This is one of my favorite musical and creative genres across my life, but I’m having trouble finding an example across the FV that I can access. Anybody know if there is such a community?
To ramble on-- it just crushes me that SO much friggen’ awesome & original song content appears across these two major niches, yet on radio and everywhere (it seems to me) we just hear the same old dumbed-down, formulaic bullshit. Me? Even as a cynical old man, I have absolute love for young peoples’ creativity upon such things. And there really ARE such crushingly fun / excellent tunes out there to enjoy. Couple examples:
John Cale - How We See The Light:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQ9Xt9hU3c
Tessa Violet - Nancy Sinatra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQyFFTh_YGc
Vendredi sur Mer (Charline Mignot) - Écoute chérie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhqUMFj51X0
To me, these are brilliant, young* creators absolutely kicking booty, and yet we barely hear of them. Why is that…?
* Haha, John, you’re still young to ME!
EDIT : Ehhh… couple more I’ll post in the comments. What think, amigos…?
Oh my… Human League. You’re dragging me back to my late teens now. Yaah, wasn’t a big fan of this band. Seemed a bit whiffy and it was all whiff for a lot of the bands on the charts then so they were extra whiff. LOL!
I got hooked on the grittier New York scene - Blondie, The Ramones, Jim Carroll Band, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The Nails… Still have much of it on vinyl.
Geez, I gotta do something with it at some point.
Oh, man-- how about some Karaoke, mein Freund!
It is so much fun! <3
I’d try it but I have a tin ear! LOL!
Can do a banging Sinatra version of songs as I flatten everything when I sing!
P.S. putting up links to Modern Romans by The Call on the AlternativeNation comm.
Oh, hey! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHkvkkIzlo