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Music 🎵 Today's Music Break thread

Money for Nothing studio version was like coolest song of 1985.

The Live Aid live version honks chips in comparison and doesn't capture the same energy as the studio version and the blocky awked out early CGI video
 
I believe this has been posted elsewhere but don't believe in this tread. Not going through 400+ post to verify so I'll just post. The title translates to "I'm very glad to finally be returning home." Damn proud of myself for being able to translate all but one word. Cheated to get the remainder. Have not studied Russian since 1995.

 
SlaveToTheGrind said:
I believe this has been posted elsewhere but don't believe in this tread. Not going through 400+ post to verify so I'll just post. The title translates to "I'm very glad to finally be returning home." Damn proud of myself for being able to translate all but one word. Cheated to get the remainder. Have not studied Russian since 1995.

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I heard a story about this often meme'ed performance. The way I heard it was this well-known Russian singer was scheduled to appear on some tv show to sing that song. The government censors, however, took exception to some of the song lyrics and provided "alternate" lyrics that the singer found to be absolutely ridiculous, and since the performance was scheduled to happen in only a few minutes, angrily chose to dispense with the song's lyrics altogether and just sing nonsense syllables instead... tro-lo-looo :music: .....Sure, it may sound completely stupid but no government censors could possibly take exception to that.
 
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While I appreciate the contribution Syd Barrett made to the band's early music, and that he continued to influence the band's music long after his departure, and that this experimental period was instrumental to the band they would become, I... just don't think early Pink Floyd music is really all that good, not musically, not lyrically, and not in terms of production. It's very basic, amateurish and indulgent.
 
Doohickie said:
While I appreciate the contribution Syd Barrett made to the band's early music, and that he continued to influence the band's music long after his departure, and that this experimental period was instrumental to the band they would become, I... just don't think early Pink Floyd music is really all that good, not musically, not lyrically, and not in terms of production. It's very basic, amateurish and indulgent.
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I think the key to really enjoying Pink Floyd is to be high. Same with the Grateful Dead.
 
Doohickie said:
While I appreciate the contribution Syd Barrett made to the band's early music, and that he continued to influence the band's music long after his departure, and that this experimental period was instrumental to the band they would become, I... just don't think early Pink Floyd music is really all that good, not musically, not lyrically, and not in terms of production. It's very basic, amateurish and indulgent.
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Agreed.

Pink Floyd really hit their peak in the late '70s and early '80s. Here's my favorite peak-era Pink Floyd song:





I learned way too late in life that "Lunatic Fringe" was not actually a Pink Floyd song! :rofl:
 

Generally an obscure song, but has a quintessential 80's sound and most importantly it brings back memories for me.
 
Maister said:
Generally an obscure song
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More obscure than you realize:

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Can anyone else see this vid? Maybe it's just me.

Can you post the title of the vid and I'll search in YouTube?
 
Back when music videos were an event, the band ABC had a cartoon of themselves commissioned for this video.

 
^ I absolutely love that song (I think it was my most played song on Spotify a couple years back). I really liked the official video with The Eagles playing it in the studio for The Long Run album.



I also don't think I've ever actually seen the entirety of The Warriors. I remember catching bits and pieces of it on TV over the years and always thought 94% of the clips I saw were pretty horrible (stupid dialogue, terrible resolution/cinematography, etc.). The clips in the video you posted look to be a lot better resolution than what I recall. Maybe one of these days I'll go back and check it out again.


Edit because I forgot that a clip of the song was used in a great scene of a great episode of Rick & Morty:

 
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