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Hace 6 días · 152 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 59 seconds ago. I'll be honest. This is the kind of thing that happens when I get bored. Both of these songs came out only months apart in 1977, Plastic...
This song (original by Elton Motello) has been covered a whole bunch of times, including by The Damned. This is my favorite version. edit: This video includes side-B of the single, "Children of the Damned." So, unintended double connection, I guess.
Hace 1 día · In that spirit, Record Time #1 does a deep dive into the crazy history of Plastic Bertrand's 'Ca Plane Pour Moi,' the biggest international hit single in punk history, its roots in novelty music, Elton Motello's contribution to the song, and the dozens of cover versions, answer songs, rip-offs and exploitations the song inspired.
14 de may. de 2024 · According to Wikipedia: ‘Alan Ward had toured Belgium with Bastard. Through his connections there, he had his new moniker, Elton Motello, debut on the Belgian label Pinball with the single "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" in 1977. The song was backed by session musicians Mike Butcher (guitar), John Valcke (bass), and Bob Dartsch (drums), instead of Elton Motello's regular musicians.
17 de may. de 2024 · Ça Plane Pour Moi roughly translates as “This Life’s for Me.”. Besides the original French, there is also an English version, Jet Boy Jet Girl, by Elton Motello, which was released around the same time. . Ça Plane Pour Moi was co-written and produced by producer/songwriter Lou Deprijck.
This song is super interesting. The instrumental was written by the guitar player for the Damned and it was used by two different bands, one in England and one in France. The French one was Ca Plane Pour Moi. The English one was "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" by Elton Motello, which imo is the better song, but it was less of a hit.
Hace 5 días · My Top 1000 Songs #651: Looking Forward To Seeing You. [I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.] Golden Smog are one of the few super-groups actually deserving of the title, an act whose songs are often as great--if not better--then those if its ...
