Hector wrote:
Like Chicago after Chicago VII, they seemed to lose whatever made them interesting to me by then, but "If You Leave Me Now" is such a great song.
Lemon Jelly did track called "Soft" that's pretty much just one sample from that song by Chicago, repeated over & over-the "ooh-hoo, baby, please don't go" line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft/RockMany artists listed in thread are ones I like (or used to, when these came out). I grew up in the 70's & listened to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (at friend's house, since I didn't have the album), hadn't even seen the movie (only just saw it a few years ago). Liked Bee-Gees' music, incl. that hit they had later, "One"-also songs by their (late) brother Andy Gibb.
markaudette wrote:
One song in particular that I like is "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard. I like that you can hear an old Wurlitzer organ in it. The song has that unmistakable disco beat in it.
Cliff Richard-saw him on Mike Douglas or Merv Griffin afternoon tv show-doing "Wired for Sound", also liked (from the radio) "Devil Woman", "(It's so Funny) how we don't talk anymore", and "Dreaming".
Tangerine Dream ("Firestarter") & Vangelis ("Blade Runner")-instrumental film soundtracks.
Bagpipes-have love/hate relationship to that sound, it depends. Like the bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace" in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1970's version)-while the pods are being loaded onto ship at port. Not sure about yodeling, but there's some "ululating" vocal work I like, by Bulgarian Women's Chorus/Ensemble.
I like stuff that sounds good to me, even though it might seem embarrassing to admit these.
Such as:
"Scoundrel Days" album by A-ha (no, their big hit "Take on Me" isn't even on that one). Really liked their follow-up/lesser hit, "The Sun Always Shines on tv" (though that's not on this one, either).
Wang Chung, various 80's songs: "I Can Hardly Wait", "To Live and Die in L.A." & "Let's Go".
The Dream Academy: "Edge of Forever" (used in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off") & "Love Parade".
Some songs from Miami Vice soundtracks-esp. Jan Hammer's work (he did music for that groovy Clive Owen 1990's series "Chancer").
George Michael (both "Faith" & "Listen w/o Prejudice vol.1" albums).
Definately a "one-hit-wonder": Living in a Box's "Living in a Box"-catchy tune, nonetheless.
I could go on...
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