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Fashion Takes A Holiday
''Fashion Takes a Holiday'' is the fourth and final studio album by the Australian rock band Tlot Tlot and their only covers album. It was released in 1994. Track list The band covered "Just Can't Get Enough" on their live album ''The Live Set - Volume 1'' two years earlier - the recording from that album is included on this album. As well as the tracks listed here, at least two more tracks, "The Girlfriend Song" and "Stink", were recorded in the sessions. "The Girlfriend Song" was released as a stand-alone single in 1995 with "In the Summertime" and "Stink" as B-sides. External links ''Fashion Takes a Holiday''on Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... 1994 albums Tlot Tlot albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tlot Tlot
Tlot Tlot ( or ) were an Australian pop rock band formed in 1986 as Man in the Wood. The original line-up was Owen Bolwell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Briant on lead guitar, and Stanley Paulzen on drums and lead vocals. Briant left in 1991 and the band name was changed to Tlot Tlot. Their 1995 single, "The Girlfriend Song", reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100 and was nominated for Best Pop Release at ARIA Music Awards of 1995. The group issued four albums, ''A Day at the Bay'' (1991), ''Pistolbuttsa'twinkle'' (1992), ''The Live Set - Volume 1'' (1993) and ''Fashion Takes a Holiday'' (1995), before disbanding in 1997. History Tlot Tlot formed in Melbourne in 1986 as alternative rockers, Man in the Wood, with Owen Bolwell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Briant on lead guitar, and Stanley Paulzen on drums and lead vocals. Their debut release was a 7-inch single, "Rain" in 1989, followed by an eight-track extended play, '' Thumper'', released in 1990, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Live Set - Volume 1
Tlot Tlot ( or ) were an Australian pop rock band formed in 1986 as Man in the Wood. The original line-up was Owen Bolwell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Briant on lead guitar, and Stanley Paulzen on drums and lead vocals. Briant left in 1991 and the band name was changed to Tlot Tlot. Their 1995 single, "The Girlfriend Song", reached the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100 and was nominated for Best Pop Release at ARIA Music Awards of 1995. The group issued four albums, ''A Day at the Bay'' (1991), ''Pistolbuttsa'twinkle'' (1992), ''The Live Set - Volume 1'' (1993) and ''Fashion Takes a Holiday'' (1995), before disbanding in 1997. History Tlot Tlot formed in Melbourne in 1986 as alternative rockers, Man in the Wood, with Owen Bolwell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Briant on lead guitar, and Stanley Paulzen on drums and lead vocals. Their debut release was a 7-inch single, "Rain" in 1989, followed by an eight-track extended play, '' Thumper'', released in 1990, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Like About You (The Romantics Song)
"What I Like About You" is a song by American rock band the Romantics. Written by band members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos in 1979, the song is included on the band's self-titled debut album (1980), and was also released as a single in late 1979. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead vocalist on the song. The band filmed a music video for the song that appeared frequently on MTV during the early 1980s. Michael Morales took the song even higher in 1989, Lillix also sang this song in 2003 and 5 Seconds of Summer covered the song in their 2014 self-titled debut album. Writing and original version "What I Like About You" was written by Palmar, Marinos and Skill around a guitar part by Skill. The song's "Hey, uh-huh-huh" refrain was influenced by the Yardbirds' "Over Under Sideways Down" and Chuck Berry's " Back in the U.S.A." The song's riff is slightly similar to Neil Diamond's "Cherry, Cherry", the Standells' 1966 hit "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Take Your Guns To Town
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer Johnny Cash. It was released in December 1958 as the first single from the album '' The Fabulous Johnny Cash''. Content The song tells the story of Billy Joe, a young cowboy yearning for freedom and independence. One day, armed with his guns, Billy Joe decides to take a trip to find himself, despite his mother's constant pleas not to take his guns with him. He arrives into a cattle town and visits a local saloon. He samples some strong liquor to try to prove to himself that he has become the man he always wanted to be. A bully cowboy is seated at the bar next to Billy Joe, and begins to laugh and make fun of him. Angered by the cowboy's taunting, Billy Joe reaches for one of his guns to draw on the bully. However, with his marksmanship experience, the bully cowboy shoots Billy Joe before he could even take aim. All the other patrons gather around Billy Joe as he collapses to his death from the gunsho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Games (song)
"Computer Games" is a song by New Zealand band Mi-Sex, released in September 1979 in Australia and New Zealand as the second single from their debut studio album, ''Graffiti Crimes'' (1979). The song peaked at number 1 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand. The music video was filmed on location at what was at the time Control Data Corporation's North Sydney centre and included gameplay from the 1979 arcade games ''Speed Freak'', ''Basketball'' and '' Star Fire''. The single won the award for Best Australian Single at the 1979 ''TV Week''/''Countdown'' Music Awards. The single was also released in Europe and North America, as well as South Africa where the band's name was altered to MS to satisfy censorship. The song was also re-recorded as the final track for the band's 1983 album '' Where Do They Go?'', a dub version was the 12" B-side of their 1983 single "Lost Time" and again on the 2016 EP ''Extended Play''. Reception Musicologist Ian McFarlane opined that it was an "electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Summertime (Mungo Jerry Song)
"In the Summertime", released in 1970, is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry. It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks on one of the Canadian charts, and number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, eventually selling 30 million copies. Written and composed by the band's lead singer, Ray Dorset, while working in a lab for Timex, the lyrics of the song celebrate the carefree days of summer. The track was included on the second album by the band, '' Electronically Tested'', issued in March 1971. Composition and recording Dorset has said that the song only took 10 minutes to write, which he did using a second-hand Fender Stratocaster, while he was taking time off from his regular job, working in a lab for Timex. The song was recorded in Pye Studio 1 with Barry Murray producing. Initially the song was only two minutes lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Button Up Your Overcoat
"Button Up Your Overcoat" is a popular song. The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The song was published in 1928, and was first performed later that same year by vocalist Ruth Etting. However, the most famous rendition of this song was recorded early the following year by singer Helen Kane, who was at the peak of her popularity at the time. Kane's childlike voice and Bronx dialect eventually became the inspiration for the voice of cartoon character Betty Boop (most famously using Kane's famous catchphrase Boop Boop a Doop). From January 9, 1929, to December 21, 1929, Jack Haley and Zelma O'Neal sang "Button Up Your Overcoat" on Broadway in the musical, ''Follow Thru''. They reprised the song in the film version which opened on September 27, 1930, and was one of the first movies in Technicolor. Other recordings *Paul Whiteman (vocal by Vaughn De Leath) (1929) *Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (1929) *Johnny Mercer (1946) *The Hi-Lo's incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moods (Neil Diamond Album)
''Moods'' is the eighth studio album by Neil Diamond, released by Uni Records in 1972. It contained the second of his #1 songs, "Song Sung Blue", and was something of a follow-up in style to the highly experimental ''Tap Root Manuscript''. ''Billboard'' praised ''Moods'' highly, saying it contained "brilliant, diversified material." This album, and its follow-up live album ''Hot August Night'', are generally acknowledged to be the two most important recording projects of Diamond's career in terms of defining his signature sound for the future. Within the music industry and among music professionals this is considered one of Diamond's better and more creative recordings. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year for 1972. Song Sung Blue was nominated for Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Lee Holdridge was the arranger and conductor of the orchestra. According to ''Cash Box'', the third single from the album, "Walk on Water," sounds a litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Bear
"Running Bear" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. The 1959 recording featured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill Hall, who provided the "Indian chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three verses, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record. It was No. 1 for three weeks in January 1960 on the '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100'' in the United States. The song also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and New Zealand in 1960. Coincidentally, "Running Bear" was immediately preceded in the Hot 100 No. 1 position by Marty Robbins' "El Paso", and immediately followed by Mark Dinning's " Teen Angel", both of which feature a death of, or affecting, the protagonist. ''Billboard'' ranked "Running Bear" as the No. 4 song of 1960. The tenor saxophone was played by Link Davis. Richardson was a friend of Preston and offered "Running Bear" to him aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
''A Date with Elvis'' is the third full-length studio album by the American rock band the Cramps, released in the UK on Big Beat Records in 1986. The title was appropriated from ''A Date with Elvis'' (1959), the eighth album by Elvis Presley. The album was recorded in fall 1985 and engineered by Steve McMillan and Mark Ettel at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, California. The album was first released in the US in 1990 by Enigma Records, with the bonus tracks "Blue Moon Baby", "Georgia Lee Brown", "Give Me a Woman", and "Get Off the Road". The Cramps reissued the album (with bonus tracks) on their own Vengeance Records in 2001. The original album was reissued in the UK by Big Beat in 2013 on orange vinyl, and subsequently reissued again by Vengeance Records in the US, UK and Canada in 2014. It was the Cramps' most commercially successful album release, charting internationally and reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. The album was dedicated to Ricky Nelson, whose version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Get Angry
"Johnny Get Angry" is a song written by Hal David and Sherman Edwards and performed by Joanie Sommers. It reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. It was featured on her 1962 album ''Johnny Get Angry''. The song was arranged and produced by Stan Applebaum. This version featured a bass guitar, rhythm guitar, drums, horns, jazz piano, strings, a wordless female chorus, plus an ensemble of kazoos, that are heard during the instrumental section of the song. In the song, the girl challenges Johnny by saying that they were through, wanting to see how Johnny would react by wanting him to get angry, by having him give her a big lecture, and to act like a brave caveman, to show that he cared for her. She references that when a guy cut into her dancing with Johnny, that he took no action against this. The song ranked #56 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962. Other charting versions *Carol Deene released a version of the song in 1962 which reached #32 on the UK Singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
