up release was "How Can I Fall?"
Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable.
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