johnnywest
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 15, 2004 16:07:59 GMT -5
Does anyone remember this song? One of my favorites from 1984. I still have the 45 single somewhere :)
VH-1 used to show the video all the time. Paul McCartney was in it.
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jan 15, 2004 16:38:40 GMT -5
Oooh, classic pop! Love it! So catchy and fun. Perfect bubblegum.
Amusing fact, Tracey couldn't hit that big "Baybeee" note before the final chorus, so they just put the original Vocal from Kirsty Maccoll's version in that part. I presume Trace always mimed the track....
She had a few hits in the UK. 'Move Over Darling' is also much fun, download it. 'Breakaway' was quite decent too. She never took her pop career seriously of course, it was all a big laugh to her, and as soon as the hits dried up she happily moved on to other things.
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Post by mst3k on Jan 15, 2004 18:07:11 GMT -5
Excellent song! Very retro sounding. Love "Breakaway" as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2004 18:11:22 GMT -5
It's bareable. "Breakaway" is gag inducing.
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Post by ClassicCase on Jan 17, 2004 16:42:05 GMT -5
Indeed a classic pop song with a near-Spector-like sound in a way. Kinda reminds me of Leader Of The Pack . I remember hearing this song and I thought: This is SO cool! If you have seen her show on HBO called Tracey Takes On, they use that song at the end credits on the show when Tracy lip-synced it while she was in some of her characters. Still a favorite until this day.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jan 18, 2004 16:05:10 GMT -5
Amusing fact, Tracey couldn't hit that big "Baybeee" note before the final chorus, so they just put the original Vocal from Kirsty Maccoll's version in that part. I presume Trace always mimed the track....
That's funny because I had no idea. :)
Her album "You Broke My Heart In 17 Places" also has a version of "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)." Rick Dees played a clip of the original verison (I forget who sings it) when "I Want You" by Savage Garden was in the Top 40 because they sound so much alike.
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Post by mst3k on Jan 18, 2004 17:33:19 GMT -5
Her album "You Broke My Heart In 17 Places" also has a version of "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)." Rick Dees played a clip of the original verison (I forget who sings it) Reunion |
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Post by jond7699 on Jan 20, 2004 11:50:15 GMT -5
I think it sucks really bad. In fact all of Tracy's music is pretty "gag inducing" to quote Rebirth
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Post by Hervard on Jan 20, 2004 17:06:23 GMT -5
Oooh, classic pop! Love it! So catchy and fun. Perfect bubblegum. Amusing fact, Tracey couldn't hit that big "Baybeee" note before the final chorus, so they just put the original Vocal from Kirsty Maccoll's version in that part. I presume Trace always mimed the track.... Wow, I didn't know that! Come to think of it, the person singing it does sound a little different. Sort of like in the version of The Brady Bunch where the kids were singing that song Greg wrote, but Peter's voice kept cracking. In the new song, "Time To Change", someone else had to sing Peter's part because he couldn't get his voice to sound that way. |
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jan 21, 2004 0:28:04 GMT -5
Oooh, classic pop! Love it! So catchy and fun. Perfect bubblegum. |
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jul 24, 2004 15:08:09 GMT -5
Still a classic.
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Post by bluenote on Jul 24, 2004 15:47:40 GMT -5
was this the comedian from the HBO show?
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jul 24, 2004 16:04:36 GMT -5
Yes, same Tracey Ullmann. Download the song, it's a lot of fun.
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Post by billcs on Jul 24, 2004 18:59:01 GMT -5
Excellent song! Very retro sounding. Love "Breakaway" as well. I like "Break-a-way" much better. |
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Post by snoman on Jul 24, 2004 23:18:28 GMT -5
It's bubble gum pop at its finest. I like it.
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Post by reception on Jul 25, 2004 11:29:46 GMT -5
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Post by Jeff on Jul 26, 2004 10:45:32 GMT -5
I remember the song--and love it.
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jan 18, 2005 1:27:16 GMT -5
bump
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Post by reception on Jan 18, 2005 17:23:40 GMT -5
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Post by thebigham on Jan 18, 2005 18:26:13 GMT -5
Loved it.
Chris
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Apr 28, 2006 16:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 5, 2006 15:25:05 GMT -5
I haven't seen that video in years!
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Feb 12, 2007 17:13:17 GMT -5
Tracey's debut album 'You Broke My Heart In Seventeen Places' has just been re-issued with bonus tracks in the UK. Here's another link to the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0FIl4-cC9U |
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Post by cartman2002 on Feb 12, 2007 17:25:46 GMT -5
They Don't Know peaked at #8 in 1984 and everyone in the US didn't know they she would host a succesful variety show on Fox and introduced the Simpsons to the world on the series.
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Post by rr1981 on Jul 19, 2007 0:54:39 GMT -5
I love this song. I remember hearing it as bumper music on a show and I googled the lyrics and was shocked to learn who it was! TRACY ULMAN? I only knew her from her HBO comedy show and had no idea she had a music career. Anyway, great song.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jul 19, 2007 3:06:18 GMT -5
Kirsty MacColl was such a talented singer-songwriter. She truly passed too early.
I like both versions of this song, but I prefer MacColl's, likely just because it's her and she's awesome. Ullman did it justice, though.
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Jul 19, 2007 11:24:30 GMT -5
cute song!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Feb 24, 2011 19:15:10 GMT -5
just bought this song, too. It's totally awesome and such an 80's classic. Loves it!  |
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Post by Verisimilitude on Dec 19, 2013 14:22:33 GMT -5
A cover of a Kirsty Maccoll song (who provides backing vocals on this too), this song peaked at #2 in the UK and at #8 in the US in 1983. And this was before she found success as a comedienne with The Tracey Ullman Show.
Love this song, perfect for karaoke. Paul McCartney also made a cameo in this too.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Jan 3, 2014 14:33:23 GMT -5
I really enjoy this song. The video is cute, especially the McCartney cameo.
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