Remember the music you used to bop to?

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:12 pm

I was in the pub. (well needed respite, trust me on that one)
So anyway, I heard a song that I hadn't heard since I was a young teen. And I noticed everyones head bopping when the beat began. It was like everyone was sent back in time to their old pub days. (Cold Chisel was a pub band)
Being as it was not a song for my age group in 1979 but still hearing it on the radio every day I obviously put my own interpretation to the words. I always thought the lyrics were "shootin steel" I thought it was a gun song. Apparently it's a trucking song.

yes yes after everyone stopped laughing because in turn they thought I was singing "shitting steel" AAANYWAY....

So what song have you heard that takes you back in time and makes you want to dance or chant or bop your head when you hear it? Put it in this thread and explain when you first got down to it and if it has the same effect on you now.
SHIPPING steel

Post by **spot** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:17 pm

You'd like this perhaps. https://www.alistairhulett.com/product/ ... g-jack-cd/ - very Australian.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:35 pm

That makes you get up and dance? Didn't know you were a socialist young spot

okay the second one made me bop.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:37 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:35 pm That makes you get up and dance? Didn't know you were a socialist young spot

okay the second one made me bop.

The first time I ventured abroad on my own there were three songs that were played continuously on the juke box and they drilled themselves into my brain. Chanson del Immigrante by Led Zeplin, Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn and another where the chorus was the nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.

It took me a long time to get over that.

Post by **LarsMac** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:53 pm

Quickest way to get my feet goin'

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:41 pm

Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:37 pm
magentaflame wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:35 pm That makes you get up and dance? Didn't know you were a socialist young spot

okay the second one made me bop.
The first time I ventured abroad on my own there were three songs that were played continuously on the juke box and they drilled themselves into my brain. Chanson del Immigrante by Led Zeplin, Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn and another where the chorus was the nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.

It took me a long time to get over that.

Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me?

The last one Boney M?
The immigrant song LOVE IT.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:51 pm

LarsMac wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:53 pm
Quickest way to get my feet goin'

Oh yeah!

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:20 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:41 pm
Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:37 pm
magentaflame wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:35 pm That makes you get up and dance? Didn't know you were a socialist young spot

okay the second one made me bop.
The first time I ventured abroad on my own there were three songs that were played continuously on the juke box and they drilled themselves into my brain. Chanson del Immigrante by Led Zeplin, Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn and another where the chorus was the nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.

It took me a long time to get over that.
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me?
The last one Boney M?
The immigrant song LOVE IT.

Well I was young

Can’t be Boney M, they weren’t around at the time but it must be someone like.

Post by **LarsMac** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:39 am

I reckon I should take note.
Remember the music you used to bop to?

I STILL Bop to the same old stuff

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:00 pm

The first riff in this .....can't help it computer dancing. ....shuuush it's a form of exercise. it is you know.!

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:07 pm

I still remember my brother and I going through my mum and dads old 45's and we thought this was cool in the early eighties and danced to it. Dad was watching us from the lounge doorway. I think he was tickled pink his own young tweens were dancing to it. lol Still gets me going.
I think it's the same when I saw one of my sons had bought a Marley cd...I was proud.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:42 pm

The song I got up and danced to on my own on numerous occassions at the Barn Club to remember my bestie who had been packaged off to America to be a nanny by her mother (my friend didn't want to go) that was 'our' song the one we both always danced to in the run up to her leaving.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:48 pm

Then along came the fore runners to my faves for the dancefloor - trance

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:53 pm

up to the all time greatest, two seconds in full blast and I'm in the middle of the dance floor (or kitchen these days)

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:05 pm

That last Betty! ooohhh Betty is a RAGER. Rage party on girl!

The first.....Tiiiin Roof .......Rusted! Awesome song! and boppy

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:12 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:05 pm That last Betty! ooohhh Betty is a RAGER. Rage party on girl!

My children will agree I do rage !

I think you mean RAVE

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:17 pm

OOPS ! sorry yeah. Fraid I missed that time period. Raver!

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:20 pm

Almost embarrassed by this, but I was watching Ab fab and saw Edwina do this dance and it all came back to me. I know sad but it was fun at the time and I still remember the moves. Thank god I live alone.

Doom dom dom........doom dom dom

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:28 pm

Adam and the Ants were big when I was in my final year of primary school, I bopped to their tunes whilst on our whole class holiday in Coverack Youth Hostel. The teachers woke us up at 7am each morning by blasting 'Tell me why I don't like Mondays' into the dormitories. By the Friday we'd talked them into playing Adam Ant as a treat instead.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:59 pm

Betty Boop wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:28 pm Adam and the Ants were big when I was in my final year of primary school, I bopped to their tunes whilst on our whole class holiday in Coverack Youth Hostel. The teachers woke us up at 7am each morning by blasting 'Tell me why I don't like Mondays' into the dormitories. By the Friday we'd talked them into playing Adam Ant as a treat instead.

Woah.....weird teachers. Boom town rats? Were they expecting something to happen?

Post by **spot** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:18 pm

I recall dancing to Wannabe if that helps.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:38 pm

spot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:18 pm I recall dancing to Wannabe if that helps.

NO not really . The Asian fetish. It's a repeat. They are a little behind in pop and rock. That's okay though they are still learning. It's a big stretch.

Post by **spot** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:41 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:38 pm
spot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:18 pm I recall dancing to Wannabe if that helps.
NO not really . The Asian fetish. It's a repeat. They are a little behind in pop and rock. That's okay though they are still learning. It's a big stretch.

I thought the Spice Girls retired twenty years ago, it was definitely them on the sound system though. I asked at the time.

I'll look for a video...

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:45 pm

Hmmm...spice girls didn't come up. Only Asian stuff did in the search. Normally of course it would.

Post by **spot** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:56 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:45 pm Hmmm...spice girls didn't come up. Only Asian stuff did in the search. Normally of course it would.

I expect we might have different search histories. Your documentary trailer an hour ago said how what you look for gets different results if the search engine has enough background. Mine clearly thinks I'm fixated on 90s girl groups, Kylie, Kate Bush and S Club 7.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:03 pm

Fuck with it....put in Tibetin throat singing.

Or maybe not.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:38 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:38 pm
spot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:18 pm I recall dancing to Wannabe if that helps.
NO not really . The Asian fetish. It's a repeat. They are a little behind in pop and rock. That's okay though they are still learning. It's a big stretch.

Isn't that just a little bit condescending ?

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:19 pm

Betty Boop wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:38 am
magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:38 pm
spot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:18 pm I recall dancing to Wannabe if that helps.
NO not really . The Asian fetish. It's a repeat. They are a little behind in pop and rock. That's okay though they are still learning. It's a big stretch.

Isn't that just a little bit condescending ?

no I'm talking about an industry trying to copy another. I was being critical not condescending.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:24 pm

spot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:56 pm
magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:45 pm Hmmm...spice girls didn't come up. Only Asian stuff did in the search. Normally of course it would.
I expect we might have different search histories. Your documentary trailer an hour ago said how what you look for gets different results if the search engine has enough background. Mine clearly thinks I'm fixated on 90s girl groups, Kylie, Kate Bush and S Club 7.

I think it's a google thing, FB isn't the first to mess with us. Other than that I have no idea why it would give me Asian girls dancing around. I haven't looked up Asian news in awhile.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:46 pm

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:11 pm

when I was a teenager I used to go to King Street in Melbourne and if we could get in, go to the "Rubber Soul" (Bit of underaging going on then, these days underage means police raids not a nice place anymore)..it was all 60's music. Smoke, cages, the works, but when this song was played it became a different place. Heads swayed and bobbed. And you danced strangely.................just like in the sixties!

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:04 am

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:55 pm

I was a teenager in the 70's and very into the Bee Gees!

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:22 pm

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:44 am

OHI yeah! or what I thought as a 15 year old. still same dance moves

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:16 pm

This is weird!

I clicked on your video. And this is the message I got.

VIDEO UNAVAILABLE
THE UPLOADER HAS NOT MADE THIS VIDEO AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:25 pm

cars wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:16 pm This is weird!

I clicked on your video. And this is the message I got.

VIDEO UNAVAILABLE
THE UPLOADER HAS NOT MADE THIS VIDEO AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY

Hmmmm...you get those too? Maybe this one will work.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:19 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:25 pm
cars wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:16 pm This is weird!

I clicked on your video. And this is the message I got.

VIDEO UNAVAILABLE
THE UPLOADER HAS NOT MADE THIS VIDEO AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY
Hmmmm...you get those too? Maybe this one will work.

This one worked, thanks! Rockin on catchy beat!

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 2:56 pm

Yeah I worked out if it has' INXS' in the search instead of 'Youtube' It apparently only shows here and New Zealand. INXS Channel, maybe tailored? INXS have really good beats.(well they did in the early days, Then they became famous and didn't try so hard IMHO) Been bopping to these guys since I was 10.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:25 pm

OKAY THAT"S IT!!! I feel violated!!!!

I was just bopping down to the 'Cockroaches' Saturday night song just a minute ago and in the searchy bit on youtube I I see wiggles stuff. I'm like? How does that relate? I'm well past looking for Wiggles songs. why is that there?

Then I came across this!!!!!

The Cockroaches
They were around putting out singles since 1980, but their big hit was "She's The One", with meaningful lyrics such as "She's the one, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one, she's the one..." Eventually they found their demographic and changed their name to The Wiggles.

• "She's The One"
• "Wait Up"
• "Permanently Single"
• "Hey What Now"
• "Another Saturday Night"

WTF?

Those barstard's fantastic marketing ploy scooped up all the teens of the 80's and made them dance for another bloody decade with their kids to their songs.....The shame! The shame!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:54 am

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:55 am

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:57 am

Post by **spot** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:52 am

This is perhaps an odd admission but today is the first time I've heard this song. The only reason I know it is from the astounding number of parodies over the years, none of which used these lyrics. I'd always thought it was originally a folk song from centuries back but apparently not - this is the band which first released it. Never having heard of The Proclaimers is a measure of my ignorance.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:15 pm

hee hee hee Betty, Spot.....I love those songs.

"I'm gonna be" is a song to hype up a pub crowd looking a little dull.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:27 pm

Don't blame me Betty started it. I thought this was their best song. (a little more dance-able lol )

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:17 pm

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:43 pm

Does anyone else have regrets of throwing out albums because "you're all grown up now and you don't need all that stuff"? think of the children.....

...........think of the fortune I would be sitting on....

I've had a bitch of a fortnight at work and came home to put prodigy on and saw this. .... OH the regrets. My neck doesn't allow me to appreciate it fully now....but anyhoo

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:47 am