OMG, John Hiatt’s on there! YAY!

By nat on 09.30.09 6:55 pm

I cant believe there’s nothing by The Smiths!!! Or by a number of the other bands I rant on about in my own adrenalin-driven intro.

But I still knew more songs this week than most others which means I can skip some of them and get through the episode in record time.

Like you Tim, 1983 wasnt a year of any huge significance to me, but it’s quite clear that it wasnt the worst ever for music.

Bob….I had forgotten all about Minutemen. Thanks for the reminder about how good they were.

Greer…..that’s one of the greatest ever chant-along choruses of all time. Saw them earlier this year when they specially reformed to support Edwyn Collins - great fun, great memories.

Linda - a colleague of mine has finished buying all the Xmas presents that she’s giving, including everything for her 5 year old daughter. But I dont think she bought any CDs by The Carpenters.

Adam….too many restrictions on yourself. All that great music and you end up with fizzy pop. Grrr.

Sorry Chris. Sometimes 4m people can be wrong…but c’mon with my love of all things jingly-jangly you wouldnt have expected me to say anything else!

Tricia. Are you an ex-girlfriend of mine who changed her name, accent and moved to a different continent to get away from me?? The feathered-up hair and Duran Duran make-up are a give-away you know….and one of the great forgotten bands of the Factory era. Bloody marvellous.

James - You’re just a bairn!! I find it scary that so much of the music I rave about was made before you were born. And also frightening to think how massive The Police were in 83 when just 4 years earlier it had taken re-released singles to get the into the charts.

Jeremy. Great intro. Great analysis of 83. I was lucky enough to see one of the first ever Big Country gigs in a tiny venue in Glasgow and for a while I loved them. The Crossing was/is a great album and Inwards is a great song so reminiscent of The Skids. Sadly, the music post-83 was too plod-rock for my liking.

Brilliant stuff Eiron and FiL. Some of the funniest moments in broadcasting history. If Carlsberg made CP intros……..

Nat….you would have liked living in Scotland in 1983 if you were trying to escape head-banging hair-bands. Try and get Dr Who to bring you back the next time he’s in your area.

Kev/Bella. One. Of. The. Greatest. Songs. Ever. Written. Did you ever see the live version on Later when Jools Holland joined in. One.Of.The.Greatest.TV.Moments.Ever. Its the first song that I know this week that I just cant bring myself to skip over. I’m now playing air-piano!

John. You said it all. But I reserve the right to challenge you a fight round the back of the pub about the #1 song of 1983. At least you made your mind up. I’ve changed mine about 53 times.

T.I.C. - I do remember Side 2s (great question mind you). I have never until this moment knowingly listened to a John Hiatt song…I’m sorry to say that it might be a while before I do so again. But then again, you probably have an aversion to a lot of the bands I mentioned in my intro.

Dirk. Another classic intro. And your great choice was something I would never have expected from you my friend. Did you have the Vince Clarke haircut you sissyish-wimp????

Tim. Thanks again for all your hard work this week.

I think the CP nation should be told what I learned form a third party earlier this week - Tim is doing all the CP stuff without any internet access at home which,(apart from it is almost as if he is living back in 1983) really is an effort being made on our behalf that is a long long long long way over and beyond the call of duty.

Oce again. Thanks Tim.

By jc on 09.30.09 8:09 pm

Don’t judge Hiatt by that song, JC. He has come a long, long way from being the “American Elvis Costello” that the record company tried to force him to be. His voice is, indeed, an acquired taste, but his songs pack some fun and some great human observation. I do love the way he pokes fun at the old Publisher’s CLearinghouse ads with “You May Already Be A Winner,” though.

By nat on 09.30.09 9:56 pm

I heard some good background sounds in both Adam’s and Bob’s intros. Sorry, Bob, I had to skip over Madonna’s song, as she hurts my ears; I liked your intro, though.

By nat on 09.30.09 11:46 pm

JC, my first thought was THe Smiths, but I thought somebody cooler would submit one, so I skipped to my lovely Waterboys. Go figure!

By nat on 09.30.09 11:51 pm

I was 15, JC, and lived in the middle of nowhere. My mum would send me to the village barber (estimated age: 80) once a month and believe me when I tell you that he surely didn’t know who Vince Clark was. Nor did he know about his haircut, so you might be able to imagine what my head looked like back then: it was rather Alison Moyet than Vince Clark!

The CP looks fantastic, can’t wait to listen to it tomorrow!

By Dirk on 10.01.09 8:37 am

I really enjoyed this episode!

JC - No one’s ever called me a bairn before! Fantastic!

Also….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISABELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By James! on 10.01.09 2:31 pm

I’m trolling my iPod for songs with a countoff…lotsa Beatles, but I don’t know if I want to be forced into that, even though I dig ‘em.

I don’t suppose the Feist song would be in the same spirit…

By nat on 10.01.09 3:59 pm

Amazing episode - i actually found it very emotional to listen to these songs. JC’s intro proved how much amazing music there was then. Could it be worth getting another tory government in if that’s the music it creates?…….Nah!

You will all be delighted to hear that despite my excellent tastes, Bella has spent the whole week blasting out Hannah Montana - birthday cd from her sister!

By kev on 10.02.09 8:33 pm

I loved 1983 and I LOVED this CP episode. So much fantastic content!!

First off, Huge Thanks to Tim for all the hard work without home internet. Hopefully, you will have less stress now that you are home wired.

So many great intros, but Jeremy, Eiron and FiL were ace.

Greer, really loved Cath. Never heard of it (which, as a music geek, surprised me. It is the kind of thing I would have been a fan of).

Borderline brought me right back. I forgot all about my fingerless gloves and lacy leggings.

And, JC, I would so love to hear a 1983 podcast all from you. (xxoo from your old girlfriend). I almost went with a Go-Betweens song, too. Fantastic!!

By Tricia on 10.02.09 11:02 pm

argh! i am really suffering being without sound on the computer that has all my music on it!! i hate not being a part of podcasts . . .

By mjrc on 10.03.09 12:33 am

I considered the Smiths very strongly. I have a bunch of their live stuff from 1983. I could have gone about four directions for this podcast; another subject I considered was the death of Dennis Wilson that year. Both Karen Carpenter and Wilson were California-based. I love the Smiths, but I gotta stand by my homies.

By Linda on 10.03.09 11:58 pm

I, too, considered Dennis Wilson, Linda, but just couldn’t do it. Brian was the true talent, but Dennis was the real Beach Boy. I did, though, have a soft spot for The Carpenters, though notsomuch the brother. Karen’s voice was so lovely.

By nat on 10.04.09 3:00 am

OMG, I just watched Los Gauchos. What a surprise!

By Linda on 10.04.09 4:37 am

Indeed, a surprising video!

Flashbacks galore this time ’round (most of them pleasant), and yes, the occasional shocking reminder of the passing years from the wee bairns for whom music of ‘83 constitutes archaeology. Happens to all of us eventually, I suppose.

JC - Loved your passionate intro, especially the tie-in to the whys and wherefores of your blog.
- - And for the record; No, no aversions here to any of the bands you listed. ‘S’all good…

… and even if John Hiatt’s not your cup of tea, he’s apparently Nat’s, so I guess it balances out - - ?

By The In Crowd on 10.06.09 5:49 pm