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Not an unusual musical instrument in the true sense, but a dancing big band is somehow an unusual form of making music:
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But can you use the Casio to compose successful music and also become famous? Yes, it works and it goes like this: Take two teachers from Grossenkneten (that’s the name of a place in northern Germany, it is really called that), who are bored by their disinterested students and would rather like to play music. Then, together with a friend, they found a band called „Trio“ and arranged, let’s say, a music-like piece that stayed in the charts for weeks. The trick? Well, it was the 80s, the time of New Wave (we called it the „Neue Deutsche Welle“, NDW for short) and the more crazy the music was, the better. Not everything that ran under the NDW label sounded so weird. There was some really good stuff too. That was also the time when Falco and Nena celebrated their greatest successes
For some the following song is a milestone in minimalist music, for others it’s just the biggest trash they’ve ever heard. The song was released in about 30 countries. About three million singles were sold in Europe, and international sales totaled about 13 million copies. Incidentally, it was produced by Klaus Voorman, who also played the electric bass softly in the background.
“I do not love you, you do not love me”
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Speaking of synthesizers: I can think of another unusual musical instrument. Do you remember the Casio VL1-Tone? The most musical pocket calculator in the world, or at last a musical instrument that can do basic arithmetic (depending on the point of view). An inexpensive synthesizer that everyone could afford, but that not everyone wanted.
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Casio VL-TONE VL-1 Full Review
This is the most detailed review of the Casio VL-TONE that you'll find on the internet.Here the full Commando song on the VL-1 here:https://soundcloud.com/8-...
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And again “Die Ärzte”. The band has written two songs on the subject of zombies. The first one is called “Pro-Zombie” and is a rather nice song with a slightly ironic undertone. If you like it harder and louder, “Die Ärzte Anti-Zombie” is recommended. Even if the three members of the band seem nice and harmless at first glance, they have had a number of scandals in the past as a post-punk band. Not least because of their provocative lyrics.
The text goes something like this:
If I were a zombie, I wouldn't need a station wagon anymore.
Because let's not kid ourselves: who would use a zombie as a freight forwarder?
If I were a zombie, I wouldn't have any worries anymore.
I would be an upright, good-looking undead.
That's pretty much what it would be like if I were a zombie,
If I were a zombie.
If I were a zombie, I would need a manager.
I know a director, I can work there on the side.
That wouldn't be difficult at all: I'd mostly just walk back and forth.
Scaring children with a spear - any amateur could do that.
If I were a zombie, if I were a zombie,
Happy zombie, happy zombie
If I were a, if I were a, if I were a zombie.
If I were a, if I were a, if I were a zombie.
If I were a, if I were a, if I were a zombie.
If I were one, if I were one, if I were two zombies. -
The Hooters are one of the bands from the 80s whose music I still enjoy listening to today. Now that we’ve come to the topic of zombies, here’s the song to go with it.
PS: Jung, the song “Zombie” by the Cranberries also has cult status here with us.
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Hi Tom,
it’s like Jacki and Roger say: the whole thing seems to have something to do with copyright. Videos that are shown on YouTube in the US cannot always be viewed here in Europe (and vice versa). Also your new link. Although I can read the title “Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation | Full Documentary Movie | Susan Sarandon,” the full video is not available. I copied only the title and entered it into the Google search function. I then receive short excerpts from the documentation, but the entire documentation is still not available. Someone seems to have film rights that don’t allow us to see this documentary. Similar to the country codes on DVDs or Blurays.
P.S. Why don’t you invite Mona and Lisa to your home for a coffee and Wiener Sacher Torte? Then you can watch the video together and talk nicely about it directly. 😃
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Halloween and Monsters that go together well like Cake and Cream, Cheer and Leader, Dentist and Drill. The German Band „Die Ärzte“ wrote a song in which they invite you to a monster party.
The text goes something like this: (sorry, the video is actually set to start at 0:53. The setting appears to be ignored here in the preview. I’ve had this problem here in the forum before).
Monster Party
In Ramnicul in Transylvania I saw a poster
It said that Count Dracula had invited to his own party
Everyone was invited, including Doctor Frankenstein
The only condition was: it had to be a monster
I stole an old sheet and cut two holes in it
I thought it would be better to be a ghost at the party
I packed some garlic and saddled my horse
Because such a party with Dracula is certainly not wrong
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
I came to the count's castle at sunset
I laughed up my sleeve: the night is definitely going to be long
The Invisible Man's Hat floated in the air in front of me
And finally Count Dracula came out of the tomb drunk
He raised his glass to toast, the contents were blood red
Slurred again: “Hello friends” and fell over like he was dead
All the monsters cheered; the atmosphere was great
The tower clock chimed one last time and then the party started
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
Even dead rock stars were there and happily joined in
Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and the villainous Sid
The invisible man was also dancing, I saw it in his hat
And everyone bopped obsessively to “Zombie B. Goode”
Suddenly a pitiful sob reached my ears
It came from King Kong in front of the castle, he couldn't fit through the gate
Boris Karloff saw this and behaved quite cleverly
Said: “If King Kong doesn’t fit through the gate, I’ll grab the white woman.”
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
I went to the toilet because I don't tolerate blood that well
The great white shark swam in the pool and said: “Hello.”
Looking for a bush I thought to myself
I think I'll take the mummy with me because of toilet paper
There was a disgusting animal there, I think from the other planet
It spoke to me: “My name is E.T. and I like parties.”
The skeleton especially seemed to be enjoying itself
It made the werewolf retrieve his shinbone a thousand times
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay
But when I shouted “Boo”, all the monsters were frightened
And whoever didn't faint simply ran away
I threw away the stupid sheet and felt really strong
And puked in the Count's coffin before I left
This is going to be the monster party, monster party, ay ay ay -
Hi Jung and Tim,
the little girl from Addams Family does a good job. Pretty unusual dance moves, but very funny to watch.
Does anyone remember the horror comedy Beetle Juice (directed by Tim Burton)? Towards the end of the movie, the rather likeable villains did an involuntary dance. The eponymous poltergeist Beetlejuice takes control of their bodies and their movements appear grotesquely remote-controlled. An entertaining performance by the actors.
https://youtu.be/WI7ePVquOtk?si=-tqb-n5PEjCLiTzh
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During their stage show, some musicians often wore costumes that were so crazy that they wouldn’t even have been noticed on Halloween. We’ve already seen Kiss and of course Angus Young in his school uniform. Here are some others.
In order: Falco, ABBA, The Residents, Nina Hagen, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, David Bowie
PS: Not to forget the Beach Boys. My Solution” was written by Brian Wilson and recorded on October 31, 1970, shortly before the sessions for the group’s album Surf’s Up. Photographs of the session show the band in Halloween costumes, including Wilson, whose face was painted green a la Frankenstein. Band archivist Alan Boyd said: “It’s kind of jokey track, Brian is playing a mad scientist and talking like Boris Karloff while the Beach Boys are singing (recites lyrics) ‘What I have done with my solution, my instant aim to evolution.'” His colleague Mark Linett surmised, “It’s just having the studio in the house, and deciding, ‘Let’s do a Halloween-inspired, clubhouse kind of event.’ I don’t know that it was ever intended to be released.”
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Michael Jackson: certainly not everyone’s cup of tea. But some of his music still deserves cult status, like this one (I’d better take the short version. Who knows who is watching here?)
David, I was hoping there would be a Weird Al Yankovic parody of Thriller. Unfortunately I didn’t find anything. Was he just parodying Bad?
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Two „Halloween classics“ are actually still missing. I have thought about whether I should post these. After all, everyone knows them. But what the heck: everyone knows what Easter eggs look like and yet they are hidden every year again.
Provocative, frivolous and fresh: this is how the Rocky Horror Picture Show came to our cinemas in 1977. What a scandal. A friend of mine wasn’t allowed to watch this on TV: his father had forbidden him.
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David, did you properly play music on your Casio? I have always dreamed of playing the piano or a keyboard. A school friend of mine financed his music studies by performing live as a musician. Back then he had keyboards from Yamaha and Korg. I always enjoyed listening to him, but I found it even more exciting to play around on his keyboards. He didn’t really like that. It’s a pitty, my music teachers at school managed to keep me away from music and unfortunately so did my school friend. Today I use PC software to create simple pieces of music. Just for fun. Certainly a horror for every musician, but for me it is the first time to be creative musically. Just like you may have tried out new sounds and ideas with your Casio.
But back to the topic: In the 80s, electronic organs from the italian company Bontempi were a hit under the Christmas tree. Cheap and small keyboards that had a simple drum machine inside and were intended as an introduction to music. Similar to the keyboards by Casio. More of a child’s toy than a serious instrument. The Bontempi keyboards sometimes somehow also played by themselves and gave the illusion to be a musician. But this illusion of making music without prior knowledge usually ended quickly and often led to disillusionment for many. And so most of these Christmas presents ended up in the junk room. As archaic and simple as the keyboards of that time sounded, they opened a door into a completely new world of sound. For me, a true master and pioneer of electronic music is still Jean Michel Jarre. He was a fantastic sound tinkerer. Although his best-known pieces are almost 50 years old, they still sound like messages from a distant galaxy that inspire our imagination to follow it into hidden dimensions. His music invites us to take a musical walk on the Milky Way, following the tail of glowing comets, passing by radiant supernovas and glittering spiral nebulae. Right into the heart of black holes, straight to the event horizon, where wondrous things await us. A journey through space and time. So in my youthful imagination. Many years later, together with some fellow musicians, Jarre tried to play his most famous album, Oxygen, live. I can’t say how much playback is included here, but it’s all impressive. The collection of his now historic synthesizers alone is worth seeing.
https://youtu.be/H9UzNh_2TXk?si=5xLzvniWuOH9vSjS
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That’s very entertaining Tim, thanks. The guitar to the right or whatever it’s supposed to be sounds really funny. The instrument could also be used for dubbing cartoons or comic strips.
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Hi Ed,
thanks for sharing that video. I didn’t know JJ Cale by now, but after listening to him playing the guitar, I believe that he has taught Eric Clapton to master this instrument. You’re right, both musicians together sound great. Clapton and Cale have a very similar style.
I didn’t know either that Casio build guitars. When I hear the name Casio, the last thing that comes to mind is an electric guitar. Just like Yamaha. I came across the following instrument by chance. Yamaha certainly produces good grand pianos and keyboards, but the EZ-EG sounds more like a synthesizer or a sampler to me than a guitar.
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Hi Jung,
yes, truly mysterious music from another time and dimension. We had already discussed it once. The producer of Enigma is Michael Cretu, who founded this New Age project together with Frank Peterson from Hamburg. It was also Peterson who had the idea to include Gregorian chants. The female vocals that can be heard on Enigma come partly from the singer Sandra, who was also initially produced by Michael Cretu and later married him. He also worked as a co-producer for Peter Schilling („Major Tom“). The only thing that eluded him was success with his own band. His formation „Moti Special“ was only able to land two hits and then sank back into insignificance. Frank Peterson separated from Cretu and founded his own project “Gregorian”. Sounds pretty similar to Enigma. Maybe you already know this.
